Originally posted by Clavius You've put a smiley there, but that idea you have there, is not so bad at all.
What if all the recent advances in sensor technology didn't only contribute to the affordability of FF sensors, but also for MF sensors?
Yes, Sony makes the Exmor sensors in several sizes, why not larger than 24x36? 33x44 or even 36x48...
Quote: And if it then could use DFA's, DA's and FA's with an appropriate adapter and their appropriate crop modes, then nobody would need an FF Pentax. And Pentax would again be a step ahead of of the competition.
That sounds very unlikely, since the register distance of the 645D is so much larger. Of course a mirrorless 645 camera with adapters for both 645-system and K-system lenses could in principle be done. Or some weird SLR camera which could use shorter-register lenses in LV mode by moving the sensor into the mirror box
But I don't think K-mount compatibility is required at all to reach a broader market.
If it has
- significantly lower price (could be achieved by having two models, one of them with a lower-resolution 33x44 sensor, the other with a higher-resolution and possibly lager sensor)
- video
- more DSLR-like form factor (it would help a lot to make the body thinner, and there's a lot of air in the back of the 645D body)
it would start to look more like "the larger FF" and appeal to a broader group of photographers.