It's possible but I would think they would need to learn/do full frame 35mm before jumping to 645.
Kodak has a 16 Mp sensor for 645 cameras now but it is only 36X36mm which is only 50% bigger than full frame 35mm and it costs $16K at this point for just a back, no camera. Not sure if pentax wants to jump into the $16K market yet... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Butch Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 1:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: *ist D Pentax will probably HAVE TO follow the Nikon/canon model of aps then > > full size digital sensors in SLRs to stay competitive. > >So... how many Nikon and Canon DSLRs are there with a full >frame sensor? I can only think of one, the Canon 1Ds, though Kodak makes >one based on a Nikon body. Those sell for about 3 times the price of the >D100/10D/*istD, so I'm not sure why Pentax will need to offer a similar >camera to compete. Just a thought. The Pentax 645 is not much bigger/heavier then a top line "pro" 35mm SLR. Could Pentax possibly be planning to keep the APS sized sensor for the 35mm camera based DSLR and come out with a full 645 frame DSLR in the 1 Ds price range. Pentax does have the advantage over N&C as they are the only one with a MF lineup. Just a thought.... Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
