Well, that is a logical way of looking at it. I suppose I could go that route, too.
But man, they would really have to hit one out of the park on the K10D mkII for me to get excited. -Brendan --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll buy it. Then the K10D will be my backup and my > *istD will go on > ebay -- or to one of my children. It's the cycle. > Paul > On May 9, 2007, at 7:37 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> It was never indicated that the K1D would be full > >> frame. It will merely be an upgrade from the > K10D, > >> which suits me just fine. > >> Paul > > > > Yeah, that's why I said "hypothetical" FF sensor. > > > > I'm hoping if they do release a K1D that it is FF > as > > that's the only thing that would really get me > excited > > at this point. I won't buy another 4/3 camera > unless > > it could be shown to be a huge improvement over > the > > current models. > > > > -Brendan > > > > > > > >> -------------- Original message > >> ---------------------- > >> From: Brendan MacRae > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> > >>> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> > >>>>> Pentax To Sell Tokyo HQ, Quit Low-Profit Ops > >> To > >>>> Lift Corp Value > >>>>> > >>>>> TOKYO (Nikkei)--Pentax Corp. plans to sell its > >>>> Tokyo headquarters and > >>>>> withdraw from less profitable businesses under > >>>> strategies the camera maker > >>>>> has > >>>>> crafted to block a takeover bid by optical > >> glass > >>>> manufacturer Hoya Corp. , > >>>>> The > >>>>> Nikkei learned Wednesday. > >>>>> =========== > >>>>> > >>>>> I think that gives the news a slightly > >> different > >>>> slant. > >>>> > >>>> Yes, that makes a heck of a lot more sense. I > >> can't > >>>> imagine the 645D would be > >>>> particularly profitable, and even though I'm > >>>> disappointed in its demise, I > >>>> can't say I'm surprised. Of all the pro studio > >>>> photographers I met while > >>>> working at Reed's (many dozens, at least), > maybe > >> two > >>>> of them used digital > >>>> medium format. One only used it because he was > >>>> close friends with our > >>>> Hasselblad rep. > >>>> > >>>> While digital medium format is a nice idea and > >> has a > >>>> few image quality > >>>> benefits, I just don't think it makes sense > from > >> a > >>>> cost point of view. > >>>> Unfortunately for us Pentaxians, Pentax needs > to > >>>> stick with what will make them > >>>> money if they want to stay independant (and > keep > >>>> their medical devices business > >>>> at the same time). > >>>> > >>>> This probably means the aperture simulator will > >>>> never show up again, even in a > >>>> hypothetical K1D. Pentax needs all the > >> new-sales > >>>> revenue it can get right now. > >>>> > >>>> John > >>> > >>> I wonder if a K1D with it's hypothetical FF > sensor > >>> will even be a reality now. If they are focusing > >> on > >>> beginners and advanced amateurs then I doubt a > FF > >>> camera is on the horizion soon, if ever. Perhaps > >> when > >>> the switch to FF becomes the norm in DSLR > >>> manufacturing maybe, but I wonder if Pentax will > >>> survive that long. This is interesting news > >>> considering the rumor posted the other day (from > >>> another forum) about the "new" cameras coming > out > >> in > >>> the fall. > >>> > >>> If they have not had an R&D program running > >> parallel > >>> with the development of the 645D for a FF DSLR > >> then I > >>> would call this a big blunder on their part. A > >> full > >>> frame DSLR would sell in huge numbers vs. a MF > >> digicam > >>> anyday...even if it were a piece of crap. I > would > >> buy > >>> one today as I'm learning to not much like the > 4/3 > >>> system. I just don't see the quality in the > >> smaller > >>> sensor even if I enjoy using the K10D. So, I > would > >>> dump it in a hot minute for a FF camera that I > can > >> use > >>> all of my existing lenses on. > >>> > >>> At this point, I'm really wondering what is > going > >> on > >>> at Pentax. It may very well be a while before > the > >>> reality of what is happening will be known for > >> sure. > >>> > >>> -Brendan > >>> > >>> > >>> > __________________________________________________ > >>> Do You Yahoo!? > >>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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