>Minolta has tried and failed in the pro 35mm market. Pentax can regain some >respect only if they can go digital and retain the 35mm format on both >fronts. It is known in this group that the Pentax optics, when they chose, >are world beaters.....
I seriousely doubt Pentax will ever regain their position in 35mm format. It would be an extremely risky effort if they ever tried to fight Nikon or Canon, or even Minolta head on. Their best hope would be to make a stand imho. Besides, I don't think Pentax lenses are particularly better than other major players. For instances, just check out what Minolta has offered. They have been constantly upgrading their lenses and many with 9 aperture blades which Pentax don't seem to care at all. Of course, however, SMC is still very flare resistance. >The 645 area is one of caution. Both Pentax and Contax will be hurt with >Mamiya/s 645 E. A capable 645 for well less than 1,000! > >If I were to restart and sacrifice my existing cameras and lenses, I would >be hard pressed to bypass Canon. Their present system and optics leave >Nikon >lacking. Only because older optics can be used with present Nikon cameras >keep Nikon in the game. The 645E was not that successful, and I don't see how it will hurt the P645NII at all. regards, Alan Chan _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
