> But he made it clear that this new "much higher" jump is not to full > frame. And it would be supported by the lack of any FF 35MM lenses.
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Meal preparation under way... > 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.
