Pentax is reportedly manufacturing their own sensors for the upcoming DSLRs. It's possible that Samsung will be a customer.
Tom Reese > This runs parallel to my statement earlier regarding choice of lens mounts, > and is what I was thinking in the back of my mind. If a company wanted to > sell the most DSLR's, picking Pentax as the company and the K-mount as the > mount, is not the approach to take. > > Maybe Samsung simply wants to enter the DSLR market, and for all practical > purposes, absorb, assimilate Pentax Imaging. > > Tom C. > > > > > From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: HOT NEWS: Pentax +Samsund DSLRs > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:56:38 +1000 > > On 12 Oct 2005 at 11:56, Mark Roberts wrote: > > > I fully expect Samsung to be providing semiconductor expertise and > > manufacturing/marketing capacity. The main reason they would have for > > partnering with Pentax would *be* K-mount system. > > I don't understand the partnering myself. > > Samsung are interested in one thing VOLUME. > > They really wouldn't care a hoot about cameras or mounts, but if they expect > to > sell DSLRs in volumes like they do all their other product/component lines > by > partnering with Pentax then they are deluded. > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > >
