If the only reason to have a pro body is to be able to say that the
brand is used by pros, Pentax will have that covered. The 645D will be
the pro body. Pentax will be selling pro cameras just as they have with
film: medium format pro cameras. Since they're spinning it off some
existing hardware, they probably won't have to sell a ton of them to
break even. And with a fairly large installed base of 645 lenses and
shooters, they may have a bit of a market. But I think all of that is
beside the point, because to most, it doesn't really matter if a camera
is used by pros. I think most consumers pay more attention to magazine
reviews and ratings than to "who is using what." Obviously, none of us
on the list gave a hoot that Pentax 35mm cameras haven't been used by
pros for the last quarter century or so. Doesn't matter. They're good
cameras with good glass. But if I felt as bad about Pentax as you do, I
would switch right now.
Paul
On Sep 30, 2005, at 6:27 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote:
This one time, at band camp, Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Mark Roberts wrote on 29.09.05 21:28:
Some sources have indicated that Pentax's upcoming ~10 megapixel
sensor
may be larger than APS-C (though still smaller than full-frame).
Very unlikely for me. Two things negate this: planned development of
few new
DA lenses and... upcoming Nikon D200 with APS-C 10 MPix sensor...
I totally agree. But what does this tell us of Pentaxes interest in
the Pro market?
I says "we're not interested". Without a Pro level offering the Pentax
brand will
no longer be associated with professional photography and this will
filter down
to the punters and eventually obscurity will follow. I think entropy
will prevail.
Sorry for the doom/gloom, just my vision
Kevin
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
