I was actully looking at ebay and it occured to me that maybe Pentax is too late coming out with a digital 645. For instance:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3353&item=7503024825&rd=1 Could Pentax have retained more customers by coming out with the D645 earlier? Village Idiot > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Herb Chong" > Subject: Re: D645 musings > > > > at what price? Rob asked and you weren't one of the ones that answered. if > > it streets for $6K as Paal hopes, there could be lots. at $12K, there's > > going to be a lot fewer. if those 645 lenses are just sitting around right > > now not being used, that's not a great justification for spending $10K to > > get some use out of them. if you have the spare cash to do this just > > because you feel like it, you're welcome to do it. i'm sure there are > > going to be lots of people willing to grant you bragging rights. > > I'm not interested in 645. > Hence, no answer. > I found it pretty easy to justify almost 3 grand for an istD when it hit the > Canadian market, as I had a bunch of K mount lenses to use with it. > For me, it was far easier to justify an expensive body than a slightly less > expensive body (Canon digital Rebel) and a complete lens line replacement. > Maybe for you, bragging rights mean something, for me, it's about using the > equipment I already own, including my lenses. > > William Robb > >
