Originally posted by monochrome Why are you so stuck on market share? We've explained, they don't have the resources to compete for market share. No matter what they release it will be a low-volume product. They're not going to have a 100,000 unit a year camera - they're just not. They've improved a lot of the technology Hoya ignored, but they have a long way to go. In the USA Denver has done a good job fixing the worst of the Hoya damage, but they have a long way to go. We're not really a market for Pentax yet.
No one really wants a $2,000 K-3 with a bigger sensor - we already have a $800 K-3.
No one really wants a $2,000 D750 - the Pentax FF could have been a D750, but . . . . too late.
People will pay for a D810 at a slightly lower price - that's how they'll make money on a low-volume product.. D810 is $2,999 street right now. $2,699 - $2,799 feels about right to me.
I HOPE there's going to be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, beating of breasts and rending of garments when the actual price is revealed.
If we really get a $2,000€ camera that's bad news. It means they don't have the technology to compete with a D810. That's my fear (and it might be closer to the truth than I want to accept)
yup, we're on the same page here.
I don't know why anyone expects Pentax being able to release all this yummy tech they are promising us along with a 36mp sensor for $2000 USD? It's just not realistic. The argument that Sony's A7R is under $2000 is moot...
they don't need to buy the sensor from Sony because they ARE Sony
For sure Sony is charging a premium to other companies for using their sensors.
Pentax is promising SR and performance that meets/exceeds the weight class. if they are promising us 36mp and a professional grade body (implied by the lens, lack of in-body flash, control layout, etc) then they are going after the 5DMKIII and D810 series of cameras.
For a while I was thinking they would just take the K3 and throw a 35mm sensor in there and be done with it. But after thinking about it more, and them saying they want to hit it out of the park... I am assuming we will see an upgraded AF system, a deep buffer, as high FPS (7fps or so), and a long shot...but a higher flash sync speed.
That being said, the price that is being thrown around by Pentaxeuro I do believe i wishful thinking and not at all accurate.