yvon_bourque1 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Dear Pentaxian friends, Get on this site (pentaxdslrs-dot-blogspot-dot-com) tonight at 11:59 Pacific Time (California Time) because as the clock turns to midnight, the new Pentax equipment being introduced in Cologne Germany will be announced on this site as well. There are some new exciting stuff being introduced by Pentax. Some of the equipment being sold in the USA will be slightly different than what's being introduced in Germany. We will have pictures and specifications. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musings Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Could it be the digital 645???? Ok, I need to stop believing this will ever come true...it's dead, dead, dead. Going to plant some lillies on this idea. RIP. I am not staying up late for the announcement, but I may get up early in the morning and check the news on the latest Pentax offerings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaloot Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 yea sorry its exciting and all but it aint the new year's ball drop! but rest assured its first thing I'm checking when I get into work at 7.30am... even before my email! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renatoa Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Germany already announced, see the other thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Renato, Germany leaked some info, but it wasn't official. Yvon will have plenty of actual, real info for us :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renatoa Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Nope, I spoke about the other thread, of Pedro, http://www.photo.net/pentax-camera-forum/00QvgC, from this morning, in Europe all of these were already smoked at breakfast. :) DPReview too posted a lot of info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 The new Canon 5DII and G10 were reviewed yesterday. Raves. Does Pentax intentionally wait till Canon's done its thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musings Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I don't think so, John. Pentax surely wants to get better footholds in the entry-level market, but I wouldn't consider that a me-too approach, just good business philosophy. I just read the outstanding reviews on the G10...looks like a winner. I think it will sell like hotcakes, especially considering the woes Leica is having right now. If the G10 can be a poor-man's rangefinder (not a true RF, of course), I don't see a good end to the Leica story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Leica just announced the S2, a DSLR with a 37MP 30x45mm sensor. I hear they're planning to bring it out at around $1,500 to save the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musings Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Too funny, Mis -- I *just* saw that release and then looked at the S2. It's a serious piece of kit! Nice MF/35mm hybrid approach, too, with nine new lenses coming out to accompany that monster. Wow, Leica did this one right by offering the body at $1.5K. Leica-heads will pay 2x that for the lenses, but when Leica released a $5K M body, most people grumbled that Leica had lost their way. It stuck in their craw like a chicken bone. Looks like Leica is listening for a change... I really feel that Pentax missed the boat on a chance like this. What if they released a large-sensor SLR body that looked like a 67 and took all of the old 645 lenses plus new "digital" ones that Pentax had on the roadmap? We can only wonder now that the horse is dead, flogged, and being hauled to the glue factory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I briefly looked into Leica cams, but could not pull the trigger...seemed ridiculous...I could not even believe I was considering one....Now, I did pre order a G10 today, so I will be selling my G9 that I just bought a couple of months back after my first G9 got stolen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musings Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 There are the diehard rangefinder purists that will say that RF cameras are the best things that ever graced the photography world. In many respects, their arguments are very valid, but when Leica went digital and charged a princely sum for the camera body (more like people's first, second, and third-born children), many RF fans revolted. I don't know if the Leica RF line will ever get back on track again. Now, enter Stage Right...here comes Leica with a completely novel approach: the S2. Very innovative, nichy, and just might be scratching the right Leica itch. The announcement was shocking to many and may be the Silver Bullet that kills the Leica werewolf. Unless you are a diehard Leica RF fan and shoot wire service work, it's hard to imagine that you would pony up $20K for an M8 and a handful of lenses. And those that buy the S2 will likely be fashion photographers (and those that shoot for Madison Ave) or lanscaping/architectural pros. Like you, Javier, I will shoot with a G10 when it starts shipping...makes far more sense...:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musings Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Too good to be true, Mis...the S2 will sell for 20,000 Euros per body. Apparently, Leica was banking on turning the company around by just selling a few units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Jeff, That G10 really looks like a home run..I take my G9 everyplace I go. Fits in my shirt pocket and shoots great video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Jeff, I apologise, I was trying to make a joke. I thought $1,500 would be low enough that nobody would believe me. Sorry if I led you astray! Having said that, $20,000 for a MF camera isn't that bad (in relative terms). One thing to bear in mind is that Leica has no interest whatsoever in selling cameras or lenses; what they sell is status. I have a name for the people who buy Leica products out of their own pocket, but it's far too rude to write it on p-net. I don't subscribe to Leica's philosophy, in fact, I oppose it, so I simply ignore them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musings Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 LOL, Mis...I was thinking you might be pulling my leg, but since I didn't find any pricing at first, I ended up taking the bait. Payback is a bugger, y'know... ;-> My interest in Leica (until the S2 release) was purely historical. When I look through the RF photos of the 30's and 40's, I am simply amazed. But that was the Leica of yesteryear and has no bearing on the Leica M and Lux series mess of today. The S2 is a very interesting product because of the dearth of digital MF in the marketplace. When a digital 645 back costs the same as the S2, then I would say that Leica will find its footing again. It's definitely for pros only. A 37MP, hybrid MF/35mm is a no-brainer for someone who lives and breathes fashion and advertising photography for big table stakes. If only Pentax would have done the same with a digital 67...<sigh> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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