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Monday, December 12, 2011

Latest Pentax Rumour: New 24MP Full Frame DSLR and APS-C ILDC are Coming!

See: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&message=40033351

Do note that the OP, Mr. Peter Fang, does have some some kind of closer contact with a dealer whom is yet close to the official insider source of the Pentax China. So, whilst this rumour seems to be somehow "unbelievable", I do regard the reliability and "trustability" of it should be higher than what an average Joe imagined oneself and then told us! A successful previous example is that Peter was the first Pentaxian who did and published a K-7 hands-on report one day before the official product announcement of the K-7 (which was on May 20, 2009), immediately after the unofficial product announcement by me at my this Blog here! ;-D

So, with the discontinuation of K-r and possibly also of the K-5 very soon, let's open our eyes to watch out what "big" stuff Ricoh will give us hungry and eager Pentaxians! :-o

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Peter Fang · 688 weeks ago

Hi RH,

Thanks for recounting my K-7 hands-on preview story. Most people do not know that I had done the hands-on more than one month before the announcement and had prepared the hands-on images at the same time. Out of respect to my source I did not publish anything until one day before the official announcement and it turned out that even this timing had caused some trouble to my source at the time.

You mentioned my relations to a certain dealer. While I have heard information from them before, this time my information came from another source whose past track record has been quite consistent regarding upcoming Pentax products. I actually know several people that work at Pentax China but I don't try to dig information from them and then publish stuff that would likely cause them their jobs. I have many other sources and I only chose to publish information when I feel the credibility level is high enough AND that publishing it will not affect my source in the negative way.

PF
2 replies · active 687 weeks ago
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Peter Fang · 688 weeks ago

Hi RH,

Thanks for the trust. As for the time of the new DSLR it's still up in the air, I was just told next year. If Pentax does use Sony's 24MP full-frame sensor, I'd imagine Pentax to release its product after Sony and perhaps even after Nikon. My own guess is that Sony's A99 and Nikon's D800 will likely use the same sensor. Although there are rumors about a 36MP D800, I personally think it's more likely to be a 36MP D4X, a successor to the 24MP D3X. Using a 36MP sensor in the D800 would make its price prohibitively high. A sensible pricing for a 24MP full-frame DSLR can be $2000 - $2500 and my own guess is that the Pentax model will be priced within this bracket.

PF
4 replies · active 688 weeks ago
Man, i feel in the VIP room.
Dudes, will my DA Limited lenses work fine on this possible FF Pentax DSLR?
5 replies · active 688 weeks ago
Right :P I have strong doubts about this. Most of my lenses work on 135 format, and it will make the field of view I get on my 35mm tilt/shift wider, but still, meh.

Just give me manual video controls damn it!
Hope the system has IS and compact design and F2.8 AF sensor, this is killer system with fast primes if they provide any modern lens design. I would like to see more better APS-C camera than FF with few modern lenses but FF cameras may work also with APS-C lenses in cropped format.
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full_frame · 688 weeks ago

Best rumour I've heard all year. Any rumour they'll release some FF lenses to match? Or will we still be battling for the limited number of good used glass?
3 replies · active 688 weeks ago
YES PENTAX,, Please make a full frame camera !!!! I have been waiting so long. I have kept at lease 8 of my older K mounts and one 6x7 600 f4 for such a day. PlEASE PENTAX GO FOR IT . Bobo
1 reply · active 688 weeks ago
wow wow wow PENTAX is back !
1 reply · active 688 weeks ago
Yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want FF, I want to use my Pentax-A 85mm f/1,4 , Pentax -M 50mm f/1,7, Pentax-A 35-105 mm f/3,5, Pentax FA 28mm, f/2,8
Thanks, Peter and Rice. BTW, Peter is I believe the who showed us the first phto sample of 645D shortly after its announcement. So, this rumour may become reality, but may be not depending on one big question - Does Ricoh really believe that it makes business sense to develop a new FF system at this time and that it can compete with those from other makers?

So, I agree it is best not to hold your breath. This is an expensive FF camera that probably sell in limited numbers mainly to old Pentaxians who own many old lenses and who are happy to wait for new digital FF lenses to be released, and who still have faith in the Pentax brand. Rich needs to think whether this can attract enough new buyers in the next years to spend this kind of money on a new Pentax FF system and whether it is worthwhile to continue to fund and develop this system until it can finally sell in sufficient volume to become profitable.
1 reply · active 688 weeks ago

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