Alex Sarbu

Well, even if you would not buy new lenses (which is not a given, depending on what might appear) it still means one more camera sold. I think most potential Pentax FF customers (those willing to...

Now that's the kind of customers Pentax needs, to make that FF viable!  By the way, I will start a "FF migration plan" (as I'll have to rebuild my lens kit as well) as soon as Pentax announces it....

Why do we have to go with the extremes? How about a fairly priced, fully featured mid-level FF DSLR, with good performance, reliable, rugged? Indeed, but unfortunately for him it can't happen. Alex

Of course it does, because 10fps@22MP for a full frame DSLR is a "pro" feature. Reduce the frame count to a more "consumer" level, let's say 7fps, and it becomes affordable. OTOH, having only...

I'm sure they are pursuing a profitable path to the 3rd place. Alex

I don't read it like that. Russell is not claiming that Pro services is the only thing required for Pentax to overtake the market. Think if it like this: we all agree there are many areas that can...

Oh, my bad. Then, we are software engineers with different opinions - boring ;) Alex

Unfortunately, there's no easy way of making a "cheap-but-competent" FF camera. Start cutting features, and you'd decrease the market which, in effect, will increase the price. What was its launch...

As I said, most of the time that's indeed the case. My "disagreement" is just to show that there can be a separation between the three "acts" - composing (restricted sense), focusing and...

I didn't mean it as an insult/attack, I'm not even sure how it could be considered one. Alex

As we know from the K10D (initially unable to use SDM, this being added by a firmware update) if the required hardware is included the switch between screw drive/SDM could be made in...

'Flawed' is the wrong word; that "moving mirror" is there to solve a technical issue and it works very well. It seems you're assuming by default that a mechanical solution must be "flawer", and an...

Allow me to disagree: during composing, there is no power requirement; indeed, you can compose to your heart's will even with the battery removed. When metering there will be some power consumption...

Many technical solutions are compromises, necessary in order to solve certain issues; the electronic viewfinder is also a compromise. A reflex optical viewfinder (which should not be reduced to a...

A mirror is still the best way to divert light to a viewfinder ;) Without the experience from decades of camera development, who knows what would happen... Indeed, they're better than the...

Indeed, it appears as if Other means "digital cameras"; however, from the same reports we can see that the acquisition of Pentax only generated a small increase in sales, in this Other division....

If you're talking about Ricoh's "Other" division, that's more than cameras; however, they were calling the camera business "weak" and in need for improvement. Alex

Good for them. Maybe they'll start making money, in few years... I wish them good luck. Others would call that "failure to compete on the DSLR market", though. Do you know what "could" means? I...

I must admit I haven't studied those protocols so I might be off. But a GPS connected via USB doesn't present itself as an USB device, needing an USB driver to be installed? The NMEA would be at a...

I strongly disagree. People being able to "make do" means more FF customers, which in the end will translate to more camera and lens sales. Think about it; an APS-C only Pentaxian would be much...