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Sunday, February 03, 2013

PF Pushes Rumours about Pentax FF at the CP+

First saw this the day before: http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/tokina-confirms-pentax-full-frame-under-development.html

And then this today: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/214117-pentax-confirms-full-frame-cp-inteview-pentax-forums.html

As PF is close to the official Pentax second to nothing (they should be even closer to Pentax than DPR by now), their promulgated rumours should be trusted!

But the problem is, as Adam said, it is not a problem of whether a FF is being developed or not, it's now only a problem of "when". It may still take longer than expected for a Pentax FF body and system to come!

In the meantime, I have been preparing for a Pentax FF system for yet too long for my "recent" Pentax lens investment in the last several years. Unfortunately, it still does not happen up till now, and still no any outsider knows *when* can it finally come, at least it should not be in the near future, after all! >:-(
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anonimity is great · 631 weeks ago

Still not concrete, no different than previous interviews. I think PF should not announce it as if it is official. At times I see some of the members, even mods, as walking in the desert thirsty and seeing mirages of water.
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zosX · 631 weeks ago

Its official. Anything less would be suicide.
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anonimity is great · 631 weeks ago

And, then they scream... "water!"
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frank · 631 weeks ago

I was soo keen on the Full Frame stuff before the photokina, and so deperate after it, and all those 'maybe - maybe not, we will investigate the market' - talk, that i just recently changed my frustration in to positvie motivation and bought into the canons system with some used equipment for a reasonable price. the already bring 3rd generation FF Bodies to the market and 2nd generation is just great equipment for an affordable price. Last weekend a shooted in a studio, i could use all the wireless flash system imediately - the owner asked me: canon or nikon - i said canon - they said: great everything fits! IF the Pentax FF Body will eventually come - all those new FF AF Lenses will not be available on a used marked, we will have to see if they are available anyhow... i'm sure if the FF comes it will be a rocker with some great features and solutions others don't have (like my K-5 which i really love) - but i was impatient.
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Simon · 631 weeks ago

You did right. You have the fun right now.
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Moritz Schwertner · 631 weeks ago

So was I. Frank, but almost a year ago. There's still nothing remotely close to facts; only bla-bla talk so far when it comes to a Full Frame System. There might be some features later on a that ominous Pentax Full Frame that MIGHT have that the others don't, but I am still happy that I bought myself into the Canon-Land of available Full Frame options. There you have it. Options! Plural!

I really loved my Pentax K20D, K-x and K5. But then again I am in such a good place financially that I can afford what I seem to like more. And that is, without a doubt, the merits of a Canon Full Frame Lineup.

Happy shooting everyone! May the light be with you! :D

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zosx · 631 weeks ago

They wont unveil anything. They have working prototypes. That is different than having bodies ready for production. I strongly feel that they may try something daring. They almost have to. Another basic weather sealed ff camera isnt enough to stand out. They know this. In apsc they are competitive because canikon apsc models are generally gimped. No 7d replacement yet and likely no d300s replacement at all. On full frame they have to compete with canon, nikon, and sony. All of which offer full systems that would fulfill most pros needs. Ok maybe sony less so. I think it would be a good idea for them to offer full frame in both dslr and a more experimental mirrorless format. I also feel it possible that the kmount may evolve further. They need to take some huge leaps of faith here. They have done it before and pentax, even now, is one company that is constantly trying to be different. Their new products are all looking pretty attractive if you ask me. The x-5 is kinda blah, but its cheap so who cares? Give me a k-5 on steroids. I love that camera.
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mike · 631 weeks ago

Adam is just trying to get ad views by luring desperate pentaxians with vague ff talks, I can't stand going to that forum anymore.
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full_frame_now · 630 weeks ago

Same. I come here for my news now. As for the lenses, they better fill the void. The market has tightened on FA lenses again. You can't even find an FA20-35 f4 let alone the portrait lens.

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