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The Flagship/Pro Cameras from Pentax

Started Feb 15, 2015 | Discussions thread
steephill Veteran Member • Posts: 9,861
The real pro camera.....
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Was the Pentax 67. Even the 645 was considered an enthusiastic amateur's model. The LX was the only 35mm body which was marketed as "pro" and had a full range of accessories to back that up.

None of the APS-C DSLRs so far deserve to be described as pro kit because of the lack of a true pro service from dealers backed by Pentax, not to mention the lack of specialist lenses e.g. TS. The pro centres marketing pitch from a few years ago fell far short of what any working pro is used to from Canon or Nikon.

The 645D and Z are the best digital candidates for a pro label. Which of course brings us to the discussion about what pro means anyway. Many amateurs seem to think it means blazing fast fps and AF, neither of which is of much concern for studio or landscape work.

It could be worse though, at least Pentax doesn't call anything "prosumer" - an idiotic and meaningless description if ever there was one.

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