Originally posted by DaveHolmes Furthermore they can simply upgrade and reissue F/FA series primes, with a little modernisation, they're then set for a range of FF primes without having to spend too much on R&D...
Lots of modernization.
The old FA series weren't great at the edges on FF film bodies. Back then, it didn't matter because it offered a sort of "vignette" effect to focus your eyes.
In today's digital world where everyone expects them to be sharp to the edges, they'd have to be bigger to get the extra edge sharpness...look at Nikon's recent primes/zooms for an example of what people expect and how much more expensive they'd be
I like the modular viewfinder, but don't see it's practical because the viewfinder has to be positioned accurately which is a lot harder to do when it's modular (like digital MF backs).
The square FF concept would be pretty cool. Still doesn't solve the edge sharpness issue w/ FA lenses...
I'd add USB 3.0 or 802.11ac wireless tethering but Pentax has never been big on tethering...if they just provided a well designed public API, people would be able to write something for them
And sorry, IMHO 36MP FF is here to stay. Sony/Nikon opened that genie and there's no getting it back...especially since Nikon took out the AA filter as the workaround (and it looks viable from the samples I've seen) for lens sharpness. Most amateurs would whine about having to deal w/ moire so it should be amusing to monitor Nikon threads when the D800e finally ships