There was an upgrade path to 645 or 6x7? Uh, only if you wanted to
purchase a new system. Go buy that Caon, pal. Make yourself happy.
Paul
On Feb 28, 2006, at 6:54 PM, Tom C wrote:
I suspect that about 3 people didn't buy an istF because of it. It
wasn't exactly marketed to the advanced photographer.
It was a perhaps too subtle signal about their intent.
The A style lens only bodies were completely ignored by this group.
istF? Pentax, the camera company that makes you clench your fist. :-)
DSLRs are an expensive gamble for any company to take on, it helps
when you have in house fabs and a corporate mindset that is willing
to wholesale buy an entire market.
Every one of the manufacturers but Canon is struggling to keep the
market someplace where they can see it, and Canon has the mainstream
consumer and high end pro type markets pretty well covered.
I do find it amusing that we still wail that Pentax isn't "as good"
as the competition.
They haven't been "as good" as the competition for about the last 4
decades, yet we all bought into their cameras.
Are we really that slow to catch on?
Yes. I am. Isn't 4 decades exaggerating it a bit? With film cameras
there was always a BIG upgrade path to a 645 or 67, regardless of what
Pentax did with 35mm. That was the #1 way to better image quality
(quantitatively) at the time. I figured I'd always stay with Pentax
because of that.
The other factor is, we grow with our experience, and needs or wants
may change likewise. So throughout a given period we acquire more
gear and it's only at some point in time that we may reach a level of
dissatisfaction that is more than a little annoyance. For me at
least, I became a little disappointed with Pentax when they brought
out the MZ-S. After having the *ist D and no upgrade for 2 years it's
also annoying. I don't care a huge amount about lens compatibility as
I don't have a huge investment in older lenses (and the ones I do have
came cheap). The green button solution is fine with me. I was really
hoping for a FF digital body from Pentax but as we know that's quite
unlikely.
I'm happy to see a 10MP body coming but I think it's far too late. I
don't plan on purchasing it at this point, and I'd rather spend the
money on a FF system.
Tom C.
