On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:04:47PM -0500, paul stenquist scripsit: > On Dec 10, 2009, at 9:43 PM, Graydon wrote: [snip] > > I agree about the "not competitive" part and the "doesn't have > > Sony's money" part, but I have my serious doubts about the "reasons > > of prestige" part. I'm not sure they can not have a full frame > > camera at the sub-5kUSD price point and remain credible in Japan at > > this point. > > The 645 will be their prestige piece, and it's a better limited > production option than a full frame 35 mm sized camera. They have the > lenses and the camera has been in development for a long time. What's > more, the competition in MF isn't as stiff at the lower end of that > market.
But the sensor availability is... iffy. Whether for full-frame or some odd cropped medium format at the price point they need to hit. If an A900 takes better pictures than the 645D, there's absolutely no point in releasing a 645D. (Indeed, the loss of face would be substantial.) This is why having it moved up a year in the schedule makes me think they're considering doing something rash, like sticking a full-frame sensor in the 645D body so they can make the price point. -- Graydon -- 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.
