In case you were waiting for the 645D...

[P. J. Alling]

To release a camera that doesn't keep up in the megapixil wars or one 
that does with bad high ISO performance would be marketing suicide.  
Take your choice.  I expect that they'll release promise and release the 
lenses they need to fill in the line and you'll be happy.

Paul Stenquist wrote:
> They've never promised DFA lenses in short focal lengths, only in the 
> 300 to 600 range. I just don't see them introducing a camera that can't 
> use the new DA* lenses at the same time the DA* lenses go on sale. That 
> would be marketing suicide.
> Paul
> On Feb 2, 2007, at 12:05 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>
>   
>> A 1.3x crop would be covered by most of the existing DA lenses.  I 
>> could
>> see them with a warning just like the flash warning built into the 
>> ZX-5n
>> when you used a lens, (or just using a focal length on a zoom), that
>> would cause the Flash to Vignette.  Sure it's a stopgap but they also
>> have a promise of the D FA lenses waiting in the wings.
>>
>> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>     
>>> It would obviously have to be an image circle that worked with the
>>> current DA lenses. The FAs are almost all out of production and new
>>> DAs are being introduced all the time. They won't introduce a camera
>>> that has no lens support.
>>> Paul
>>> On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:49 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>>>  This will
>>>>> almost certainly necissitate a lower crop factor. More likely ~1.3x
>>>>> than full-frame, though.
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> I've been expecting something like this for some time.  If they 
>>>> intend
>>>> it to be anything other than marketing hype that is.
>>>>
>>>> Mark Roberts wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> P. J. Alling wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> From DP Review post
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> * The release of the 645D is postponed in order to priorities on
>>>>>>> DSLRs
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>> The wait begins to look infinite.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>> If the rumours of the next canon being 22MP are accurate (or even
>>>>> close), that would explain the delay. "Infinite" delay might be the
>>>>> best course of action unless they can go straight to 30MP.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?
>>>>>> forum=1036&message=21896693
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>> To present new DSLR's" at PMA seems very optimistic. How about
>>>>> "announce" new DSLR's? I expect the K1D (or whatever it ends up 
>>>>> being
>>>>> called) to be announced some time this year, but "presented", even
>>>>> under glass? I'd be very surprised. I'd love to be wrong, though...
>>>>>
>>>>> There have long been rumours of Pentax working on their own CMOS
>>>>> sensor. Given the continuing megapixel wars (Canon going over 17MP
>>>>> and
>>>>> Nikon going to 15-16 MP), I'm guessing it'll be around 15MP. This
>>>>> will
>>>>> almost certainly necissitate a lower crop factor. More likely ~1.3x
>>>>> than full-frame, though.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
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