The last rumour I heard on the subject (from a pro photographer with strong links to the local distributor) was 36mp and to be called Spotmatic! Of course who knows how much *his* source actually knows and how much is speculation.
Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia > On 27 Nov 2014, at 4:15 pm, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > By now you have probably seen the Sony announcement for the 24.3 MP > a7ii full frame with in-body 5-axis image stabilization. This camera > is has specs that are pretty close to what I expected from a first > Pentax FF camera, and I think the most surprising thing about it the > price of $1698 for the body only. > > I think this pretty much forces Pentax to price their (allegedly > in-the-works) FF camera at close to the same price, if not less, and I > wonder if this is going to make the bean counters decide there is not > enough margin in a full frame product, after all. > > Still, the one thing that the Sony a7 series does not provide to > Pentax owners is AF for their lenses. With the m42 and k-mount > adapters one must focus manually. Here is one Pentax aficianado's > impressions and images: http://photo.net/pentax-camera-forum/00cfJ5 > > Also, I wonder if Pentax will not skip the 24.3MP FF sensor and go for > a sensor that more closely bridges the gap between the APS-C flagship > K-3 and the 645z. It seems more reasonable to me that they would go > with the 36.3 IMX094AQP Sony sensor used in the Nikon D800 and Sony > A7r (reportedly). If they did, that would allow Pentax to position its > offering closer to the Nikon D810 (currently $3295). It is with that > pixel density that I think a Pentax FF could get away with the same > sort of Anti-Alias scheme as found in the K-3. I have to believe that > the a7ii with its lower pixel density will have to have an AA filter > to avoid moire. > > Time will tell. > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
