Originally posted by Urkeldaedalus This said, I think they just need to bite the bullet and get FF out. The lens rollout for that thing is going to be slow so they need to get the buy in while there still is buy in to get. Just stick a FF sensor in the K-3 and let us go at it! Also, as someone else noted, once they release it we can finally start focusing on other things.
I am, however, feeling less confident after this interview about my thinking that FF would be out in late 2014.
Yes, that's what I'm thinking also. With the ever changing camera market, and Sony and others going at it full speed, there will either always be reasons to postpone FF, or Pentax will simply be left behind.
I don't get the impression from the interview that FF is on hold again (like it always was?), but what's missing certainly, is the thrust forward that e.g. Sony is exhibiting. Just do it and learn along the way, but at least set things in motion. With the backing of Ricoh I would have thought that possible, but obviously we're not as yet safe from the danger of the attitude: "let's wait a bit, research the market, evaluate....".
I get the feeling it's now or never for Pentax, but perhaps there just aren't any waiting for FF around anymore, something similar as with Olympus: by the time they held the enquiry amongst their users whether they should go E7 or OM-D1, there weren't any Dslr users around anymore, they had all switched systems....
Those with Pentax (FF designed)K-lenses wanting a FF camera (like myself), have a way out of eternal waiting thanks to Sony. I will get a Sony A7 this spring when Pentax has not announced a FF camera by then. Then Pentax can take all the time they feel they need, although I may not return from using Sony FF...
Chris