--- Pål_Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sylwester wrote:
>
> > And what would you say if all new KAF3 patents
> including IS and USM drives
> > would be engineered exlusively for new 67 AF???
> :-)
>
> There's one problem with this interpretation: the 67
> doesn't use K-mount!
> Anyway, my guess is that the67 has experienced the
> same fate as the K1000; it may be discontinued
> because it simply is too expensive to manufacture.
> The 67 stems from a 1968 construction and its
> internal bits and pieces and it chassis design are
> probably not optimal with current production methods
> and materials. Also, the camera, and not at least
> lenses, are basically beyond their commercial
> lifespan. By this I mean that many of the lenses
> have been so long in production and so abundant on
> the used market, that selling new ones is getting
> harder and harder. Here in Norway, I've seen some of
> the more common 67 lenses at used prices around
> 2000-3000Nkr, while their new prices are
> 1-15000Nkr. I usually buy all my equipment new,
> but if was to buy into the 67 system I obviously
> would check the used market. I believe many do just
> that.
> I believe the whole 67 system may be completely
> exhausted as a commercial venture; Pentax need to
> supply reason for the consumer to update.
> Hence, I see the news of a new 67 as likely provided
> Pentax would want to continue with the system at
> all. New lenses and a completely new body would give
> the reasons both new customers would need and old
> customers would need to upgrade. Obviously a new
> body may be built of modern lightweight materials,
> like magnesium, and be designed for low weight and
> small size from ground up. The same goes for the
> lenses. Although some thinks that AF for 67 is a
> waste, I disagree and find it just as useful, if nor
> more due to the limited DOF, as for the 645 format.
> The latter has been a huge sucess in AF form. Also,
> since mostly only nearsighted boring old farts use
> the 67 systems anyway, AF would help a lot for
> focusing :o)
>
> All of the above is just speculations with probably
> no bearing on reality whatsoever.
>
>
> Pål
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An acute, if premature observation.
Bury the 67 indeed! Nothing, nothing shouts PENTAX AND
"professional" like the 67 class! It may be the most
recognizable of the 6 x 7 class worldwide. The other 6
x 7s look like cookie cutter replicas of each other or
are hulking monsters.
Updates? Sure, but not the oblivion of discontinuance.
One other observation, strictly mine, mind you: are
PDML members just frugal, or not so wealthy? There is
a lot of talk about how much this or that costs.
You could easily outfit yourself with a top-notch 35mm
camera (PZ1pprofessionalrofesssional" lenses (F/2.8
28-70/F/2.8 70-200) and a "professional" flash for
what one (1) serious digital SLR body (sans lens)
costs other fans of other makes.
*And no talk about the PZ1ps' auto focusd"
autofocus. With F/2.8 or faster lenses, the PZ1p makes
shot for shot what the others do. Won boardFT500FTZ
onboard, the PZ1p makes short work of weddings and
other candid shots.
What makes us so frugal?
=
Matt Greene
I get it done with YAHOO! DSL!
