> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
>> I'm betting they won't do it at all. There's no natural
progression of
>> buyers for such a camera.
>> On the other hand, they've sold a lot of APS-C cameras and DA*
lenses, so
>> they have a
>> built-in market for another camera in that line. It's a no
brainer in
>> marketing terms.
I agree with Paul's observation. I just hopped over to Pentax's website
and note that they list 26 APS-C lenses (DA, DA*, and DA Limited) and 7
full frame lenses (FA and D-FA.) Two of the 7 FF lenses are the 100mm
macro and the 100mm macro WR.
Pentax's lens lineup is pretty skimpy as it is, but why offer a full
frame camera with only 7 lenses that will work with it? That's 7 lenses
in the 31 to 100mm range. No zooms, no real wide angles, no longer
telephotos. Why develop really superb star and limited APS-C lenses if
you are going to undermine demand for them by introducing an
incompatible flagship body? The only way a FF body could succeed would
be to introduce a whoel new family of lenses - a huge demand on resources.
I have a good collection of full frame lenses and would love to see a
full frame body - but I'd hate to see Pentax waste resources on one. I'd
rather that they make a K-1: the ultimate APS C camera. Better AF than
the K5 (still room for improvement there, IMO) and other stuff that I
can't imagine, but they no doubt have.
(And after the K-1 the K-LX and K-1p... ;)
Mark C.
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