Originally posted by Rondec I think most camera companies make more money on glass, than on the camera bodies. If Pentax would make full frame, they would release it with a minimum of four lenses -- kit lens, 24-70 f2.8, 70-200 f2.8 and full frame 70-300 variable aperture telephoto. That's not impossible by any means and Pentax has a good library of lenses to delve into to produce modern lenses for such a camera, but they certainly aren't going to build a camera and tell people: "Just look for deals on old lenses or Sigma lenses while we figure out what lenses we will build."
Originally posted by Rondec but they certainly aren't going to build a camera and tell people: "Just look for deals on old lenses or Sigma lenses while we figure out what lenses we will build."
You're right. People like me who are hanging onto old glasses have slightly different reason to wait for FF, that is to use our lenses at the original focal length, not very much into the "advantages of FF" debate.
Another slightly crazy idea, is that Pentax will make a FF sensor digital back for our old Pentax bodies like the K1000, but that is another story...
I will not get tired of waiting for a FF, since I'm occupied with the current experience with my K5 coupled with old lenses which is fun and motivating.