2010/1/13 John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com>: > From: David Savage >> >> On 12/01/2010, Mark Roberts <m...@robertstech.com> wrote: >>> >>> > David Savage wrote: >>> > >>>> >>>> >>2010/1/12 Mark Roberts <m...@robertstech.com>: >>>>> >>>>> >>> BTW: John Carlson told me he probably won't be able to make it to >>>>> >>> GFM >>>>> >>> this year, as he's trying to cut down on the amount of time he >>>>> >>> spends >>>>> >>> on the road. Probably just as well - by the middle of the year I >>>>> >>> expect the *only* questions he'll be fielding will include the >>>>> >>> words >>>>> >>> "full frame". >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>Frankly, if Pentax can't significantly improve it's AF & exposure >>>> >>consistency then putting a FF sensor in their current tech would be a >>>> >>serious waste of time. >>> >>> > >>> > That's simply untrue. AF is not a major issue for some people. I'd >>> > much prefer a high-res FF camera with current AF capability to another >>> > 15MP APS-C camera with state-of-the-art AF. >> >> If Pentax were to introduce a FF camera, it would have to represent >> the sate of the art in their DSLR line-up. Otherwise the only people >> to buy it would be the Pentax faithful. > > Who is Sony expecting to sell their new full frame body to? Do they have a > reservoir of "Sony faithful" to draw on?
Sony has better brand name recognition for people entering the the DSLR market than Pentax. > I think it would need BETTER auto-focus than is currently available. Maybe > not "state of the art", but enough improvement to make it worth trading up. > > But whether anyone beyond the "Pentax faithful" would buy it is going to > depend on the value of the entire package. > > Pentax has to sell full-frame lenses as well as a full frame body. It's been > pointed out here before that the camera manufacturer makes most of their > money selling lenses to be used with the bodies. > > The following is strictly MY OPINION, FWIW ... > > For Pentax to remain viable, their next DSLR offering has to be as much of > an improvement over the K7 as the K7 was over the K20. I know that's going > to be hard to achieve. > > I think full frame and improved auto-focus speed is going to have to be part > of that. And they're going to have to have glass available to take advantage > of those improvements. > > I think Pentax can be competitive, even a market leader. If that's what they > want. I've said it before but I'll say it again. IMHO I think Pentax should become a 3rd party lens manufacturer. Designing quality optics is what they do best & I think they could really do well at it. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
