Well, they're building a following. the K10 is the top selling DSLR in Japan right now, and I suspect it's doing quite well elsewhere as well. I don't think they're going to abandon all those users. Because if they do go FF, they almost have to change the lens mount. Forget those a15 units. The'll be history. But it aint gonna happen. Pentax will be an APS-c camera in anything smaller than 645. Of course I plan on owning the 645. I'll use my 6x7 lenses at first. Probably migrate to new glass later. That would be when they introduce the DA645* lenses.I'm guessing that will happen at about this time next hear. Mark that as a prediction.Paul On Dec 20, 2006, at 6:37 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
> Who says that Pentax can't have two different format "miniature" > format > DSLRs, or you'll just have to suck it up and eventually replace all > those DA lenses while the APS sensor DSLR are phased out. Pentax gets > more profits from lens sales and can stay in business and create more > new products. > > Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I'm still not buying it. Too many DA lenses popping up. No DFA lenses >> other than long glass. And APS-C sensor technology will undoubtedly >> progress. Add to this the bad angles you encounter using full frame >> with the Pentax K mount and the forthcoming 645D, and I'm betting no >> full frame DSLR from Pentax. But we'll see. I will be pleased if they >> do make one. More choices are a good thing. >> Paul >> On Dec 20, 2006, at 4:21 PM, Tom C wrote: >> >> >>> Hey.... I thought that's what myself, Rob Studdert, P.J. have been >>> saying >>> for several years now, followed by loud boos and hisses about how >>> the >>> industry has abandoned the 135 format.... >>> >>> >>> Tom C. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: Dpreview's D200 jpeg overall conclusion: same problem >>>> different >>>> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:43:53 -0500 (EST) >>>> >>>> Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Actually my quite reliable sources told me that next semi-pro body >>>>> from Sony will have FF sensor and it will be priced well below >>>>> Canon 5D. >>>>> >>>> Not surprising (well, maybe the price part is!), especially since >>>> Sony >>>> makes their own sensors. >>>> >>>> As the pixel-count wars show no signs of abating and noise >>>> performance >>>> at ISO 1600 and up is a hot topic, manufacturers will have no >>>> choice >>>> but to increase sensor size on their top models in the future as >>>> they >>>> go beyond 10-12 megapixels. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. > --Albert Einstein > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
