Lol, 2700+ posts in and there's no real evidence that Pentax have listened and no real evidence of any FF camera system Pentax might be making. On the internet, every reality is a fantasy and every fantasy is a reality.
I'm rather with "unfocused" above about form factors. I have a K-01 and, provided the task is fairly simple, find it much more convenient than a full-on DSLR. The image quality is just as good - same primes, almost the same sensor. If the K-01 were redesigned and generally worked over, which I hope it will be, then we'll have the design of a high-quality line of cameras for the future which could deal with most tasks well and probably nearly all tasks for a lot of folks. Those who want the full monty, the long lenses and the specialist things, can turn to their DSLR though eventually, perhaps, that will be at a premium price.
There are arguments both in favour of a "me-too" Canonikon style DSLR from Pentax and in favour of something very different, perhaps more MILC or Fuji style. We'll see, Only Pentax can really know about the facts and figures and what makes most sense to them. They are a conservative company and they always put serious emphasis on fine image quality so whether folks like any Pentax FF or not, I'd bet its images will be top notch.
Lenses: well, they could start a new line of FF-designated lenses all with motors and WR. Back to the future with clockwork lenses doesn't do it for me. Existing qualifiers - a few DA* ones - could be flushed out via rebate sales and then a new, revised batch introduced.
I really hope Pentax don't launch an FF camera, if they do launch one, into the present hodge-podge of lenses. Some will work, some won't work at all, some will nearly work, etc., etc. To launch FF without clearning up their lines would be very amateur, imho, and probably the retail trade wouldn't stand for it anyway. Staff would be confused and customers upset. Not good. Retailers and customers want clarity, I'd have thought.
Anyway, maybe to a degree the argument isn't over FF, it's over cost, complexity and size versus convenience and affordability. For all but a tiny number of people - who should expect to pay up, pay up and pay the game - sensor size is not in fact the key attribute, And of those who do pay up, I wonder what proportion are laying out their own money rather than a company's. That too is a factor Pentax would have to consider since they don't have a presence in the rental/corporates pro market.
Last edited by mecrox; 06-21-2012 at 03:46 AM.
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