I imagine that any medium format camera like Olympus and other low
production companies build their cameras and lenses in batches when
the stock falls and there is demand.
Winsor
Long Beach, CA
USA
On Sep 21, 2006, at 10:22 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> There is a quote here
> <http://www.flickr.com/groups/pentax/discuss/72157594238461402/>
> *attributed* to Joe Virgil of Pentax Imaging that Pentax "has
> discontinued all film products". Sounds like a reasonable thing for
> Pentax to do at this point except that I can't find any offical
> statement to that effect directly from Pentax. If it was ever in a
> press release since 2003 they've removed said press release from their
> US website.
>
> Furthermore, if they've discontinued medium format film cameras it can
> only be the production line. Their web site is still offering them
> for
> sale and you can still buy them at B&H. The 645N is available
> there but
> the 645N II is listed as being out of stock.
> <http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/cameras/film/medium_format/>
>
> Gotta watch these internet rumors.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
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