Hi Roland, On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 15:52:02 +0100, Roland Mabo wrote:
>* The sensor is based upon the sensor used in the D100. >* The sensor is *not* identical to the sensor used in the D100 (D100: >23.7x15.6, *ist D: 23.5x15.7) >* The sensor is not yet manufactured. >* Pentax *ist D will be the first camera to use this sensor. Allthough it is possible that this is indeed a new CCD, I would not take it for granted. The minimal size difference could be explained by a slightly lower usage of the gross chip-size just as well ... Regards, JvW ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery

