there are people predicting that no-one will be in the medium format camera
business, digital or film, in 5 years. i am inclined to think that
Hasselblad will still be standing but no-one else. Bronica is gone, Contax
is probably gone, Rollei is doing a good imitation of going. only Mamiya,
Hasselblad and Pentax have some life in them. i won't count Kiev and
Seagull. i'll bet Holga will be around. i think that the 645D is going to
end it for Pentax. my Kodak contacts won't tell me the price of the sensor
inside the 645D, but it is expensive. i think unless Pentax prices it well
above $10K, perhaps as much as $14K, they are going to lose money on the
project.
Herb....
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From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pentax-discuss" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:51 AM
Subject: Unidentified subject!
I agree with the brand value assessment. Regarding dead ends, are
you saying that you think all MF digital backs are dead ends, or
just Contax-fit ones? What about the Pentax 645D effort?
