Originally posted by zmohie Things are changing quickly.I bought k5 at 1500$ now k3ii is 1100$.
Sorry, won't wash. That is APS-C market, not FF. Come back in 3-4 years and maybe Pentax FF prices will drop too. But you cannot compare the APS-C market that Ricoh (Pentax) has been in for years with a totally new market.
Originally posted by zmohie and an expensive lenses doesnot mean not making a cheap camera. the 3 fa ltds are expensive though there was a k200d .. ok you dont buy a cheap camera niether a 3000$ so which one you may buy.
Ok, you have a point there. But I think for Ricoh 'FF' = professional high end. If you want a cheaper body then get APS-C. Those expensive lenses will work just fine. And the FA Limiteds were for film cameras, not digital. So just because you could use them on the k200d does not mean they were designed with that camera in mind. I don not believe they would have made them for only cheap APS-C bodies.
The DFA 150-450 and DFA*70-200 were designed specifically with the new FF camera in mind. And I think they show clearly what RIcoh has in mind for FF.
But neither of us knows, and maybe I am wrong and there will be a $1,800-2,000 FF camera. I honestly see no point in it being any cheaper than that it would just cannibalize APS-C sales. And if it does come in cheaper it will be because they cut corners on the sensor or processors or build quality. And that would be a bad thing IMHO.
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Originally posted by BlakeShellman Not to hijack this thread but how much influence does this forum have over what Ricoh puts into their cameras?
Probably very little. I had a conversation with a Ricoh person over on their own forum and she stated very specifically that they do not monitor PF at all. On the other hand Adam says they do. So maybe the lady I talked with meant only her group.
Anyway I really, really hope they pay little attention to us here. If they did they would just close the Pentax division as everyone here knows Pentax is Doooomed!