Will Pentax compete against Micro 4/3's?

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Cooolll!!!

[Art Vandelay II]

Originally Posted by montecarlo

Little Oly Olympus develops Micro Four Thirds camera: Digital Photography Review

Now that is right on the money. Put a control wheel on there somewhere for exposure control and make a range of pancake lenses for it and I may never touch an SLR again. I love the look of it also; stylish yet still serious looking. Most colorful cameras look like toys.

[Art Vandelay II]

Oh man, come on Pentax please join them:

The new Micro Four Thirds standard is seen as both a potential problem but also a potential opportunity. Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-G1 is seen as a direct challenge to Pentax’s entry-level DSLRs, undercutting the new Pentax K-m in size if not price. On the other hand, Mr Iue believes that “the G1 could open up a new market which will help Pentax and the industry as a whole”, a sentiment which has also been echoed by Olympus and Sony in our Photokina meetings. Mr Iue went on to comment that Pentax are very open-minded about the possibility of joining the Micro Four Thirds system, with the company free to join any system that they like at the present time.

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There are also some interesting tidbits about Pentax's decision not to go FF and also the future of the 645 in there.

[Pål Jensen]

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay II

There are also some interesting tidbits about Pentax's decision not to go FF and also the future of the 645 in there.

It does not say "not going FF". It seems to me that FF is just as viable as MF digital, although MF digital is probably to be released first. And that neither FF or MF digital have gotten the green light.

"A common theme running throughout the session was the need for any future projects – medium format, full-frame and compact cameras – to be financially viable. Apparently the technology for a medium format camera aimed at professional photographers has already been developed, but Pentax have not yet decided if there is enough demand for such a product. At the same time, Mr Iue commented “we shouldn’t wait too long to decide, we need to speed up”, indicating that a final decision would be reached soon. If Pentax do go ahead with medium format, the camera will use the biggest image sensor available at the time of production, with 40 or 50 megapixels mentioned as possibilities."