But he made it clear that this new "much higher" jump is not to full frame. That would seem to suggest it's a 645D, although it could be something along the lines of a Nikon D300 I guess. I don't know if that fits the "much higher" tag. I don't think that the removal of the 645 lens from the roadmap is relevant. The roadmap is all APS-C DSLR. The lens didn't belong there in the first place. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> On 30/01/08, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> > >>> http://www.cnet.com/8300-13951_1-63.html?tag=nefd.lede > >>> > >>> Pentax just announced its new flagship SLR camera, the K20D, but the > >>> Japanese company has plans on the drawing board for a higher-end class > >>> of camera in 2009. > >>> > >>> On the Pentax roadmap for 2009, the SLR quality arrow jumps up "much > >>> higher" above the K20D--a bigger step up than the one from the K10D to > >>> the K20D--said John Carlson, Pentax's product manager for imaging > >>> systems. > >> I think he's talking about a 645D. > >> > > I think you're correct. > > Very unlikely. The 55mm lens for 645 has just been removed from the road > map. > > Also, I expect that interview took place *before* Sony's announcement of > the full-frame CMOS chip today. That'll change a lot of plans. > From the interview section where he says full-frame is unlikely "for > the time being": > > However, he qualified his remarks with a disclaimer: "What will > happen in two years? Who knows." > > Two years is a long time and things may move faster now. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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