No. But I read publicly available industry reports and news items and am referring to what I read. Good enough?
Tom C. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: hints about sensor for next camera(s) >Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:49:10 +0000 > >Tom, >You know Hoya management? Can you introduce them to the rest of us? >Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > May be, but relative comparisons like that don't necessarially fly > > with those holding the purse strings. > > > > I just can't see Hoya management, more pragmatic than the former > > Pentax mgmt., going down a risky road with a 645D. > > > > Tom C. > > > > On 10/19/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So did Mamiya. Pentax is a lot more healthy. > > > > > > -Adam > > > > > > Tom C wrote: > > > > Pentax basically ignored the 35mm market for several decades and did > > > > have a respectable MF presence. Where has that gotten them to >today? > > > > > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > >> From: jtainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > > >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > >> Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: hints about sensor for next >camera(s) > > > >> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:18:18 -0600 (GMT-06:00) > > > >> > > > >> "645 bodies and lenses are gone from the Pentaximaging web site. If >the > > > >> 645d does return it will be a large scale "New" Product >introduction. > > > >> Something I don't think Pentax has the chutzpah to carry off. Nor >do I > > > >> think they have the production capacity to meet any kind of real >demand > > > >> for new 645 lenses. Hell they can't even keep up with demand for K >mount > > > >> lenses." > > > >> > > > >> All true, but B&H still list a number of 645 lenses, most in stock. > > > > Pentax's immediate challenge would be some normal and wide-angle 645 > > > > lenses, and they already have a new normal lens on the lens map. > > > >> Joe > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > >-- >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. -- 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.
