[BigMackCam]

The vinyl craze was 98% nostalgia, now that's shifting to the 40-somethings who fondly remember buying grunge and other bootleg CDs in obscure independent record stores in the 90s.

If, as you say, the vinyl craze is based on nostalgia, it sure is remarkably enduring and age-group agnostic... 108% growth this year - and buyers are broadly distributed from the non-nostalgic mid-20s through to misty-eyed 60 year-olds plus. There's so much demand for vinyl and so little production capability, there are delays of up to a year for commercial pressings, causing some acts to shun what is otherwise a very-well-selling medium.

If, five or ten years from now, folks will be buying Pentax DSLRs for reasons of nostalgia, the future looks quite rosy

[StiffLegged]

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be, y'know.

[gofour3]

Just wait, I'm now seeing the hipster music aficionados start to talk up how awesome CDs are, and buying music on CDs. The vinyl craze was 98% nostalgia, now that's shifting to the 40-somethings who fondly remember buying grunge and other bootleg CDs in obscure independent record stores in the 90s.

If, as you say, the vinyl craze is based on nostalgia, it sure is remarkably enduring and age-group agnostic... 108% growth this year - and buyers are broadly distributed from the non-nostalgic mid-20s through to misty-eyed 60 year-olds plus. There's so much demand for vinyl and so little production capability, there are delays of up to a year for commercial pressings, causing some acts to shun what is otherwise a very-well-selling medium.

If, five or ten years from now, folks will be buying Pentax DSLRs for reasons of nostalgia, the future looks quite rosy

Don't forget cassettes... (There have been some cassette only releases here where I live)


Phil.

[slartibartfast01]

Don't forget cassettes... (There have been some cassette only releases here where I live)


Phil.

I still have a Sony Dolby S deck if anyone wants to buy it

[boriscleto]

Don't forget cassettes... (There have been some cassette only releases here where I live)


Phil.

[gofour3]

I still have a Sony Dolby S deck if anyone wants to buy it

I have and still use my Nakamichi CR-7A deck. Had it CLAed a couple years back and it work like a charm again.

Phil.

[Racer X 69]

8 track.

Need I say more?

[RobA_Oz]

I doubt L-mount users would buy Pentax lenses if they were simply longer versions of the existing models. They'd want lenses that were designed to maximise the benefits of the short flange focal distance...

How many Pentax-L 43s were sold?

[BigMackCam]

How many Pentax-L 43s were sold?

Not the best example, Rob, as the K-mount FA43 is more-or-less a pancake design. With a chunk stuck onto the back end to compensate for the Leica M flange focal distance, you still had a decently compact lens. Try the same thing with the D FA15-30 for L-mount and see how many folks rush to buy that

[clackers]

And you said there is no way it would be that expensive or rival the Fuji X-T4 specs

What on earth are you talking about, Broo? Never mind two beers, reckon you've had enough, back away from the keyboard!

While hearing people say they were limited by what their wallets could do, and that Pentax had a cheerful cheap reputation when they bought their first body, I have repeatedly said that even if the K-3 or K3-II launched at $1200, that was impossible for the K-3 III with other than a re-skin or incremental improvement on old technology. This is a new platform with new systems.

People have said they can buy a K-1 for $1900, and I shrugged my shoulders and said they should buy whichever of the two they liked. If they went from a K-3 to a K-1 skipping the K-3 III but buy additional full frame lenses, that's a win for Ricoh!

[clackers]

Surprisingly , my B&M shop is growing, they sell both in shop and online.

You're a smart man, BE, I'm sure you won't be investing your own money in them, any more than you would buy shares in a VHS video store.

In 2021, there are better places to invest your money than in a camera shop.

[andy271]

As the years go by the sensors have more mega pixels but can the glass keep up answer no the pansonic lenses for the l alliance can all resolve 200 megapixels so fairly future proof
I just think pentax need to change direction
I enjoyed my k-1 and pixel shift and actually regret selling it now im happy with nikon z7 and panasonic s1r but if pentax release a new k-1 mk 3 i will buy it and im sure the AF will improve
Mirroless advantage is no AF fine tuning which is a massive plus
Good luck to you pentax like your first girlfriend i will never forger you and maybe we will meet again

[BROO]

What on earth are you talking about, Broo? Never mind two beers, reckon you've had enough, back away from the keyboard!

While hearing people say they were limited by what their wallets could do, and that Pentax had a cheerful cheap reputation when they bought their first body, I have repeatedly said that even if the K-3 or K3-II launched at $1200, that was impossible for the K-3 III with other than a re-skin or incremental improvement on old technology. This is a new platform with new systems.

People have said they can buy a K-1 for $1900, and I shrugged my shoulders and said they should buy whichever of the two they liked. If they went from a K-3 to a K-1 skipping the K-3 III but buy additional full frame lenses, that's a win for Ricoh!

By the 6th November 2020 most forum members had accepted the launch price as 2000USD as you well know.

You were still in denial.

Anyhow I hope you enjoy your K-3
MkIII when you sober up.

[biz-engineer]

In 2021, there are better places to invest your money than in a camera shop.

No concern. I'm a camera user.

[RobA_Oz]

Not the best example, Rob, as the K-mount FA43 is more-or-less a pancake design. With a chunk stuck onto the back end to compensate for the Leica M flange focal distance, you still had a decently compact lens. Try the same thing with the D FA15-30 for L-mount and see how many folks rush to buy that

No, I know it isn’t, but the FA43 is a 35FF lens, and the L-mount covers APS-C as well. As we know, Pentax makes very nice small APS-C lenses (such as the DA40), so there would be a market there. While that’s fine for Leica TL bodies, the problem is that more numerous (I assume) Panasonic cameras involved are 35FF bodies.

The D FA 15-30, while being well-liked by most users, is something of a monster, so I don’t think that’s a good example, either.

However, be assured that I’m not advocating for an L-mount Pentax. There are more important things for Ricoh to do with the existing K-mount lineups.