Pentax forum questions for Ricoh at Photokina

**beachgardener** · 09-08-2014, 06:29 PM

Hey Mark that bloke is hilarious, like it

shaX 07 · 09-08-2014, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

LOL. No, I hope they sell many, many 645's! Hopefully, they'll sell so many that they'll think - heck - we can sell something with a bigger sensor.

I love this video clip. Crop Sensors vs Full Frame :: Crop Or Crap? - YouTube

Great video! Very entertaining.....

So.... When can I get my Pentax FF!?

MarkJerling · 09-08-2014, 09:24 PM

Originally posted by beachgardener

Hey Mark that bloke is hilarious, like it

Yeah, so now we all know FF is actually the new crop sensor size, LOL.

MarkJerling · 09-08-2014, 10:42 PM

Originally posted by shaX 07

Great video! Very entertaining.....

So.... When can I get my Pentax FF!?

Well, herein lies the problem. I've gotten sick of not knowing, so I wrote to them and asked. Here's the response, from Ricoh Japan:
"Dear Sir,
We regret to inform you that we currently do not have actual plan to put the full-frame DSLR camera on the market.
However, we will certainly transfer your comment to the related section."

So, what does that tell us?
They have a FF Pentax under development. ("the full-frame") ("to the related section") They even have a "section" working on it.
But sadly: "we currently do not have actual plan to put the full-frame DSLR camera on the market"

jcagara08 · 09-08-2014, 10:45 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Well, herein lies the problem. I've gotten sick of not knowing, so I wrote to them and asked. Here's the response, from Ricoh Japan:
"Dear Sir,
We regret to inform you that we currently do not have actual plan to put the full-frame DSLR camera on the market.
However, we will certainly transfer your comment to the related section."

So, what does that tell us?
They have a FF Pentax under development. ("the full-frame") ("to the related section") They even have a "section" working on it.
But sadly: "we currently do not have actual plan to put the full-frame DSLR camera on the market"

So wow that currently sums up our hope for a FF this year, hmm probably they would release an MILC aps-c by then..

MarkJerling · 09-08-2014, 10:51 PM

Originally posted by jcagara08

So wow that currently sums up our hope for a FF this year, hmm probably they would release an MILC aps-c by then..

Indeed. This reply received a few days ago, so, unless they're lying (which I don't think would be the case) we can forget about FF this year. Drat. Oh well, I'll just have to keep shooting my K-5, won't I!

Asahiflex · 09-08-2014, 11:14 PM

I still have one question for Ricoh: will they ever stop their Pentax Original: "APS-C is the new FF"?

Craig66 · 09-09-2014, 12:13 AM

I'd like to know why Pentax/Ricoh didn't include a firmware update for the K20D so the new 1.4x TC will work on it..

Pentax/Ricoh. You are making me update my perfectly good K20D to a new model so I can use the TC.. Around a $2000.AUD cost for K3 and TC, instead of a $640.AUD cost for just a TC.

Maybe there'll be a K50 update {K60??} released soon, with a 20+ megapixel sensor, weather seals for half the price of the K3..

**interested_observer** · 09-09-2014, 12:19 AM

At the rate this discussion has been going, it will be 2020 and the discussion will still be going on......

Ya'all know what FF really means? Row F, Column F - down in the engineering bullpen - the desk address "of the related section"....

MarkJerling · 09-09-2014, 02:46 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by interested_observer

At the rate this discussion has been going, it will be 2020 and the discussion will still be going on......

Ya'all know what FF really means? Row F, Column F - down in the engineering bullpen - the desk address "of the related section"....

I think I spot an empty desk at Row F, column F.... Possibly, worker FF went missing among with the Alien Abduction.
It's on the internet, so it must be true! SHOCKER! Aliens Eat Pentax Full Frame Cameras! | New Camera News

**ak_kiwi** · 09-09-2014, 03:23 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

we will certainly transfer your comment to the related section

Good onya for asking Mark, but unfortunately I think it means this

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MarkJerling · 09-09-2014, 03:37 AM

Originally posted by ak_kiwi

Good onya for asking Mark, but unfortunately I think it means this

-

File Thirteen?

jcagara08 · 09-09-2014, 04:14 AM

Move on folks! Shows over, Nothing to see here...tears rolling on the sides..
no pun intended LOL

**ak_kiwi** · 09-09-2014, 04:25 AM

Originally posted by jcagara08

"Dear Sir,
We regret to inform you that we currently do not have actual plan to put the full-frame DSLR camera on the market.

Well Mark you certainly give a new meaning to the phrase "stopping traffic"

jcagara08 · 09-09-2014, 04:27 AM

Originally posted by ak_kiwi

Well Mark you certainly give a new meaning to the phrase "stopping traffic"

Probably they are just trolling us frisky FF Pentax release prediction mongers LOL

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09-08-2014, 06:29 PM	#286
beachgardener Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,842	Hey Mark that bloke is hilarious, like it

09-08-2014, 07:12 PM	#287
shaX 07 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Maine Posts: 331	Originally posted by MarkJerling LOL. No, I hope they sell many, many 645's! Hopefully, they'll sell so many that they'll think - heck - we can sell something with a bigger sensor. I love this video clip. Crop Sensors vs Full Frame :: Crop Or Crap? - YouTube Great video! Very entertaining..... So.... When can I get my Pentax FF!?

09-08-2014, 09:24 PM	#288
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by beachgardener Hey Mark that bloke is hilarious, like it Yeah, so now we all know FF is actually the new crop sensor size, LOL.

09-08-2014, 10:42 PM	#289
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by shaX 07 Great video! Very entertaining..... So.... When can I get my Pentax FF!? Well, herein lies the problem. I've gotten sick of not knowing, so I wrote to them and asked. Here's the response, from Ricoh Japan: "Dear Sir, We regret to inform you that we currently do not have actual plan to put the full-frame DSLR camera on the market. However, we will certainly transfer your comment to the related section." So, what does that tell us? They have a FF Pentax under development. ("the full-frame") ("to the related section") They even have a "section" working on it. But sadly: "we currently do not have actual plan to put the full-frame DSLR camera on the market"

09-08-2014, 10:45 PM	#290
jcagara08 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 87	Originally posted by MarkJerling Well, herein lies the problem. I've gotten sick of not knowing, so I wrote to them and asked. Here's the response, from Ricoh Japan: "Dear Sir, We regret to inform you that we currently do not have actual plan to put the full-frame DSLR camera on the market. However, we will certainly transfer your comment to the related section." So, what does that tell us? They have a FF Pentax under development. ("the full-frame") ("to the related section") They even have a "section" working on it. But sadly: "we currently do not have actual plan to put the full-frame DSLR camera on the market" So wow that currently sums up our hope for a FF this year, hmm probably they would release an MILC aps-c by then..

09-08-2014, 10:51 PM	#291
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by jcagara08 So wow that currently sums up our hope for a FF this year, hmm probably they would release an MILC aps-c by then.. Indeed. This reply received a few days ago, so, unless they're lying (which I don't think would be the case) we can forget about FF this year. Drat. Oh well, I'll just have to keep shooting my K-5, won't I!

09-08-2014, 11:14 PM	#292
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	I still have one question for Ricoh: will they ever stop their Pentax Original: "APS-C is the new FF"?

09-09-2014, 12:13 AM	#293
Craig66 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sapphire Coast. NSW. Posts: 141	I'd like to know why Pentax/Ricoh didn't include a firmware update for the K20D so the new 1.4x TC will work on it.. Pentax/Ricoh. You are making me update my perfectly good K20D to a new model so I can use the TC.. Around a $2000.AUD cost for K3 and TC, instead of a $640.AUD cost for just a TC. Maybe there'll be a K50 update {K60??} released soon, with a 20+ megapixel sensor, weather seals for half the price of the K3..

09-09-2014, 12:19 AM	#294
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707	At the rate this discussion has been going, it will be 2020 and the discussion will still be going on...... Ya'all know what FF really means? Row F, Column F - down in the engineering bullpen - the desk address "of the related section"....

09-09-2014, 02:46 AM - 1 Like	#295
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by interested_observer At the rate this discussion has been going, it will be 2020 and the discussion will still be going on...... Ya'all know what FF really means? Row F, Column F - down in the engineering bullpen - the desk address "of the related section".... I think I spot an empty desk at Row F, column F.... Possibly, worker FF went missing among with the Alien Abduction. It's on the internet, so it must be true! SHOCKER! Aliens Eat Pentax Full Frame Cameras! \| New Camera News

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09-09-2014, 03:37 AM	#297
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by ak_kiwi Good onya for asking Mark, but unfortunately I think it means this - File Thirteen?

09-09-2014, 04:14 AM	#298
jcagara08 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 87	Move on folks! Shows over, Nothing to see here...tears rolling on the sides.. no pun intended LOL

09-09-2014, 04:25 AM	#299
ak_kiwi Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Auckland, New Zealand. Posts: 328 Original Poster	Originally posted by jcagara08 "Dear Sir, We regret to inform you that we currently do not have actual plan to put the full-frame DSLR camera on the market. Well Mark you certainly give a new meaning to the phrase "stopping traffic"

09-09-2014, 04:27 AM	#300
jcagara08 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 87	Originally posted by ak_kiwi Well Mark you certainly give a new meaning to the phrase "stopping traffic" Probably they are just trolling us frisky FF Pentax release prediction mongers LOL