Sensor availability, Pentax used a Kodak sensor in the 645D and Kodak
spun that division off, on it's long slide into oblivion, Pentax may
have a long term agreement with the successor company, which could be
having difficulties producing a next generation chip without the great
yellow mother as a backstop, or there may just be a general shortage of
quality higher resolution medium format sensor chips.
On 6/12/2013 10:17 PM, Paul Ewins wrote:
I have been told by someone with connections to Pentax Japan that the K5
replacement will be ready for Christmas. I don't know any other details, but
would expect a 20 - 24mp APS-C body. As for the 645DII (or whatever it is
called) I guess that will also depend on sensor availability but I thought that
was due this year too. Ricoh seem a lot more leak-proof than Hoya so anything
could just pop up without warning.
Paul Ewins
Melbourne, Australia
On 13/06/2013, at 10:30 AM, "P.J. Alling" <[email protected]> wrote:
We're up to three. But the differences between the K-30, K-50 and K-500 once
you look past the body shell are subtle to say the least. I guess Pentax is
actually making money on the Q system.
Any guesses at what comes next? 645D K-3 Full frame? or APS-C 24mp.
I'm not going to say I'm underwhelmed. Pentax needed to differentiate an
actual entry level camera and the K-500 really looks like it's an incredible
bargain compared to the it's competition, but while I don't think I need a 24mp
DSLR, if everyone else has one Pentax needs to have one too.
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