Tom C wrote: > Overall I agree with what Peter is saying (and have always felt this way > since the introduction of the *ist D)... that is, when FF sensors become > economical enough to be mainstream, Pentax must make a FF body or be > regarded as a 2nd rate toy camera manufacturer. The Hyundai or Kia of the > camera world as opposed to the Lexus, Infiniti, Acura.
The first two I've know of for decades. Of the second three, the first is an overpriced Toyota and I wouldn't know the others if they ran me over. The first two are doing very, very well indeed. Bad analogy. But a good point. > > While a 645D would enhance their image (the company's) it would not be as > big of a seller as a 35mm sized FF body. There is not as much glass out > there in 645 and lenses in that form factor will be more expensive to > manufacture than even a standard 35mm lens. > > If it were me I would immediately cease throwing any R&D money down the > non-DSLR compact camera business, it's not a big money maker for Pentax and > the products they are producing in that line have been receiving fairly poor > reviews. > > I'm thinking about upgrading my wife and son's P&S digitals. One will > probably be a Canon and the other a Panasonic. > > I'd be happy to see a Pentax FF body at any price. > > Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
