The only thing I found annoying about it is that they sent me an email announcing this "announcement." A funny April 1 "news" item, yes, but not worth spamming me over (especially given that they write about this all the time). I think I may have to turn down the email volume in my PF preferences.
I for one am not convinced that full frame is the way for Pentax to go. I'm not sure there's anything magical about 24x36mm. Sure, bigger is generally better, but full frame sensors are very expensive (in absolute terms or per square mm) and IMO APS-C is adequate for reasonable depth of field control, etc. Sure, the mirror box could be smaller if the system was originally designed around APS-C (a la four-thirds), but life is full of compromises. Maybe Pentax is just being realistic (i.e. smart) about the market for $2000+ full-frame bodies, larger, more expensive lenses, etc. One of the many reasons I find PF often not worth my time is the significant fraction of its content spent whining about the absence of full frame. I think that Canikon treat their APS-C users as second class citizens to some extent. For instance, neither makes an APS-C equivalent of the classic 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom, if you want that effective focal length range you have to use a real 70-200mm on a full-frame body. Pentax is the only camera mfr I'm aware of to make something like the DA* 50-135mm. I don't see myself paying the price for a full-frame system, so I'd rather live in Pentax land with really nice crop sensor options. I'm not saying that I don't want Pentax to make a full frame camera. If they can do it profitably then I hope they do. But the assumption often seems to be that they're crazy to not venture into that part of the market, and I don't see that as inherently obvious. On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > Good point. I should have added "in a way that results in a > functional camera" :-o > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 4:03 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: >> From: Steven Desjardins >> >> >>> A question to the more engineering oriented ones on the list. How >>> hard would it be for Pentax to stick a FF sensor in something like a >>> K5 body? >> >> >> Ball peen hammer, hydraulic press, some duct tape or super glue ... no >> problem; oughta' fit right in there. >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
