For me, the only remaining advantage of FF over smaller sensor size is
the smaller depth of field of FF, when this can be simulated nicely in
software, I will be ready to step over to smaller sensor sizes.
Mirrorless is the future, I think, as it gives more freedom to the lens
designer because no need for additional tricks to create room for the
mirror, so: better lenses at less costs.
On 01/08/2020 08:36, Larry Colen wrote:
On Jul 31, 2020, at 1:34 AM, Henk Terhell <hterh...@chello.nl> wrote:
Not that this provides any new information, but there is now a dedicated
webpage of the Ricoh/Pentax product planning guy on progress of the new APS-C
flagship.
https://pentaxofficial.com/en/5848/ <https://pentaxofficial.com/en/5848/>
I've been considering that with 4-5 years between the K-1 and the new aps
flagship, that's like three Moore's law cycles, almost 4, and in theory one
moore's law cycle would account for the performance difference betwen aps and
FF in sensor performance. The K-3 already outperforms the K-1 in terms of frame
rate and buffer size. If it's really going to be flagship level, they should
take all of the improvements in autofocus, and expand on them. By the time the
dust settles, if they do it right, I'd expect that the only advantage the K-1
will retain is a wider angle of view on full frame lenses, and for some, the
larger body would fit better in their hands.
I also know that if they even hint at a K-1 successor before the new aps is
released, it would torpedo the sales of the aps. I do, however, hope that
there is a new ff body in the pipeline, and that it will be released as soon as
they can after the aps.
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