> Subject: Re: A new DSLR standard emerging? (WAS: Re: Nikon DX lenses:Is > this what Pentax is up to?) > > > Maybe I don't understand this . . . > > As I understood it, the old K mount lenses would work fine with a new > APS sensor with a 1.5 or so factor.
They would work, but I'm not so sure about "fine". I think that lenses designed strictly for a smaller image circle would have higher resolution than one's designed to cover the 43mm diagonal of a full 35mm frame. This in already occuring with Pentax Lenses. Their 6X7 lenses are not as sharp as their 35mm lenses, even if you only use the central portion of the 6X7 lenses. > I think that there may be some realization that only the APS sized > sensor is going to be economically viable in the near future (10 years) > so that the MFG's want to get some stuff out there in a lower price > range. I really think they are all aiming for a sub $1000 DSLR. > 10 yrs? No way. Kodak has just released a $4K SLR with 14Mp and a 35mm size sensor. $1K SLR with same specs should only take a few years, maybe 5 at the most. JCO
