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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: MatthewCromer on March 12, 2008, 04:07:22 pm

Title: Pentax 645D DOA?
Post by: MatthewCromer on March 12, 2008, 04:07:22 pm

Engadget says yes. (http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/247801185/)

Title: Pentax 645D DOA?
Post by: Graham Mitchell on March 12, 2008, 04:11:22 pm

repost

Title: Pentax 645D DOA?
Post by: klane on March 12, 2008, 05:55:24 pm

Im not surprised I think its been dead in tht water for some time now.

Title: Pentax 645D DOA?
Post by: NikonMike on March 13, 2008, 08:47:30 pm

DOA = Dead on Announcement?  

I'm wondering why Pentax didn't redesign the 645D to accept 3rd party digital backs - that could open up a bigger market compared to a "monolithic" design. And they would only tackle the digital part if/when ready. I guess their DSLR's with Limited lenses are a safer bet...

Michal

Title: Pentax 645D DOA?
Post by: BernardLanguillier on March 13, 2008, 09:04:04 pm

I'll ask the question to the Pentax folks at the PIE in Tokyo next Wednesday.

Regards,
Bernard

Title: Pentax 645D DOA?
Post by: tsjanik on March 18, 2008, 08:46:17 am

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I'll ask the question to the Pentax folks at the PIE in Tokyo next Wednesday.

Regards,
Bernard
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Bernard:

I and my 18 Pentax 645 and 67 lenses have waited patiently for the 645D.  I will be interested in what you hear; in particular, what Pentax means when they announce the end of the 645D but will continue deveopment of MF digital. Reference (in Japanese) here:

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Tom

Title: Pentax 645D DOA?
Post by: BernardLanguillier on March 18, 2008, 08:49:20 am

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Bernard:

I and my 18 Pentax 645 and 67 lenses have waited patiently for the 645D.  I will be interested in what you hear; in particular, what Pentax means when they announce the end of the 645D but will continue deveopment of MF digital. Reference (in Japanese) here:

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Tom,

I might not be able to go in the end...  

Cheers,
Bernard

Title: Pentax 645D DOA?
Post by: tsjanik on March 18, 2008, 04:43:32 pm

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Tom,

I might not be able to go in the end...  

Cheers,
Bernard
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Too bad, any insight would have been appreciated.  I must admit however that  I'm skeptical that anyone at Pentax knows what the future holds.

Thanks for the reply.