02-04-2013, 10:30 AM
[quote name='dave's clichés' timestamp='1359934214' post='21741']
Hi,
After a recent announcement that Pentax are in talks with Tokina with a view to their making lenses suitable for full frame sensors,Pentax, at last announces (on Pentax forums of an intervue at CP+) their intention for a full frame production camera,admitting,that it's taken some time for their staff to take the idea on board.
So it's officially official,as opposed to unofficially unofficial! They also stated that, "this camera will have something special" No real talk of time scales, speculations are that it's for summer/autumn next year.
We now have a year to guess what will be this "something special"
Dave's clichés
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Well, I reckon they have to go full frame because the APS-C DSLR market will collapse on the mid term due to the rise of mirrorless systems. However, I can't see how they can compete with a FF DSLR price-wise based on low production volume. Honestly I'm absolutely stunned that Pentax isn't going (APS-C or 43) mirrorless because small form factors have been their unique selling point.
Hi,
After a recent announcement that Pentax are in talks with Tokina with a view to their making lenses suitable for full frame sensors,Pentax, at last announces (on Pentax forums of an intervue at CP+) their intention for a full frame production camera,admitting,that it's taken some time for their staff to take the idea on board.
So it's officially official,as opposed to unofficially unofficial! They also stated that, "this camera will have something special" No real talk of time scales, speculations are that it's for summer/autumn next year.
We now have a year to guess what will be this "something special"
Dave's clichés
[/quote]
Well, I reckon they have to go full frame because the APS-C DSLR market will collapse on the mid term due to the rise of mirrorless systems. However, I can't see how they can compete with a FF DSLR price-wise based on low production volume. Honestly I'm absolutely stunned that Pentax isn't going (APS-C or 43) mirrorless because small form factors have been their unique selling point.