Welcome, Pentax. We need one decently priced camera in MF, that people who need better quality can get without mortgaging their house.
Edmund
What's affordable. 35, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8 grand . . . even less?
The dealers on this forum can hook you up in a heartbeat with everything from Leaf, Leica, Phase and yes Pentax that will hit any of those numbers and if whether they are new or used, they will perform . . . even out perform even the most discerning of clients and photographers.
Now I believe that for a base body 10 to 20 is the magic number as long as you don't get caught up in two syndromes. 1. I gotta have a new one the day it's announced and/or 2. I gotta have 4 billion iso and 10 fps.
For that Nikon and Canon is more than happy to oblige, but an affordable larger than 35mm camera is out there for most professional budgets.
But I think you should remember what Steve said that when he puts a 10 grand pentax on a counter, then a Leaf, then a Phase and then a Leica, even the cost sensitive buyer usually doesn't walk out with the Pentax, even though v1 was a very good camera.
Now if Pentax had the buffer, the repair facilities, easy tethering, a lens line up that took less searching and a clear intention that they plan on being in the medium format business, it might go the other way.
IMO
BC