Pentax probably won't have any choice especially as they career off in digital
645 land. I don't want to be pessimistic but it's looking worse for them on
every release from Canon and Nikon, only a blinkered Pentax devotee could call
it otherwise IMHO.
I agree Rob. I know some love older glass, and the backwards compatibility (which may be the strongest thing Pentax can claim to offer) and some love the small size of Pentax gear... and for some that's enough to keep buying Pentax. I love Pentax for those reasons and there's a certain sentimentality about it. My first love, you know.
But for anyone buying a DLSR for the first time and researching the market, and thinking about a future... I don't see where Pentax could hold a candle... It's only a short hop, skip, and jump for diehard Pentax users to start wondering whether Pentax is the future when Canon for instance, releases what, 6 - 8 DLSR's to Pentax's two. Not to mention the IS capability, the FF option, and the knowledge that if I wanted to buy something cutting edge I could.
The only reason I haven't bought Canon yet is I've got a few other things to do with my money. If and when Pentax releases another DSLR, it had better be something extremely special. But somehow I can't see it being anything other than middle of the road and 6 months to a 1 1/2 years behind competitors products.
Tom C.
