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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
03-16-2015, 07:03 AM
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You know..........after looking at the Nikon Df once again...........I'd hold out for a LX-D if they'd be so bold.
Love that retro look.......and the ability to fit my old LX viewfinders etc. ........it's just sex on a stick!
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
03-13-2015, 07:14 AM
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To be successful with this model they will at least need to match the quality aspect of their recent past SLR offerings.......dust and water resistant, smaller size than competitors etc. and also be feature rich compared to the competition. 4K video would be a great selling point with carefully thought out button layout for switching between video and stills.
Still, as it will be around $2k for the body only, the market is much smaller at that end compared to where they've been competing thus far........so I think they would get quite a few more sales if they captured all their potential customers.......like the ones that have hung on to all their old Pentax lenses (K, Ka etc.)
Basically, if they fitted a non-crippled mount that allowed full use of all old lenses (except screw mount possibly) together with internal correction profiles in software of all old lenses, they'd have a BIG WINNER.
I know that manufacturing costs for mechanical devices are much higher than the cost of modern electronics but do not underestimate how many old Pentax lenses there are out there!
Imagine also, that the camera shipped with calibration charts etc. so that you could mount your old lens (or even a new lens for that matter) and shoot the calibration charts, then load the results into the computer software (that also ships with the camera) and be able to create and load the camera with a calibration file specifically for that lens! I know it's not that simple because to calibrate accurately you need controlled variables like even lighting etc. ....but still.......how accurate can a pre-loaded calibration file be when you consider manufacturing tolerances for all those old lenses?
One last impossible wish..........I wish I could fit my old LX interchangeable viewfinders and focusing screens.
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Quite seriously, if I was a professional and I wanted to buy a modern FF SLR with matching good new lenses (at least 4 would be required)......I would probably go with another brand.
I have a host of old Pentax lenses that are in excellent condition. Why would I buy new lenses?......I'm just a hobbyist after all.
Someone at Ricoh should wake up............I am the target market. |
