Originally posted by rawr Getting to the point of releasing a D810 grade body, AF and 36 MP sensor would be impressive, and shouldn't be impossible in 2015, since it's basically three years old tech. Something like a 42MP BSI sensor inside would be icing on the cake, but IMHO not critical to positive market acceptance of a Pentax FF v1.0.
Poss but not prob, I think. If Pentax release an FF with an older generation of sensor, then the economics likely aren't so good. Chances are Ricoh would have to ask a lower price for the camera and over time the price would drop more quickly than it otherwise would since the longevity of the camera would be affected. Put simply, it would look outdated faster. Higher than average depreciation is already an issue with Pentax cameras, so far as I can see. One can be pretty sure that if the BSI generation really is an improvement - moot since we don't really know all the details, today - then there will be a Nikon D820 and D760 fairly soon in 2016. Any Pentax FF with an older sensor wouldn't be all that attractive an offer. There would be leakage from upgraders moving over to Sony and Nikon because they want that new sensor tech and leakage from upgraders choosing instead to go segundo mano among the plethora of used D800s and so on.
So what could Pentax bring to the party over the A7IIR? A ruff-tuff fully WR body for professional use, much better battery life, possibly higher FPS, non-lossy RAW, an OVF for those who prefer it and maybe a trick or two we haven't thought of - good tethering, usb3, superior flash and lighting sync, etc. Then there could be much improved AF using the new BSI chip's on-sensor AF. That's enough to make an attractive camera for the more traditionally minded customer, I'd have thought. There isn't much else in the locker.
Last edited by mecrox; 06-11-2015 at 12:26 AM.