On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Miserere<[email protected]> wrote:
Interesting and varied opinions (thanks guys!) although nobody
brought up the issue that bothers me most.
I believe Pentax will *HAVE* TO GO FULL-FRAME, like Mark said, out
of necessity. When this happens (not *if*), what will they do with
APS-C? They cannot give up on it given how much they've invested in
DA lenses, so they will most likely keep an APS-C line up, but how
advanced will these cameras be? I don't think Pentax has the
resources to keep a parallel line of APS-C and FF cameras, so they
will probably introduce only one FF model, which should be their
flagship...relegating APS-C cameras to the entry-level ranks.
Nikon and Canon offer BOTH. Pentax COULD if they'd make the effort.
The problem is going to be the lenses. What sells Canon & Nikon FF
cameras is the availability of FF lenses, especially the high end lenses.
Even with the APS-C DA* lenses, Pentax doesn't offer a path to high end
lenses (e.g. 300 & 400 f/2.8 or 600 f/4). Pentax would have to revamp
their entire road map.
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