Got it. Sort of like official gossip, official speculation, or official innuendo.
There was talk of a full-frame Pentax being released in 2010, but that talk seemed to be on forums (even though it was said to have come from a person at Pentax). But once-removed from a Pentax official is admittedly unofficial. Jeffery On Sep 26, 2010, at 2:38 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > Means it has absolutely no basis. Only a rumor. > > J > > --- On Sun, 9/26/10, Jeffery Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Jeffery Smith <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Photokina observations... >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Date: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 11:46 AM >> By full-sized, I was referring to a >> sensor that was the size of 35mm film (24mmx36mm or >> thereabouts). >> >> What on earth is an "official rumor"? >> >> Jeffert >> >> >> On Sep 26, 2010, at 1:33 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: >> >>> I wouldn't describe Pentax is stalled. The upgrades >> have been continuous. There have never been any official >> rumors of a larger sensor in a Pentax compact DSLR body. >> (What's full? Al sensors are full size if they're not nicked >> or chipped.) The K5 is substantially improved over the K7. >> But let the whining begin:-) >>> Paul >>> On Sep 26, 2010, at 11:56 AM, Jeffery Smith 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > > > -- > 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.
