These one word answers aren't giving me much fuel for a rebuttal Paul. ;-) Tom C.
>From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >No. >On Oct 20, 2007, at 6:14 PM, Tom C wrote: > > > So must the CEO of Hoya come directly to your house and tell you > > personally? > > It's been stated publicly that their strategy is to concentrate on > > products > > that will sell in higher volume and have a higher per unit profit. > > At about > > the same time, it was announced that plans for marketing the 645D > > had been > > suspended, back-burnered, what ever you want to call it. > > > > I'm just putting 1 + 1 together and coming up with 2. When/if Pentax > > announces a digital 645 will be released I'll happily take them at > > their > > word. Likewise, I have no idea if they'll make a FF body in the near > > future. However, I think that is more likely given their strategy, > > than to > > build and sell a camera, that will be a relatively low volume > > seller and > > the market for which, is fairly unknown. A FF 24 X 36 body > > provides an > > upgrade path for APS-C body owners, while a 645 upgrade means > > starting over. > > > > What will they actually do? The CEO hasn't told me. :-) > > > > Tom C. > > > > > >> From: Paul Stenquist <[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: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:06:27 -0400 > >> > >> No. > >> On Oct 20, 2007, at 2:37 AM, Tom C wrote: > >> > >>> 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. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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.
