What do you think?
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It's almost certain to be the case if Pentax produce a FF DSLR. The provision will be there to switch to APS-C so that crop sensor lenses can still be used.
I think John has a point, Pentax/Ricoh have a lot of crop sensor lenses and not that many which are Full Frame. A clue to the imminent arrival of a FF Camera would be the refresh of some of the FA lenses, or FA versions of the current DA lenses appearing.
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Also it will help many to make the move - it will be good to be able to carry on with some special DA lenses if they offer what is needed even without the full image circle, and allow you to get shooting while arranging a new lens collection.
Pentax K7 with BG-4 Grip / Samyang 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC / DA18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR / SMC A28mm f2.8 / D FA 28-105mm / SMC F35-70 f3.5-4.5 / SMC A50mm f1.7 / Tamron AF70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD macro / SMC M75-150mm f4.0 / Tamron Adaptall (CT-135) 135mm f2.8 / Asahi Takumar-A 2X tele-converter / Pentax AF-540FGZ (I & II) Flashes / Cactus RF60/X Flashes & V6/V6II Transceiver
Nikon though seem to like the idea with their 800 series as cropping pushes the frame rate up to 7 per second.
I'd actually like to see Pentax go lighter and smaller. That with weather sealing seems to be distinctive in a crowded arena of black consumer kit. For example the K3 has grown in size and weight over the K5's. Perhaps time to shrink the electronics where possible and look at combining the steel chassis and mag alloy casing in something monocoque and lighter?
Pentax K7 with BG-4 Grip / Samyang 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC / DA18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR / SMC A28mm f2.8 / D FA 28-105mm / SMC F35-70 f3.5-4.5 / SMC A50mm f1.7 / Tamron AF70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD macro / SMC M75-150mm f4.0 / Tamron Adaptall (CT-135) 135mm f2.8 / Asahi Takumar-A 2X tele-converter / Pentax AF-540FGZ (I & II) Flashes / Cactus RF60/X Flashes & V6/V6II Transceiver
As for lenses, all the older lenses would take on new life and there's always something pictorially to be gained from using lenses for purposes not quite intended. What that may be remains to be seen.
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Shropshire
I'm sure that would be a winner!
Michael