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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-24-2019, 04:37 PM
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We are all a bunch of canny politicians, so no one was so foolish as to say it is cancelled. Given that the Theta Z and the WG-6 were held back only 10 days before they were due to be released into the wild and how difficult it is to see which components are shared between them, I suspect the real reason is relatively trivial. If this happened in Canada, I would guess that someone forgot to get the owner's manual printed in both official languages. If Japanese bureaucrats are like ours, 60 days for processing official documentation sounds about right, so my bet is on a regulatory issue.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-25-2019, 08:02 AM
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Well, for an extra US$620 you get 53.7 more cubic centimeters of camera, compared to the Theta V. Mind you the density also increases, which means that the Z1 is only very slightly lighter than water, whereas the V should be more buoyant. For video, other than shorter continuous recording durations with the Z1 because it generates more heat, there is no difference in the specs. On the other hand, for still photography (including VR shots where only the viewer is in motion) you get RAW images and 8,128,512 more pixels, which is only 0.0076 pennies per pixel.
At some point, the gimmicky appeal will fade away, but there are more serious applications (I'm thinking in terms of judicial and scientific evidence) where $1000 is a bargain.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-22-2019, 09:16 AM
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I can't possibly know more than someone who is residing in Japan, but perhaps there are standards in Japan for how a wireless product can be marketed and the range of 5Ghz Wi-fi transmitters compared to 2.4Ghz Wi-fi transmitters with the same power is only about a third. Plus the higher frequency carrier signals of 5Ghz transmitters are much more easily stopped by walls, especially ones made with bricks. In other words, if your dual band Wi-fi router doesn't have a much higher power rating than typical household varieties (which could put it into license required territory), it won't connect to your Theta when you step outside.
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