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DPR Best DSLR of the year vote
'I still think they need a foothold in the Pro market though with a Industry capable FF DSLR even if it's just a loss leader' A flight of fancy. Companies that care about survival do not knowingly launch a FF camera, with the investment entailed, as a loss-leader. Nail, Head, Hitting, On, order ...
Posted by MattyH on 03/01/2014 - 23:42
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I'm afraid it's all down to advertising and brand awareness. The mass market, which is where Pentax has to go to make inroads, knows nothing about FF or AP-C ... in the same way that they are not aware of the tiny size of the sensors in their phones or compacts. They just want something that takes g...
Posted by Aero on 04/01/2014 - 00:31
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It can't be as simple as people wanting a FF camera. If that was the case, the answer is simple - buy one. There are plenty to choose from at different price levels. However, something holds people back from that even if they want FF, so clearly there is some quality that Pentax offers that other...
Posted by johnriley on 04/01/2014 - 08:46
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I think I'd do it slightly differently to be honest. I don't think Pentax should aim to compete with Canon or Nikon particularly - I don't see how they can. I see them as a more of a niche player - perhaps Subaru would be the automotive equivalent: slightly quirky, bloody good at what they do well...
Posted by dpm on 04/01/2014 - 08:48
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It can't be as simple as people wanting a FF camera. If that was the case, the answer is simple - buy one. There are plenty to choose from at different price levels. However, something holds people back from that even if they want FF, so clearly there is some quality that Pentax offers that other...
Posted by Smeggypants on 04/01/2014 - 08:52
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What Pentax could perhaps more successfully aim for is what Olympus has started to achieve with the OM-D and Fuji more successfully with the X-Series - be the camera that pro's love to use when they really don't want to bother with lugging around all their heavy "pro" Canikon gear. I think if Sony ...
Posted by JonSchick on 04/01/2014 - 11:06
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One of the problem with Pentax is the younger generation of Amateur and professional photographers. Its a different story for old codgers like myself to carry on about Spotmatics and LX's and MX's and how good Pentax is. We remember and reminisce and have our dreams about the good old days. ...
Posted by Horst on 04/01/2014 - 13:52
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The big downturn for companies like Pentax and Minolta etc started with the Vietnam War, when the war correspondence got rid of the Leica equipment and it was then all Nikon's. They where rugged and relatively large cameras and lenses. It was big advertised in the captions of the pictures the...
Posted by CMW on 04/01/2014 - 14:22
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In recent years Pentax have pushed weather resistance and with the WG series ruggedness. The UK has always had a reputation for exploration. Men and women (great British eccentrics) undertaking challenging journeys and programme makers documenting their exploits. This would seem therefore a great fi...
Posted by stevejcoe on 04/01/2014 - 15:06
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I've heard the argument many times. Give a special discount, even make a loss, because there's a bigger order coming later. Unfortunately all that tends to happen is we make a loss. Later, it's a bigger order all right, but it's still give a special discount, even make a loss, because there's a b...
Posted by stevejcoe on 04/01/2014 - 17:02
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The figures may be there MattyH, but the interpretation of these overall figures is something else. Still, I'm not going to argue about it, so anyone can look for themselves. According to the new AP, DSLRs account for 80% of interchangeable lens camera sales and are strong. CSCs are weak and n...
Posted by cabstar on 04/01/2014 - 18:35
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Yeah why Did Ricoh, buy Hoya/pentax brand out .... Hardly any shops to look at pentax gear, that is if you can find any that have a good range in!!!! so If you want to go and see cameras + gear without someone trying to sell you CANON or Nikon Gear .... Notice there at the Japanese show maybe the...
Posted by obione on 04/01/2014 - 19:44
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It's good to read your positive take on things John. When we talk about the Pentax reputation being undermined by the lack of a full frame camera, are we forgetting the venerable 645D? This is a professional camera with a range of excellent lenses. The best full frames are only just catch...
Posted by ronniemac on 04/01/2014 - 19:48
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But the crop factor is merely academic since the user can crop away 12mp to leave identical images. No? The second point is the one I am interested in. Again it only applies where we are considering equal pixel count. Where there is a 50% higher pixel count then it is back to an academic diffe...
Posted by DrOrloff on 05/01/2014 - 16:23
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Pentaxian450 wrote: Beside, some lenses resolving power might not be high enough to take advantage of higher resolution sensors, so cropping might not work. The pixel size from 16Mp APS-C to FF stays the same. So the resolution is not greater per given area. So the same lens gives you the s...
Posted by Horst on 05/01/2014 - 22:30
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I hear a lot of noise about FF, ISO, DOF and image quality but rarely do I see any images from the people who raise these points, nor do I hear any suggestions of how solutions could be found that might address the weaknesses the K3 may have. Go back to Smeggy's post about the images posted on this...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 06/01/2014 - 09:41
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Go back to Smeggy's post about the images posted on this forum with Pentax lenses on the A7 and A7r. We can see those, sure, but the praise for them is rather indistinct. I appreciate people recognizing qualities & a 'feel' such as that of the old CCD models. The problem for those without the camer...
Posted by McGregNi on 06/01/2014 - 09:53
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The whole mod team shares the responsibility equally. It may well be that some posters always happen to be online when the same moderators are online, although it has to be said that some forget that their temporary rest from being on here was not done by me but one of the others. Now we don't wa...
Posted by johnriley on 07/01/2014 - 08:53
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There is an irony in this thread. A Pentax has won best DSLR of the year (or is on course to). That's great. But we are not supposed to mention the runners up. There is a simple but sharp divergence of view between those who believe Pentax matters should always be considered in a vacuum and those...
Posted by CMW on 07/01/2014 - 11:01
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Well I would be reluctant to claim I possess any special perception & insight into 'what John means' - but I do understand that the reality for most of us who have made significant investment in the Pentax brand, buying new items and collecting older compatible ones, is that it remains a commitment ...
Posted by McGregNi on 07/01/2014 - 11:01
