this is the most important reason for me. Canon promised that there will be
three DSLR announcements this year. we have seen one definite, the Rebel XT,
and one possible, the 20Da, but i discount that one. there is at the very
least, one more to go. Pentax chose to spend time and money on the 645D. i
think that is going to be about as effective as Leica's development of the
Digital R back. the medium format market, digital or film, is a fringe
market compared to the 35mm-type market. i don't think that the 645D is
going to extend the life of the medium format one iota and it will greatly
reduce Pentax's chances to stay in the smaller format DSLR market. the
*istDs will be non-competitive by the end of this year unless they sell it
for about $600. guess how much money they will make on it then.
Herb...
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Sixth: The "upgrade path." What is Pentax's future as a k-mount DSLR
manufacturer? We really don't know, but as stated above, we can be pretty
sure that there will not be a camera with a k-mount and a 24x36mm sensor.
With Canon, the future is pretty clear. DSLR bodies are being developed
along three major lines: Consumer, Prosumer, and professional with new or
improved bodies coming out at a very agggresive rate. The upgrade path is
clear and available. If I choose I can upgrade to a full-frame sensor in
the future. Pentax was just not offering me enough of a future.
