Hi all,
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(Bwhat i understood from the original (i mean japanese)
(Bartiicle;
(B
(B1) pentax considers *ist d/ds as a consumer model,
(Bregardless of their specs.
(B2)they are developing midle format digital body and aiming
(Bto introduce it to the market within a year.
(B3)more da lenses to come including limiteds.
(B4)new and higher 35mm equivalent dslr will come next year
(Bor later.
(B
(Bin the interview, mr. torigoe called the above 2) as a
(B'professional', and the 4) will be the middle class model,
(Bbetween 'pro' and 'consumer' models.
(B
(Bas i understood, you can see the current film camera
(Blineup from pentax. 67 and 645 are mainly for prosumers
(Bincluding high-amatuers. *ist-d/ds is equivalent to,
(Bsay, mz-l or *ist(!) for consumers. i believe the above
(B4) will be equivalent to mz-s/3/5n.
(B
(Bsincereiy,
(B
(Btake ueda
(Bosaka, japan
(B[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(B
(B--- John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
(B>
(B> I'd expect it to take both - don't Pentax already do
(B> this with
(B> at least one of their medium-format bodies?
(B>
(B> In fact, if the physical dimensions of the sensor
(B> make doing so
(B> plausible, I wouldn't be totally surprised to find
(B> it capable of
(B> accepting K-mount lenses as well.
(B>
(B>
(B> Paul Stenquist mused:
(B> >
(B> > I wouldn't be surprised if the high-pixel count
(B> version would accept
(B> > both 6x7 and 645 lenses, with an adapter for the
(B> 645 versions. That
(B> > would provide the highest level of compatibility
(B> for current pro users.
(B> > If Pentax is smart, they won't ignore the horde of
(B> fashion photogs who
(B> > have used the 6x7.
(B> > Paul
(B> > On Feb 27, 2005, at 12:05 AM, John Francis wrote:
(B> >
(B> > >
(B> > > That's not how I read the postings.
(B> > > It looks to me as though the next thing to come
(B> is a high-pixel-count
(B> > > digital body for the "professional" market that
(B> will take the 645
(B> > > lenses.
(B> > >
(B> > > Then we'll probably see a follow-on model or two
(B> for the existing
(B> > > *ist-D
(B> > > range. From other reports the most likely next
(B> release will be a
(B> > > lower-end
(B> > > model, below the DS, trying to grab the
(B> entry-level marketplace
(B> > > (sub-$650).
(B> > > If we do see a *ist-Dn, it's still going to be
(B> aimed at what Pentax
(B> > > see as
(B> > > the *ist-D market - the low end. Perhaps we'll
(B> get 8MP, but I doubt
(B> > > we'll
(B> > > see 12MP (just as well, if the first reports of
(B> high-ISO noise are
(B> > > correct).
(B> > >
(B> > > One piece of good news, for the enthusiast
(B> market, is that Hyper modes
(B> > > seem
(B> > > to be here to stay. And as Pentax have
(B> apparently noticed that their
(B> > > buyers
(B> > > seem to have quite a few existing lenses, and
(B> are eschewing cheap
(B> > > zooms,
(B> > > we could get a few new nice primes - maybe even
(B> more 'limited' lenses.
(B> > > Who knows - we may even see the return of the
(B> aperture simulator
(B> > > coupling.
(B> > > (Personally, though, I rather doubt that).
(B> > >
(B> > > On the other hand, the APS-C sensor is the
(B> design centre for the
(B> > > moment.
(B> > >
(B> > > While Pentax do see a possible market niche
(B> between the *ist-D and the
(B> > > high-end model, it's not likely that we'll see
(B> anything for that sector
(B> > > in the next 12 months. That's where I'd expect
(B> to see a 12MP sensor.
(B> > > That's also where I'd expect to see a sensor
(B> larger than APS-C,
(B> > > although
(B> > > I think that's even further away (after all,
(B> releasing a digital camera
(B> > > body that doesn't work perfectly with a fairly
(B> new DA lens is risky).
(B> > >
(B> > >
(B> > > Herb Chong mused:
(B> > >>
(B> > >> if we can believe them, then 12MP camera based
(B> on the same sensor as
(B> > >> the
(B> > >> Nikon D2X seems strong possibility. the *istD
(B> announcement happened
(B> > >> not a
(B> > >> long time after the D100 announcement.
(B> > >>
(B> > >> Herb...
(B> > >> ----- Original Message -----
(B> > >> From: "Powell Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
(B> > >> To: <[email protected]>
(B> > >> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 1:57 PM
(B> > >> Subject: Special Interview with PENTAX @PMA
(B> > >>
(B> > >>
(B> > >>> On DPReview Pentax forum
(B> > >>>
(B> > >>> Special Interview with PENTAX @PMA [English
(B> Part1]
(B> > >>>
(B> > >>> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?
(B> > >>> forum=1036&message=12418969
(B> > >>>
(B> > >>>
(B> > >>
(B> > >>
(B> > >
(B> >
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