12-24-2011, 12:07 AM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1323706886' post='13670']
Totally insane if you ask me. They can't remotely stand the pressure from Canon, Nikon and Sony. They would have to develop ALL zoom lenses from scratch just to mention the most obvious nightmare. All based on a niche within a ~15% full format niche. Harakiri. They could go for training on this job over at Olympus.
The rumors about an APS-C mirrorless system make MUCH more sense to me. Imagine a tiny camera and all the Pentax expertise with pancakes. In a developing market segment. Now that would be something.
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They should outsource the FF camera to Sony: make an A850 with a K mount & Pentax firmware. All the FA lenses will work with it, that's probably more than the current Sony FF lineup.
I agree, an APS-C mirrorless system with Pentax pancakes lenses would be very appealling. Let hope it comes out.
Totally insane if you ask me. They can't remotely stand the pressure from Canon, Nikon and Sony. They would have to develop ALL zoom lenses from scratch just to mention the most obvious nightmare. All based on a niche within a ~15% full format niche. Harakiri. They could go for training on this job over at Olympus.
The rumors about an APS-C mirrorless system make MUCH more sense to me. Imagine a tiny camera and all the Pentax expertise with pancakes. In a developing market segment. Now that would be something.
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They should outsource the FF camera to Sony: make an A850 with a K mount & Pentax firmware. All the FA lenses will work with it, that's probably more than the current Sony FF lineup.
I agree, an APS-C mirrorless system with Pentax pancakes lenses would be very appealling. Let hope it comes out.