Pentax 645D development suspended
According to Impress Watch Pentax has suspended the development the digital era version of its medium format camera – 645 Digital to concentrate on the APS-C digital SLR cameras development. Also, these rumors could be interpreted as the Pentax’s intention to roll out full frame DSLR in the future.
March 21st, 2008 at 10:41 am
Too bad.
I was really looking forward to a feature rich medium format camera to use with all of those great lenses.
I’m soooo sorry Pentax gave up.
But if anyone from Pentax is reading this, why not just send those left-over sample cameras which you have no need for to me rather than throwing them out?
Maybe I put them to use!
April 13th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Maybe Samsung will pick up where Pentax left off!
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Samsung_hints_at_fullframe_sensor_for_professional_digital_SLR_camera_news_227234.html
April 20th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Pretty dumb, dumb and even dumber move by Pentax. I’m so sorry to see such a great camera be side-lined. I would have gladly payed for this camera, as I do have a film version of it. I’m paying rental fees for other brands, which by now I could have . . . I just don’t know what to say! Big, Big disappointment Pentax . . .
July 10th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
That’s suspended not aborted. I’d say they were jumping in a bit early and decided to give it some time. Just wait the idea will be back.
August 3rd, 2009 at 1:40 am
pentax frustrating all fans………. very long time waited and waited………. yet digital development so slow .. …….. thinking migrate to Canon
March 10th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
[...] Of cause, we will not see any full frame professional K-mount DSLR neither from Samsung nor from Pentax until 2010 but the knowledge that Samsung is working on the full frame CMOS sensor sweetens the pill of the recent 645D news. [...]
January 10th, 2011 at 6:34 am
I can’t believe all of you whiners. If you had any intention on buying one, you would have. Nobody was buying this stuff, – even if it were readily available outside of Japan, so when they decide to *suspend* production to focus on their white-hot K5 and K-r lines, people want to complain. Let them make money like the rest of the big boys. The more breathing room they have, the more innovation they can bring us next go-round.
“Play the long game.”