good question Steven (about 645d price). I wouldn't be surprised to see either an upgraded version, causing older version to fall in price or a 'low end' version to complement the current one. Let's say in one year.
645D is surprisingly easy to use, big but it does not get in the way. VF is paradise :) I tried to find a Video or LV button but couldn't xD 2010/9/26, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]>: > Pentax hasn't sold "cutting edge" cameras in a while. Having a > platform like the top Canikon body lets a company know where the top > is and then they can do what they can in other bodies to fit a price > point. Pentax is forced to lag and emphasize other lower tech > features like size and WR in hopes that they can appeal to a different > market segment. Their glass is also good for the price and their > emphasis on small primes has given them a bit of a niche. The 645D is > a big whopping sensor in a well known and developed body (the old 645) > with K7 electronics. This gives them the big sensor at a bargain > price. It's clearly a pretty big hit in Japan. > > Interesting question: How much would the price of the 645D have to > fall before it became a realistic option for folks on this list? > > On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Jeffery Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> My overall feeling is the Pentax is stalled in R&D. There have been rumors >> of a full-sized sensor Pentax, which would be wonderful for us who have >> Pentax lenses designed for film (that would be ALL of my Pentax lenses >> except for the 40mm pancake). There is little that would entice me to move >> from the K-x with 43/1.9 to something else. The combination is lightweight >> and fast and comfortable in my hand. >> >> Maybe next year. >> >> Jeffery >> >> >> On Sep 26, 2010, at 10:47 AM, Thibouille wrote: >> >>> 1/ pentax gave some cool bags >>> 2/ there were some pretty nice girls there ;) >>> 3/ the Fuji x100 is Very Very nice specially it's hybrid viewfinder, >>> Imo it will sell well (considering it's niche). >>> 4/ K5 AF is indeed more nervous, how much better af-c s hard to tell >>> though >>> 5/ 18-135 is nice, large but short. Felt way better constructed than >>> other DA WR zooms. >>> 6/ once setup correctly, the k5 did NOT do DFS after about 3 minutes Bulb >>> pose. >>> 7/ 12800 iso quite useable with a pinch of Lr3 NR. 51200 is salvage >>> only obviously. >>> 8/ no memory cards were allowed in camera :( >>> 9/ nothing new on video controls >>> 10/ mirror lock up just as in K7 >>> 11/ buffer (bummer) very short indeed due to 14bit raw but they may >>> change that or add a 12bit mode. >>> 12/ the 645d is.... Heck I WANT one :) and very nervous AF IMO. >>> 13/ Pentax still have the biggest bags :) >>> >>> I may remember more after a bit of a sleep. >>> >>> -- >>> Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs >>> ---------------------- >>> Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, >>> DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... >>> Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 >>> Programing: Delphi 2009 >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > 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. > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs ---------------------- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
