In case you were waiting for the 645D...
P. J. Alling
webster26 at mindspring.com
Fri Feb 2 18:01:13 EST 2007
I expect that's no longer quite true. If it is, then there won't be any
SLR manufactures in the relatively near future.
pnstenquist at comcast.net wrote:
> And many still are.
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "P. J. Alling" <webster26 at mindspring.com>
>
>> Two years ago they were happy with six to eight.
>>
>> pnstenquist at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not sure that there is a megapixel war. Most advanced amateurs seem quite
>>>
>> happy with 10 megapixels.
>>
>>> Paul
>>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>>> From: "P. J. Alling" <webster26 at mindspring.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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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