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First off, good summary.
Originally posted by mattdm Or this can go another way, which I think is what some people are worried about:
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New lenses for APS-C are only the cheapest entry-level models.
Like the 50 1.8 and 35 2.4 now? They're doing that without FF even being in the picture!
Quote: The 11-16mm DA★ lens definitely never happens, and there's no mid/high-grade weather-sealed 30mm or 35mm normal prime.
This is a legit concern if you intend to stick with aps-c; Pentax forgetting about the aps-c lenses they (sort-of, indirectly) promised.
But Pentax has been without FF all this time - have they introduced these lenses in that span?
Quote: APS-C camera bodies keep being made, but features like autofocus microadjust, customizable user modes, and jPEG ★★★★ quality are dropped from that lineup and moved to full-frame.
99% sure they wouldn't do that, at least not above the very lowest model. Nikon is famous for trying stuff like that, but even they have all the features in the D7000/7100.
Quote: If you want a nice APS-C camera, you're encouraged to move to Nikon and the D7200 or some other system entirely. If you wanted to keep using your DA Limited lenses, there may be a crop-sensor mode on the new full-frame, but you still have to pay an extra $1000 to get it.
You're basically just worried that aps-c will become the red-headed stepchild, that it will be neglected or even willfully devalued in order to try to move buyers up a tier. So noted, fair enough. I'll argue that the aps-c buyer will have more choices due to new FF lenses and Tokina/Tamron/Sigma/Zeiss/VL coming back to the mount. K-mount will be strengthened. aps-c abandonment is a fear, not a necessary consequence, not by a long shot.
I think an aps-c DSLR devaluation is much more likely eventually if there's no FF offering. If aps-c DSLR gets pinched by entry-FF on the top and mirrorless/m43 on the bottom, will what's left be a big enough market for Pentax to continue with K-mount?
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Last edited by jsherman999; 04-11-2013 at 04:26 PM.