Originally posted by Pål Jensen I'm sceptical about the size of the wide angle zoom. It seems to be in the 1kg class! The film 645 system was quite compact and could replace a high-end 35mm system without significant- or any weight penalties. Eg the 33-55 weigths only 500g, less than professional grade zooms for a 35mm system.
They should make a FF 645 system (that is FF 645). In that way you wont need large and complex lenses in order to go reasonably wide. It might be cheaper too as these new lenses cost $5000+ ...
Could you please elaborate on what you mean by this? I've thought for some time that Pentax should produce something like the Leica S2. That is, cram the MF sensor into a smallish body -- perhaps going mirrorless -- and create a new mount that will accept 645 lenses via an adaptor.
This is obviously technically possible -- it has already been done. Could it be delivered at a price that would attract a reasonable marketshare? I believe so, but of course that's just my guess, perhaps coloured by wishful thinking.
But back to you: is this more or less what you have in mind?