
(Shinji Miura, Ricoh's Executive Vice President)
See this latest interview with the top management of Ricoh:-
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1110/28/news085.html
(in Japanese, Google-translated English Page Here)
So, it is re-iterated again that the two camera brands will be kept and to be co-existent. And, it is heard for the first time that the Pentax Q is named as it is placed between the Alphabets P (for Pentax) and R (for Ricoh), which has the meaning to serve as a bridge between the two.
Sammy · 697 weeks ago
Alexander Evensen · 697 weeks ago
Denis · 697 weeks ago
Alexander Evensen · 697 weeks ago
Sammy · 697 weeks ago
Alexander Evensen · 697 weeks ago
Yes, some lenses has some problems, but customer service, at least here in Norway, can fix the lenses that has problems. No brands are free of fault, so I don't think you'll get less faults with other brands.
I don't see why a full frame system is so sought after. It can't be ISO performance, that improves on all kinds of cameras always, and the performance now on the K-5 is superior to full frame only very few years ago, and they used full frame then without moaning about it. I doubt it's the depth of field, but it might be, and that's pretty much the only legit reason AFAIK. Specially since Pentax is know for making smaller cameras than others, it can't be the body, which for Nikon and Canon makes for big camera bodies for their full frame cameras, which I doubt would have been the case for an eventual Pentax full frame body.
What about the bigger view finder for full frame cameras? Maybe, but if you want a big view finder, go medium format, otherwise the difference isn't very big IMO. I just don't see the reason for the moaning about a full frame body.
PRICOH LTD. · 697 weeks ago
Ricoh is too busy with their PQR flagship, The Q.
Nothing new on K Mount front, no idea whats happening till end of year in April 2012 for Ricoh.
Pentax Ricoh misses another Christmas shopping season, well for me and my family and I own Pentax K mount lenses.
As Pentaxians continually make excuses for Pentax, then Hoya, and now Ricoh they should expect business as usual.
Denis · 697 weeks ago
But they are much larger than mirrorless cams. And pentax PDAF is so bad that EVIL CDAF is outperform it even in terms of speed and, of course, accuracy. I see no reason to buy pentax today. No one f%cking reason.
aurele · 696 weeks ago
-> probably because they have a Mirror :-)
"I see no reason to buy pentax today. No one f%cking reason."
-> no one force you to buy it.
Pentax is, by far, a very small company compared to Canon, Nikon and Sony. They don't have as much money, as many ingenieer, as them.
And for Sony/minolta it took 2years for Sony to fully absorbe Minolta and build a real good line up. During the 1st year they did only 1 (or 2 ?) body, and almost no new lense.
Be patient with Pentax, and if you want to see if the grass is greener elswhere, just do it, and stop complaining :-)
Piotr · 697 weeks ago
lens portfolio:
no new lenses,
bad quality control at lenses factory // unstable quality
good old discontinued lenses left without successor.
dave9t5 · 697 weeks ago
RiceHigh 110p · 697 weeks ago