Hi Bruce, Yes, how about the Pentax company...? ;o) Well, the paradox is that Pentax has little company and that may be very well their only excuse.
I don't think that Fuji (or Kodak for that matter) are players. They lack a SLR tradition nor do they have a client base - so it's nothing to lose and little to win for them. It just happens that Fuji and Kodak chose to promote their sensor technology in a SLR box. Whether the SLR market heads for APS or full frame sensors is of little significance for them other than for marketing reasons. Of course Nikon is in a different - and not an enviable - position. Under the pressure of a larger client base they are faced with tougher decisions. Yet they manage to maintain a coherent attitude, showing consistency both in the APS sensor approach and on the film front. Some of the new lenses are of pro grade; full frame lenses are not discontinued with no replacements. Users are more confident there's commitment on both levels and that Nikon keeps its options open. Yes, they don't have - yet - a full frame DSLR, but they do seem to know where they're heading... Servus, Alin Bruce wrote: BD> I'm curious as to if you see anyone besides Canon as not being a BD> follower. Assuming that Pentax is going to stay in a follower type BD> role and only go down paths that are economically reasonable (not take BD> any chances), would you consider Nikon or Fuji or anyone else besides BD> Canon as being a leader?
