Re-cycling another Pentax FF rumour/FF rumor from A German photography magazine

rawr · 09-16-2012, 03:48 PM

Just re-cycling another full-frame rumour.

If it has already been aired here, apologies. Mods can delete.
It's so hard to tell what's new with so many rumour threads about:

from
Full Frame Pentax Coming at Photokina. Again. Though Probably Not. - Photo.net Pentax Forum
via
Is it Oy! or Yay!!? another FF rumor: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

Garry Ian Young , Sep 14, 2012; 09:39 a.m.

Quote:

Popped into a brick and mortar store here in Asia yesterday where Pentax goods are still sold a plenty. I happen to be in the process of buying an old Pentax medium format film kit from the old man. He was buzzing with excitement as I opened his shop door. With an irrepressible grin, he said (in heavily accented English), "Full-frame! I know!" It turns out a Pentax rep from Japan was passing through the day before. The rep was showing my friend the new line up of products through the medium of pictures of the products on an iPad. Suddenly a camera body was shown that was nothing that has yet been released (this is after the K5ii and K5iis were formally presented - so it wasn't them). My friend asked what it was. The rep shut his iPad down in a flash. The rep refused to talk about it, but when pointedly asked if it was a full-frame camera for Pentax, he winked in an exaggerated fashion at my friend. I don't tread the rumor mill. I won't even buy a full-frame camera if one was released, well, not yet anyway. But I smell a new season for Pentax under Ricoh. In the words of Johnny Cash: "There ain't no grave, can hold my body down."

Spare Tire · 09-16-2012, 03:53 PM

cool story bro

rawr · 09-16-2012, 03:56 PM

Originally posted by Spare Tire

cool story bro

Probably.

**Ex Finn.** · 09-16-2012, 04:00 PM

I will not contribute to this tread

.

Vylen · 09-16-2012, 04:01 PM

Sounds alright, but somehow sounds familiar... in particular the excited old guy and the supposed rep.

I'll stay hopefully though

psychdoc · 09-16-2012, 04:07 PM

What would be the point of all this cloak-and-dagger secrecy stuff if they actually have a product?

Are they afraid people may make plans/save to buy it?

Why some people might even defer changing brands to get into FF!!

mee · 09-16-2012, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by rawr

Mods can delete.

I'm glad to know you have given them the authority to delete. Please, make them give free Pentax lenses to everyone with a PF account for your next trick!!

rawr · 09-16-2012, 04:18 PM

Originally posted by mee

I'm glad to know you have given them the authority to delete.

Why the butthurt?

I just was suggesting that they might have a better handle on whether this post was a duplicate or something, and that if yes, it would be no big deal to me if they pressed delete on this thread.

rawr · 09-16-2012, 04:25 PM

Originally posted by Vylen

somehow sounds familiar...

That's what I was thinking too, but I couldn't find the other example of this same anecdote.

mee · 09-16-2012, 04:41 PM

Originally posted by rawr

I just was suggesting that they might have a better handle on whether this post was a duplicate or something, and that if yes, it would be no big deal to me if they pressed delete on this thread.

Your comment read funny to me.. it is similar to seeing a police officer somewhere and telling them it is okay if they arrest you if they catch you robbing someone...

hcarvalhoalves · 09-16-2012, 04:58 PM - **1 Like**

Here we go again...

Pentax FF is turning into an urban legend. It's probably more popular than Sasquatch right now.

mee · 09-16-2012, 05:03 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by hcarvalhoalves

Here we go again...

Pentax FF is turning into an urban legend. It's probably more popular than Sasquatch right now.

Sasquatch only is visible on FF cameras.

Ubuntu_user · 09-16-2012, 05:09 PM

I just pre-ordered it.

RobSmith · 09-16-2012, 05:30 PM

Rumor: Pentax K-3 full frame DSLR camera at Photokina | Photo Rumors

**Aristophanes** · 09-16-2012, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by Ubuntu_user

I just pre-ordered it.

Sasquatch?

09-16-2012, 03:48 PM	#1
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Re-cycling another Pentax FF rumour/FF rumor from A German photography magazine Just re-cycling another full-frame rumour. If it has already been aired here, apologies. Mods can delete. It's so hard to tell what's new with so many rumour threads about: from Full Frame Pentax Coming at Photokina. Again. Though Probably Not. - Photo.net Pentax Forum via Is it Oy! or Yay!!? another FF rumor: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review Garry Ian Young , Sep 14, 2012; 09:39 a.m. Quote: Popped into a brick and mortar store here in Asia yesterday where Pentax goods are still sold a plenty. I happen to be in the process of buying an old Pentax medium format film kit from the old man. He was buzzing with excitement as I opened his shop door. With an irrepressible grin, he said (in heavily accented English), "Full-frame! I know!" It turns out a Pentax rep from Japan was passing through the day before. The rep was showing my friend the new line up of products through the medium of pictures of the products on an iPad. Suddenly a camera body was shown that was nothing that has yet been released (this is after the K5ii and K5iis were formally presented - so it wasn't them). My friend asked what it was. The rep shut his iPad down in a flash. The rep refused to talk about it, but when pointedly asked if it was a full-frame camera for Pentax, he winked in an exaggerated fashion at my friend. I don't tread the rumor mill. I won't even buy a full-frame camera if one was released, well, not yet anyway. But I smell a new season for Pentax under Ricoh. In the words of Johnny Cash: "There ain't no grave, can hold my body down."

09-16-2012, 04:00 PM	#4
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	I will not contribute to this tread.

09-16-2012, 05:30 PM	#14
RobSmith New Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1	Umm...has you all seen this? Rumor: Pentax K-3 full frame DSLR camera at Photokina \| Photo Rumors

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09-16-2012, 03:53 PM	#2
Spare Tire Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Montréal Posts: 118	cool story bro

09-16-2012, 03:56 PM	#3
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913 Original Poster	Originally posted by Spare Tire cool story bro Probably.

09-16-2012, 04:01 PM	#5
Vylen Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,262	Sounds alright, but somehow sounds familiar... in particular the excited old guy and the supposed rep. I'll stay hopefully though

09-16-2012, 04:07 PM	#6
psychdoc Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bham Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 949	What would be the point of all this cloak-and-dagger secrecy stuff if they actually have a product? Are they afraid people may make plans/save to buy it? Why some people might even defer changing brands to get into FF!!

09-16-2012, 04:13 PM	#7
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403	Originally posted by rawr Mods can delete. I'm glad to know you have given them the authority to delete. Please, make them give free Pentax lenses to everyone with a PF account for your next trick!!

09-16-2012, 04:18 PM	#8
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913 Original Poster	Originally posted by mee I'm glad to know you have given them the authority to delete. Why the butthurt? I just was suggesting that they might have a better handle on whether this post was a duplicate or something, and that if yes, it would be no big deal to me if they pressed delete on this thread.

09-16-2012, 04:25 PM	#9
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913 Original Poster	Originally posted by Vylen somehow sounds familiar... That's what I was thinking too, but I couldn't find the other example of this same anecdote.

09-16-2012, 04:41 PM	#10
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403	Originally posted by rawr I just was suggesting that they might have a better handle on whether this post was a duplicate or something, and that if yes, it would be no big deal to me if they pressed delete on this thread. Your comment read funny to me.. it is similar to seeing a police officer somewhere and telling them it is okay if they arrest you if they catch you robbing someone...

09-16-2012, 04:58 PM - 1 Like	#11
hcarvalhoalves Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,019	Here we go again... Pentax FF is turning into an urban legend. It's probably more popular than Sasquatch right now.

09-16-2012, 05:03 PM - 1 Like	#12
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403	Originally posted by hcarvalhoalves Here we go again... Pentax FF is turning into an urban legend. It's probably more popular than Sasquatch right now. Sasquatch only is visible on FF cameras.

09-16-2012, 05:09 PM	#13
Ubuntu_user Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,545	I just pre-ordered it.

09-16-2012, 05:31 PM	#15
Aristophanes Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Photos: Albums Posts: 3,948	Originally posted by Ubuntu_user I just pre-ordered it. Sasquatch?