I remember reading something very similar to this a few years ago when some people tried to prove that Pentax would never make a dslr.
DagT > fra: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > i think Pentax is going to have trouble delivering an upgrade. announcing it > at PMA next year isn't when they are going to deliver one. the 645D isn't > visible yet and i don't think they are going to make their schedule, which > is going to be around PMA next year. Mamiya isn't. i think next summer is > the earliest and probably more like fall before anyone can get their hands > on one. while that is happening, that's effort diverted from the *istD line. > building a new 35mm-type body with more real features is a lot harder than > taking one and removing them. if all Pentax does is take the best specs of > each of the *istD series and put an 8MP sensor on, it's hardly worth it to > anyone that already has a current body. it needs quite a bit better AF, more > like a 10MP sensor, much larger memory buffer, and faster FPS. > > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:10 AM > Subject: Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42% > > > > On Tue, 19 Jul 2005, Herb Chong wrote: > > > >> the investment would be a mistake if you think you ever want to upgrade > >> camera bodies. > > > > Now, you have to give us some facts as to why Pentax will go belly up > > before the -D successor comes out (next spring, is the timeline?), or the > > above is mere shite. > > >
