Are you sure those lenses are in production? Designed maybe, but I would think otherwise in the same status as the 645D. They're not making lenses for a camera that's not on the production line.
I'm not expecting it or holding my breath, but to me it makes *more sense* to produce a FF 24 X 36 body than the 645D. Here's why: 1. Canon and Nikon both now have FF bodies on the market. If Pentax can get one out in short order they can be #3 to do so, ahead of Sony and Olympus. That would be a big feather in Pentax's cap. 2. The sales of a 645D would be relatively small compared to the sales of a FF 24 x 36 body because the market is smaller. Pentax 35mm body/lens owners out number Pentax 645 owners by a large factor. Can't begin to guess what it is, 100-to-1, 1000-to-1? 3. Moving to a 645 format is much costlier to non-645 system owners because they must buy into a whole new system. I'd personally be more likely to buy a FF Canon or Nikon 24 x 36 body if I was going to change systems. Last but not least it would still fit in the same camera bag. :-) 4. Pentax can do the in body sensor crop when DA lenses are attached, preserving the usefulness of the DA lens series for those that have purchased them. 5. It can't be any harder for Pentax to design and manufacture a FF 24 x 36 body than the 645. They have all the basics. Yes they would need to reeingineer the image processing engine, have a larger LCD, and other firmware/hardware changes, but that's a given with any new camera model. The only thing really holding them back would be whether they can obtain a sensor at a price point that will put the resulting product within reach of a large number of customers. Like I said at the start. I'm not expecting it but it makes sense in a lot of ways. Tom C. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: hints about sensor for next camera(s) >Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:42:50 +0000 > >In fact, more likely than a full frame camera and a line of lenses is the >645D. Lenses for that camera are already in production. If Pentax wants to >go pro, that seems to be the only logical way to do it. >Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > It wouldn't be logical from a marketing point of view to introduce a >camera that > > can't use the lenses that you've just introduced. The DA* 60-250 hasn't >even > > seen the light of day yet. Plus, most of the full frame lenses seem to >have been > > discontinued. I suspect that the only ones being sold now are existing >stock. Of > > course we might one day see a full frame camera along with a new line of >lenses, > > but I doubt that Pentax is ready for that now. > > Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
