Originally posted by MikePerham I do not believe the market is moving toward FF
Canon has a 7D on the way (even though it could be an aps-h)
Here in Europe you can already find a nikon D700 for 2000 euros
And there is that sony a850 that seems to be more than a rumor
Believe it or not but next year, with the lowering of prices, the market share of FF will grow naturaly.
Originally posted by MikePerham ...Canon, Nikon and Sony offer a FF option as their way of targeting the market for maximum image quality. Pentax will be introducing their 645D soon that will compete with the FF offerings from others, perhaps a slightly higher price
Sorry but you are dreaming and I must say that I find it unbelievable that some pentaxians still think that the 645D (project) is the Pentax response to full frames from the concurrence ( Even if it was so, it would be the most inadequate response they could ever find).
First, if you are interested in this camera then you should know (for long) that it will not be available everywhere... in fact, only in Japan. It will be a "limited" camera. Of course you'll have the possibility to order it but at a cost.
Secondly, thoug Pentax can try to make it weathersealed , this is still primarily a studio camera simply because of its size... and we know nothing yet about its iso capacity. Most of the current digital medium formats are limited to something like 1600 iso if not 800...
And finally, I don't know where you got your information concerning the price but beleive me, it will be moooooore than "slightly" a higher price than the fullframes (35mm fullframes) from the others. I can remember an interview from a Pentax executive at the time when they put the 645D project aside. He said they had doubts on who would be able to buy such a camera if they released it.... I guess they managed to make it a little cheaper now but it will certainly not be affordable... not at all.
In fact this camera is meant for clients working in fashion or advertisement, etc... It is
not a response to the 2000 $$ 35mm fullframes. There is
no response to the 35mm fullframes.