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Comment by Algernon posted on SMC M 20mm and SMC M 85mm at 22/06/2012 - 08:45
Don't forget the FF market is minuscule and already overcrowded
and possibly on the decrease.
It was posted on here some time back that the only FF in the Top 20
Best Sellers (APS-C, MFT etc. ) in Japan last year was the Canon 5D
at No:20 with massive 1.5% of the market. So assuming Pentax's sales
to be 5% of Canon's they could pinch 0.075% of the market
Also do you honestly believe that they will use the same naming
system (K-5... K-3 etc.) for a FF
I don't know why we argue on this subject sometimes. Pentax will make the decision on commercial grounds. But they're not afraid of marketing niche items - the 645d comes to mind. I'm sure the percentage of sales of cameras it accounts for is minuscule, much smaller than they could expect for FF, but I think most people agree it was a worthwhile project and I believe sales exceeded their humble expectations (and at one point, their manufacturing capacity if I remember rightly).
R&D Dept. for most of that time.
For a camera that's only going to get about 0.075% of the market
share they would have to use a large percentage of their production
facilities They haven't got a camera in the Top 10 at present
and they need to concentrate on rectifying that. Japan Top 10 Link
7 of the Top 10 are APS-C(ish) SLR's.
Comment by Algernon posted on Pentax Rumoured To Announce the K-3 Full Frame DSLR At Photokina at 21/06/2012 - 08:56
too low
Comment by Algernon posted on FS: Pentax DA 55-300mm (New?) at 21/06/2012 - 08:47
and possibly on the decrease.
It was posted on here some time back that the only FF in the Top 20
Best Sellers (APS-C, MFT etc. ) in Japan last year was the Canon 5D
at No:20 with massive 1.5% of the market. So assuming Pentax's sales
to be 5% of Canon's they could pinch 0.075% of the market
Also do you honestly believe that they will use the same naming
system (K-5... K-3 etc.) for a FF
Comment by Algernon posted on Pentax Rumoured To Announce the K-3 Full Frame DSLR At Photokina at 20/06/2012 - 20:27
Exactly. The improvement in sensor technology means that there is increasingly less need for a big sensor. The new Olympus OM-D E-M5 seems to be getting good reviews claiming that its MFT sensor is now closely matching the current APS-C sensors with the advantage of a smaller body and lenses.
I hope it's not one that also claims that pigs can now fly
Comment by Algernon posted on Pentax Rumoured To Announce the K-3 Full Frame DSLR At Photokina at 20/06/2012 - 17:16
I remember when England (very deservedly) won the Rugby World cup.
crossbar...... The English soccer team have loads
of players that can do that!
Accrington Stanley till I die
Comment by Algernon posted on Another pointless thread at 20/06/2012 - 14:38
The APS-C lenses can be converted to FF easily see Ricehigh
Comment by Algernon posted on Pentax Rumoured To Announce the K-3 Full Frame DSLR At Photokina at 20/06/2012 - 14:21
a country should not be able to claim having ever Won the World Cup
We Won the World Cup a Hundred Years ago is going to sound silly!
Comment by Algernon posted on Another pointless thread at 20/06/2012 - 11:16
had very accurate shutter speeds. (Possibly the SF7 had accurate
speeds as well).
Comment by Algernon posted on SF7 and ES bodies. Thoughts? at 20/06/2012 - 09:47
in normal light, not sure about the K-7.
Be careful under trees, the green light gets misinterpreted as
fluorescent
Comment by Algernon posted on Chromatic Abberation for RAW Files? at 19/06/2012 - 08:27
Sharp enough at f/2, but razor sharp at f/2.8 onwards. Much better than
similar FL's.
If you can get one for £125 it's a bargain.