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    Pentax 645 Digital Announced - Press Release

    FIRST PENTAX 645 DIGITAL TO BE UNVEILED AT TOKYO TRADE SHOW

    GOLDEN, CO (March 15, 2005)…PENTAX Imaging Company has announced that PENTAX Corporation will unveil the first PENTAX 645 Digital medium-format camera at the Photo Imaging Expo (PIE) from March 17–20, 2005 in Tokyo. This latest PENTAX digital advancement will be showcased under glass at PIE 2005.

    The PENTAX 645 Digital camera will offer professional quality digital image reproduction. The camera will also feature:
    • A reliable PENTAX 645 AF mount
    • Compatibility with existing smc PENTAX 645 interchangeable lenses
    • A Kodak developed extra-large CCD image sensor with 18.6 total megapixels.*
    *Design, specifications and product name are subject to change without notice. Official launch date and pricing to be announced.

    In addition to a legendary array of film and digital SLR camera products, PENTAX boasts a proud heritage of delivering professional quality photographic equipment. PENTAX introduced the world’s first multi-mode medium-format film camera in 1984−the PENTAX 645. In 1997, the manufacturer unveiled the PENTAX 645N, which was the world’s first medium-format camera with a high-precision autofocus system at that time. The PENTAX 645 Digital medium-format camera will offer a new digital dimension for medium-format photographers.

    PENTAX Imaging Company is an innovative leader in the production of professional and consumer digital and film cameras, scopes, eyepieces, binoculars, lenses, mobile printers, scanners and internet cameras. For more than 80 years, PENTAX technology has developed durable, reliable products that meet the needs of consumers and businesses. With corporate headquarters located in Golden, Colorado, PENTAX Imaging Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of PENTAX of America, Inc.

    For more information, please visit www.pentaximaging.com
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    Re: Pentax 645 Digital Announced - Press Release

    Oh you gotta love Pentax's quirky, sometimes beautiful, sometimes terribly misguided, we know the consumer better than they know themselves ways. It's good to see Pentax back in the professional game in a very mighty way. What professional wouldn't lust after that piece of gear?

    It bothers me a bit though, because I was saving to pick up an old 645 and a few lenses. If this does to the 645 lenses what the release of the *istDS did to the old K-mounts, then by the time I have enough money for a nice system, the prices will be somewhere in outter space.
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    Re: Pentax 645 Digital Announced - Press Release

    Are you telling us that used K-mount lens prices have gone up because of the *ist D and the *ist DS? I wasn't aware of that, although it does make sense.
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    Re: Pentax 645 Digital Announced - Press Release

    Prices on eBay have gone up on anywhere from 50 to 300 percent. A KA 50 1.4 averaged around a hundred dollars pre-DS. One went for over three hundred last week. It's an extreme example, but everything's gone up. I am hoping people will get their fill and calm down soon. Places like KEH haven't gone up, but their stock has been depleated accordingly.

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