Originally posted by Adam Interesting theory- hopefully, as others have said, it's just a marketing trick to get FF users to consider the 645Z.
With that said, given the fact that Pentax's lineup seems quite strong at the moment (with a complete lineup of APS-C cameras plus the 645Z), I doubt they will launch a FF this year as rumors had hinted at.
I'm sure it is. What's the point in trying to sell the 645Z with a "we won't have a FF anyway"? It makes no sense to me.
It's obviously 645Z vs. Canikon's "FF" line-up.
Pentax/Ricoh said in several occasions that they're working on the FF with the intention of a market launch. However,
there are no reliable rumors saying it will be this year.
Originally posted by Tjompen1968 Talked to Pentax Sweden today at a tech convention about the K-3, the TIPA reward and the mirror flippedy flopp and we talked about that the Tamron 150-600 does not have a K-mount and he said something like "-Well, when we release the full frame this autumn Tamron and Pentax will start making more lenses and ..." and then we were interupted. Who knows...
They read about it on Pentaxforums, probably
Pentax/Ricoh rebadging a large number of Tamron lenses, that's a good way to making sure the competition has the same optics, only cheaper. I find it highly doubtful, and driven by people's desire to have more lenses rather than actual, reliable rumors.