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stevebrot · 06-05-2010, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by Peter Zack

I would have added one more option: My Pentax gear suits me fine as it is. I'll add a FF when it becomes available...

Originally posted by Ben_Edict

That would have been my choice, too.

Ben

I am with you guys.

Steve

ilya80 · 10-07-2010, 05:34 AM

All who meant to make a switch / add another system are welcomed to follow through here:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general-talk/117331-photokina-2010-histor...ml#post1212491

Boris · 10-07-2010, 05:47 AM

I am sitting on the fence yet. One of the possible plans is to sell everything except A 50/1.2, fast zoom (Sigma 24-60/2.8) and a flash and buy into one of the systems that offer full frame. But nothing has been finalized yet. Voted accordingly.

K-9 · 10-07-2010, 07:26 AM

My choice wasn't exactly here. I have already dumped 90% of my Pentax gear, but have not yet bought the new system. However, I will be going Nikon. No FF from Pentax and the high price of the K-5 made me do it.

Clicker · 10-07-2010, 12:05 PM

My next FF will be the Pentax 645D

K-9 · 10-07-2010, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by Clicker

My next FF will be the Pentax 645D

I could use a pickup truck for that price.

MRRiley · 10-07-2010, 12:52 PM

And yet the 645D is not a FULL FRAME 645... I wonder when the whining will start about that?

stevebrot · 10-07-2010, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by MRRiley

And yet the 645D is not a FULL FRAME 645... I wonder when the whining will start about that?

Please don't mock! I am seriously diminished because Pentax does not offer a full 645 format sensor at a $10,000 price point. The corporate idiots at Hoya obviously don't know how important this is to me and to owners of legacy 645 glass, particularly those with the FA 35/3.5 whose lenses are now only a marginally affective wide angle due to the crop factor.

Consider the whining officially started!

Steve

(Tongue firmly planted in cheek!)

(Would still really like to see a FF Pentax, but feel that would only be likely in some parallel universe where pink unicorns live.)

Blue · 10-07-2010, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by MRRiley

And yet the 645D is not a FULL FRAME 645... I wonder when the whining will start about that?

They are waiting for CaNikon to come out with a full from mf body.

Edit: Did someone mention pink unicorns?

MRRiley · 10-07-2010, 02:39 PM

Steve, I'd love to see both a FF 35mm format AND a FF 645 format... but I think not only will those pink unicorns of yours have to exist but they will have to be able to fly as well...

johnmflores · 10-07-2010, 03:31 PM

Did someone say Unicorn?

You Tube

Don't mess with them. They look innocent enough but pack a punch!

I must admit, I was looking at some old photos from the 90s taken with my full frame Pentax MX. IQ is not that great - user error and such - but there is some pixie dust in those shots. Film or FF or nostalgia - what's the source?

ll_coffee_lP · 10-09-2010, 01:14 PM

In the midst of switching here. Moving to Nikon FF...and once comfortable enough with new gear to hold shoots I will be selling off my Pentax gear. Loving my D700!

c[_]

Ratmagiclady · 10-10-2010, 11:05 AM

Always hard to fit into multiple choice. I wouldn't be here if Pentax weren't suitable for the foreseeable future. If my needs were to change, I do presume I could afford the stuff to go with.

And if Pentax weren't making what I needed by then, I don't think I'd be bitter for them having been making what I need *now.*

May never happen, and if I had that kind of budget I might well be just paying a pro lab and working film, instead of a computer company.

I think people lose sight of the fact that even if I had the budget and need for something like a D700 or D1*burp* or EOS 1*burp* ...what I'd be shooting in *these* years from brands that share a lens mount wouldn't have been making me happy.

Most of us who are concerned with these things are and have been toting Pentax for a reason, and likely went out of our way to do so in the first place.

What's to be bitter about? Like we say, merry meet and merry part. Maybe merry meet again.

It's certainly no occasion for Pentax to get complacent or put on airs, of course. I'm really not that interested in them trying to out-Canon Canon or out-Nikon Nikon, though. But I'm here in the first place cause I'm in their 'niche.' I mean, their flash system ain't state of the art, but you know what got my attention? Them still putting a plain old PC terminal on a camera that I could obtain. Sometimes you want the basics, and you want em solid and accurate.

That little PC socket, in a world of gigabytes and nanoseconds and whatsits, showed a bit of consideration. Few things annoy me more than an engineer saying, 'You don't need that!'

View Poll Results: What are your plan regarding switching to / adding another system to your gear?
My Pentax gear suits me fine as it is.	117	55.98%
I needed something else and already made a switch / added another system.	25	11.96%
Going to dump all my gear and buy into another system, if Pentax doesnt come up with what I need.	20	9.57%
Going to add another system at a cost of selling a part of my current gear.	10	4.78%
Cant say for sure now. Time will tell.	37	17.70%
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06-05-2010, 10:02 PM	#61
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Peter Zack I would have added one more option: My Pentax gear suits me fine as it is. I'll add a FF when it becomes available... Originally posted by Ben_Edict That would have been my choice, too. Ben I am with you guys. Steve

10-07-2010, 05:34 AM	#62
ilya80 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia Photos: Albums Posts: 410 Original Poster	All who meant to make a switch / add another system are welcomed to follow through here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general-talk/117331-photokina-2010-histor...ml#post1212491

10-07-2010, 05:47 AM	#63
Boris Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Israel Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 932	I am sitting on the fence yet. One of the possible plans is to sell everything except A 50/1.2, fast zoom (Sigma 24-60/2.8) and a flash and buy into one of the systems that offer full frame. But nothing has been finalized yet. Voted accordingly.

10-07-2010, 07:26 AM	#64
K-9 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,971	My choice wasn't exactly here. I have already dumped 90% of my Pentax gear, but have not yet bought the new system. However, I will be going Nikon. No FF from Pentax and the high price of the K-5 made me do it.

10-07-2010, 12:05 PM	#65
Clicker Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,241	My next FF will be the Pentax 645D

10-07-2010, 12:27 PM	#66
K-9 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,971	Originally posted by Clicker My next FF will be the Pentax 645D I could use a pickup truck for that price.

10-07-2010, 12:52 PM	#67
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	And yet the 645D is not a FULL FRAME 645... I wonder when the whining will start about that?

10-07-2010, 01:30 PM	#68
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by MRRiley And yet the 645D is not a FULL FRAME 645... I wonder when the whining will start about that? Please don't mock! I am seriously diminished because Pentax does not offer a full 645 format sensor at a $10,000 price point. The corporate idiots at Hoya obviously don't know how important this is to me and to owners of legacy 645 glass, particularly those with the FA 35/3.5 whose lenses are now only a marginally affective wide angle due to the crop factor. Consider the whining officially started! Steve (Tongue firmly planted in cheek!) (Would still really like to see a FF Pentax, but feel that would only be likely in some parallel universe where pink unicorns live.)

10-07-2010, 02:38 PM	#69
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by MRRiley And yet the 645D is not a FULL FRAME 645... I wonder when the whining will start about that? They are waiting for CaNikon to come out with a full from mf body. Edit: Did someone mention pink unicorns?

10-07-2010, 02:39 PM	#70
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	Steve, I'd love to see both a FF 35mm format AND a FF 645 format... but I think not only will those pink unicorns of yours have to exist but they will have to be able to fly as well...

10-09-2010, 01:14 PM	#72
ll_coffee_lP Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,972	In the midst of switching here. Moving to Nikon FF...and once comfortable enough with new gear to hold shoots I will be selling off my Pentax gear. Loving my D700! c[_]

10-10-2010, 11:05 AM	#73
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Always hard to fit into multiple choice. I wouldn't be here if Pentax weren't suitable for the foreseeable future. If my needs were to change, I do presume I could afford the stuff to go with. And if Pentax weren't making what I needed by then, I don't think I'd be bitter for them having been making what I need now. May never happen, and if I had that kind of budget I might well be just paying a pro lab and working film, instead of a computer company. I think people lose sight of the fact that even if I had the budget and need for something like a D700 or D1burp or EOS 1burp ...what I'd be shooting in these years from brands that share a lens mount wouldn't have been making me happy. Most of us who are concerned with these things are and have been toting Pentax for a reason, and likely went out of our way to do so in the first place. What's to be bitter about? Like we say, merry meet and merry part. Maybe merry meet again. It's certainly no occasion for Pentax to get complacent or put on airs, of course. I'm really not that interested in them trying to out-Canon Canon or out-Nikon Nikon, though. But I'm here in the first place cause I'm in their 'niche.' I mean, their flash system ain't state of the art, but you know what got my attention? Them still putting a plain old PC terminal on a camera that I could obtain. Sometimes you want the basics, and you want em solid and accurate. That little PC socket, in a world of gigabytes and nanoseconds and whatsits, showed a bit of consideration. Few things annoy me more than an engineer saying, 'You don't need that!'

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