K10D aimed as D200 killer

[P. J. Alling]

 From what I've seen, they should put the new sensor that Leica is using 
in the next upgrade.  That should satisfy most everyone.

Joseph Tainter wrote:
> I agree with that in principle, but the issue here as I read it, is one 
> of the sensor making this an issue because of high noise levels that 
> were not a concern in the 6MP models.
>
> In other words, I expected that image qualiy would get better in the new
> body across the board, not that their would be tradeoffs.
>
> It seems Canon at least (don't know about Nikon) has been able to
> continually increase sensor resolution while continuing to keep noise to 
> a low level.
>
>
> Tom C.
>
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>
> Coupla thoughts, Tom:
>
> 1. I think the market is pushing Pentax into adopting the 10 mp sensor. 
> It is a mixed blessing, as you note. Those who shoot in good light will 
> gain because of the extra resolution. Those who sometimes, or often, 
> shoot in poor light will lose because of the higher noise. But Pentax 
> has to adopt this sensor just because everyone else has a 10 mp sensor 
> (mostly, this same sensor from Sony). If Pentax doesn't bring out a 
> camera based on this sensor, the industry press will carve them up into 
> very tiny pieces, and consumers who don't know better will buy cameras 
> with higher mp counts. One sees this already in reviews of the K100D, 
> where Pentax is criticized for using the 6 mp sensor.
>
> 2. I don't follow Canon, so treat the following whatever you consider it 
> worth: What I read is that at high ISO levels, Canon's 10 mp APC-C 
> sensor is also noisy.
>
> Joe
>
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