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My 5-year wish-list for Pentax

Started Sep 16, 2018 | Discussions thread
Barry Pearson
OP Barry Pearson Veteran Member • Posts: 9,625
Re: My 5-year wish-list for Pentax

If you have magical powers, and your wishes work, please revise the dates!
For 2019:

  • K3's replacement replacement, probably EVF camera
  • DFA150-600/4.5-6.3

xmeda wrote:

OK.. my 5 year wishlist... and I'm trying to be realistic as much as possible.

2018

kick marketing department and do refresh, increase R&D budget significantly

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2019

K3/K3II replacement introduced along with completely rebuilt DA*16-50/2.8II,

HD DA18-55WR fielded,

HD DA50-200WR fielded,

HD DA18-135WR fielded,

DFA*85/1.4 fielded,

DFA*35/1.4 and DFA*24-135/4 mock ups shown at exhibition,

K70 replacement ready before 12/2019 to hit christmas market

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2020

K1 replacement ready,

DFA70-200/4 fielded,

DFA*35/1.4 fielded,

DFA*24-135/4 fielded,

DA11-18 fielded,

DFA*24/1.4 and DA*50-200/2.8 mock ups shown at exhibition.

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2021

K1 replaement hits market,

DFA*24/1.4 and DA*50-200/2.8 fielded,

DFA150-600/4.5-6.3 and own design DFA*24-70/2.8 and DFA*135/1.4 introduced as final prototypes on exhibition.

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2022

K3's replacement replacement, probably EVF camera introduced before xmas,

DFA150-600, DFA*24-70 and DFA*135/1.4 fielded,

DA 8-16/4 WR added to APS-C lineup,

DA*200/2.8 and DA*300/4 replaced by slightly modified HD DFA*200/2.8 and HD DFA*300/4

DFA*100-400/4, DFA14/2.8, DFA20/1.4 introduced as prototypes

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