Pentax hasn't sold "cutting edge" cameras in a while. Having a platform like the top Canikon body lets a company know where the top is and then they can do what they can in other bodies to fit a price point. Pentax is forced to lag and emphasize other lower tech features like size and WR in hopes that they can appeal to a different market segment. Their glass is also good for the price and their emphasis on small primes has given them a bit of a niche. The 645D is a big whopping sensor in a well known and developed body (the old 645) with K7 electronics. This gives them the big sensor at a bargain price. It's clearly a pretty big hit in Japan.
Interesting question: How much would the price of the 645D have to fall before it became a realistic option for folks on this list? On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Jeffery Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > My overall feeling is the Pentax is stalled in R&D. There have been rumors of > a full-sized sensor Pentax, which would be wonderful for us who have Pentax > lenses designed for film (that would be ALL of my Pentax lenses except for > the 40mm pancake). There is little that would entice me to move from the K-x > with 43/1.9 to something else. The combination is lightweight and fast and > comfortable in my hand. > > Maybe next year. > > Jeffery > > > On Sep 26, 2010, at 10:47 AM, Thibouille wrote: > >> 1/ pentax gave some cool bags >> 2/ there were some pretty nice girls there ;) >> 3/ the Fuji x100 is Very Very nice specially it's hybrid viewfinder, >> Imo it will sell well (considering it's niche). >> 4/ K5 AF is indeed more nervous, how much better af-c s hard to tell though >> 5/ 18-135 is nice, large but short. Felt way better constructed than >> other DA WR zooms. >> 6/ once setup correctly, the k5 did NOT do DFS after about 3 minutes Bulb >> pose. >> 7/ 12800 iso quite useable with a pinch of Lr3 NR. 51200 is salvage >> only obviously. >> 8/ no memory cards were allowed in camera :( >> 9/ nothing new on video controls >> 10/ mirror lock up just as in K7 >> 11/ buffer (bummer) very short indeed due to 14bit raw but they may >> change that or add a 12bit mode. >> 12/ the 645d is.... Heck I WANT one :) and very nervous AF IMO. >> 13/ Pentax still have the biggest bags :) >> >> I may remember more after a bit of a sleep. >> >> -- >> Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs >> ---------------------- >> Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, >> DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... >> Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 >> Programing: Delphi 2009 >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
