On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 02:12:39PM -0400, Steve Desjardins wrote: > Another thread mentions the new 5D from Canon, a FF DSLR for $3300 USD. > Does anyone here really believe that Pentax can support a body that > expensive for its 35 mm lenses? Most of the Pentax users interested in > something that expensive are the 645/67 users. If this is the low end > pricewise for FF, then I think we have a ways to go before Pentax will > find that sort of camera viable.
In another couple of years (which is the earliest I would expect Pentax to release such a camera) the price may well have come down to $2500 Even then I think this is a questionable price point for Pentax. Furthermore, I think they need other features (such as USM, VR, and a better set of AF algorithms) to stand any hope of selling to the over- $1000 segment of the marketplace, let alone the over-$2000 niche.
