Herb wrote:
> the article on Luminous Landscape > (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/pie-show.shtml) says competitive > with the price of the Mamiya ZD. since the ZD is slated to list for $12K > USD, it only firms up my assertion that the 645D will come in at a list > price of between $10K and $11K USD. they can't charge the same since it's 18 > megapixels vs. 22 megapixels. 6 times the price of the 645 is 6 times a > little less than $2K = about $11K. street price will be pretty close to that > for quite a while after first delivery. > > even after all this, where is the new wide angle 645D lens? the D has a 1.3 > crop factor. what is the point of a body designed to be superb at landscapes > without a wide enough angle lens to do any landscapes? a) isn't it a good idea to wait and see what the price is? For what it is worth it was apparently said at the show that it will sell for less than $10K. b) Isn't it an equally good idea to wait and see if theres wider lenses released along with the camera before one write it off?
