From: "P. J. Alling"
So let's speculate on a future, (relitively near future, say two years
in the future), Pentax SLR lineup.
Professional:
645D: 30~40mp: 2-3 FPS takes 1.1~1.3x Crop on 645 lenses
Price ~$10,000 US
Semi-Professional/Advanced Amateur
K-7 Successor/Upgrade: ~12-20MP 6-10 FPS/High Def Movies 24x36mm
on 35mm lenses
Price $1500.00 US
Entry/Advanced Amature
K-x Successor (K-7 Downgrade?) 12~16MP 4~6 FPS/High Def Movies
~16x24mm sensor 1.5x Crop on 35mm lenses.
Price $600.00 US
The two K mount cameras have feature sets that cover 90% of what other
manufactures have in their lines of 4-8 bodies, and sell for prices at
the lower middle prices. That's what Pentax seems to be doing today so
I expect it to continue. I don't expect to see more than three bodies
from Pentax actually available at any one time and one will probably not
actually be in production while stocks sell out and the factory is
retooling for it's successor.
There's a very large gap in price between the semi professional K mount
and the professional 645, much larger than there was between say the LX
and the original 6x7.
I think the market for a Professional Medium Format Digital is there. If
the 645D comes in at under $10K, it's going to be a success.
And if it is a success, quality & performance will improve over time,
and price will come down.
The only problem I expect Pentax to have is meeting demand.
MY opinion. Been wrong before, so make of it what you will.
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