Pentax did very well in the pro market with the 6x7. For more than three decades. It was the camera of choice among the New York fashion photogs. And it got wide use from the big-buck location shooters. The 645 did fairly well too, although I think it was more of a MF upgrade for advanced hobbyists. But the pro market is small, and it's probably not in Pentax's best interest to try and compete there, given the development and marketing costs. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "AlunFoto" > Subject: Re: OT - Mamiya and PhaseOne team up for new digital MedF > > > > For the Pentax 645D I assume the price tag would have been similar for > > a similar imaging chip. $10K is pretty steep in its own right, and I > > find it interesting that Mamiya/PhaseOne can pull it off in the > > marketplace. > > Mamiya has always been a bigger player in the studio pro market, probably > selling as many units > as Hasselblad. Once again, Pentax's past poor performance in the marketplace > (pro this time) > over the past 3 decades is haunting them. > > William Robb > > > -- > 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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