

And also with a new 645 digital lens, an ultra-wide angle zoom:

Via: Photo Rumors.
As for the sensor, it will not be a CCD one anymore. This is a good news for me, as I may be able to get an old and "useless" 645D I cheaply, to use my old 645 film glasses! :-D
Related:
I've Cropped My Pentax 645 Lenses Myself, in 1.6X! :-o
kimbuzzi · 582 weeks ago
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pfools2 · 582 weeks ago
Meanwhile they release a 645D with just 2 new DFA lenses... And the rest of them are legacy lenses.
phoenix15 · 582 weeks ago
The most positive post in the last 6 months... :)
Jean Pierre · 582 weeks ago
And I am happy Pentax still lives!
645 is very good indeed. Weathersealed with lenses too! Great device!
Thank you Ricoh for that great news!
FyBy · 582 weeks ago
Seriously, thats great! I like it. Price will be high but good to see new products, upgrade from 645D.
pfools · 581 weeks ago
RBliss · 581 weeks ago
My understanding is that the lenses for the 645 were cast before Hoya bought Pentax. The glass was taken out of storage and put into cosmetically new mountings meaning that they might as well go through the glass they have warehoused but I can't for the life of me figure out why they aren't going after the sliver of the SLR market that they have rather than working on this "also ran" product.
-- No swappable back. This is an incredible mystery to me.
-- No compact flash
-- USB? No pro-grade connectvity
-- Lots of features at the price point, sure but in Pentax fashion, not one of the features is themselves industry leading. Show me one piece of engineering Pentax does better than anyone else? Sure they pack the camera full of features but the features themselves are usually done better elsewhere.
badsykes · 581 weeks ago
RBliss...K-3 got the award on Dpreview...