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Pentax 645D – is this the final version?

Two pictures of Pentax 645D courtesy of Pentax Japan – this is probably the final version that will be revealed on the teaser ad (click for larger view): As you can see the back picture is slightly different from the one I published yesterday more buttons, different side cover. How do I know this will […]

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Pentax 645D is revealing itself slowly

The Pentax 645D teaser is actually slowly displaying more details of the camera – now we can see the shutter release: The teaser started on February 9th. Six days later the progress bar is aprox, 1/5 of the way to the end. That means the official announcement should somewhere around March 9th-10th, 2010. There were […]

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Pentax 645D also gets a countdown

Update: as rumored before, the expected price of the Pentax 645D is going to be around US$ 6,500. This is a screenshot from Pentax Japan’s website: Here is a better screenshot (the background changes depending on the day/night time – the above shot was taken during the night cycle): Not clear how long the countdown […]

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New Pentax lenses and K-m2?

UPDATE: this is the same Japanese magazine called CAPA that I covered over @ NikonRumors few weeks ago. Those are pure speculations/predictions. Here is another one from the same magazine  – Sony EVIL camera: and another one for the Sony Alpha series: A new Pentax leak on dchome.net (translation) – some new Pentax lenses were […]

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Pentax EVIL, 645D price rumors

Two rumors from the world of Pentax: Pentax is expected to release an EVIL camera this year that will look exactly like the Samsung NX10. Pentax rumor #2: The medium format Pentax 645D will be released in March 2010 and the price is expected to be US$ 6,500.

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Pentax 645D may be using this 39MP sensor from Kodak

As a reader mentioned in a previous post (jeff-c) the expected medium format Pentax 645D camera may be using this model KAF-39000 39MP CCD sensor from Kodak (visit the link for full specs): A back view picture of the Pentax 645D:

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More Pentax 645D details

Some more info on the upcoming Pentax 645D: 39.5 MP, SD HC card, DNG format, HDMI. Expected release date: Q1 of 2010. On the same topic: according to this post on PentaxForums the 645D will be released in April, 2010. Pentax does not have plans to produce a full frame DSLR for now.

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Pentax representative: Full frame Pentax DSLR in 2010

“A Pentax representative told me today at the Paris photo show that Pentax will release a full frame DSLR in 2010.” Source

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