Sure. We all buy what we buy based on our own needs, wants, finances,
permission from the wife, etc. <g>
Pentax has to consider it's entire market. Maybe they have enough R&D
money from Hoya to flirt with a $2K FF DSLR. I'd be glad to see it just
for what it would represent. I also know that they feel a commitment to
the 645D market which they may see as their entry into the pro market.
If financial survival is a looming problem, that affects design
decisions. If you're Canon, of course you make everything. I'm frankly
amazed how long it's taken Nikon to get around to it.
As I said, if the threat of going under is less pressing, maybe they'll
consider a broader product line approach. And maybe some day if my wife
agrees . . . <vbg>
Steve
>>> "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/15/2007 3:34 PM >>>
Well, that's you, and you were talking about you and that's good. I was
talking about me. No one should assume that I'm implying that others
should
want what I want. FYI, I also own a 645NII with a 645 for backup as
well as
a 67II with a 67 for backup. I find the 35mm size to be just perfect
for my
hands. I also find the range of 35mm lenses to be better and more
versatile,
and I find the 35mm lenses to be easier to wield than the 645 lenses of
equivalent angle of view. Further, I won't get the speed out of the MF
lenses that I crave. Hell, the only time the 645s come out of hiding is
when
I'm cajoled into shooting someone's wedding (Gawd I hate those), and
the
only time the 67s come out is when I'm shooting scenics or I want to
scare
someone. To me the 35mm format, arising from the film size used in old
time
movies, has just the quality vs. versatility tradeoff that I prefer.
It's
almost as perfect as 90 feet between bases. From everything I've read,
I'm
not alone in this evaluation of the formats. I want the best quality I
can
get from Pentax in the 35mm body format. You, of course, are free to
evaluate everything differently, after all, you're you.
I'm a querky fella. I shoot only Pentax - and pentax glass or my Argus
(C3)
or my Speed Graphic cameras. Cost is not an issue.
Regards,
Bob...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Having read this thread for a while now, I have a few random
thoughts:
>
> 1. I have a 645 camera that fits fine in my hand. I never felt
cheated
> that my 35 mm cameras couldn't take a larger format even the
advantages
> of the larger format are obvious. The very definition of the 24x36
> sensor as "full frame" is just because that's how big you can make
a
> sensor that works with the legacy 35 mm lens designs. If for some
> reason a smaller film format had been dominant (APS-C, for example)
this
> would be a really different discussion.
>
> 2. Of course a larger sensor is better with regard to noise. The
> important question is if the smaller sensor is "good enough". If
the
> price of FF sensors come WAY down, then of course Pentax will have
to
> produce a camera using them. The question for Pentax is how
expensive
> that high end camera could be and are they better off chasing the
645D
> market. Those prices have to come way down before this becomes
much
> more than a professional camera issue. If there was a full frame
K10D
> for $2000 USD I'm not sure how much market impact it would have. So
for
> me, there is a big reason not to buy a FF DSLR now: COST.
>
> BTW, I just picked that number out of the air; I have no idea what
the
> cheapest FF DSLR costs.
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