John_A_G

And yet, your extrapolation is equally self-serving.  You are right that full frame market and aps-c sensor market are not the same.  But, you're pulling your guess of 10% out of the air.  What...

That's not entirely true.  Perception matters.  You presume that the market of people buying cameras is made up of people well educated in the issues and components of the gear.  That's not really...

I stick with these products from breezesys because I'm not interested in a database solution.  I have it set up to send jpegs to a "parent" directory by date and raw images to "sub" directory -...

A lot has changed since the last thread.

I would also add the following based upon my experience in another system: If you get the image perfect out-of-camera you are correct:  it can be near impossible to tell the difference in prints. ...

Miles - I agree.  I guess that's my point - a full frame offering is a tough nut to crack because Pentax isn't going to be able to please everyone.  And, like you, I believe they need new lenses...

Well I'm just going by what you wrote: "As I've posted before, the lack of lenses is not an obstacle to bringing out a FF camera. All Pentax would need at the outset is a consumer-grade normal...

You cannot extrapolate how the market reacted to the *istd to a full frame today. First, that was the only digital slr Pentax had.  Second, the number of competitor cameras was very small.  The...

Inevitable. Unfortunate for the 28 people who just lost a job but inevitable. Today it's all about RIGHT NOW. People want to see a video of what is going on RIGHT NOW. Quality photography is no...

No, like a 300mm 2.8, a 70-200 2.8, a 24-70 2.8, a 200-400 f4, a 135mm 2.0.  The notion that the world of lenses stops at 77mm isn't accurate. The FA limiteds are short primes - not long primes or...

Rod - I think you underestimate what the professionals provide Canon/Nikon.  First and foremost these people are the ones buying the high-margin bodies/lenses.  That's probably a very big reason...

The issue is more one of resources.  Let's say a road map requires a new prime lens for a specific need.  Do you, as Pentax, make it with a full image circle and with a focal length conducive to...

This is simply why I do not see it happening.  It's a horrible business decision.  Sony, Canon and Nikon are quire large enough that they can give proper resources to a highly diversified product...

you've hit upon the biggest issue for hobbyist birders.  The aging 7d still offers greater pixel density than the 5dIII.  That's why they want a replacement. I really can't imagine stacking 1.4 TCs...

Well - it depends.  The extra power and faster refresh is a good reason.  I own 580 and use 430 and I simply wasn't happy enough with the output and recharge.  But, it depends on the environments...

IQ performance of 100-400 with 1.4x TC is mediocre.  I've never really seen anyone use a 2x with it.  2x TCs are really for the top-notch glass like the 300mm 2.8 and 400mm 2.8 lenses.  The 100-400...

This is a business decision.  How much potential revenue is there from these new contracts?  Action sports photography is not a very profitable business in most places.  And, of course, there is no...

Jim - you are only looking at one side of the ledger.  On the OTHER side are the people that don't NEED those megapixels - so, the Nikon users that enjoyed the do-everything d700 that came to Canon...

It's all about priorities.  Canon has focused most of their energy on full-frame cameras and re-inventing, again, their focus system for 1 and 5 series cameras.  Absolutely NOTHING has been going...

Google is your friend.  ASUS makes them, Sony makes them.  It's like any other bit of tech shopping - you just have to do some research.  The "right" laptop is different for every person but...