I disagree, if you go for ultra high resolution (~20Mp??) full frame 35mm and today's "Big Glass" (not really that big atually except for the fast long lenses), you can ELIMINATE medium format. I see no reason why todays 35mm format and lenses cannot BEAT what is being acheived in medium format with film today....
Of course if they can develop ~100Mp? medium format, then they could eliminate todays large format?? hehe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 2:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *ist D >Just a thought. The Pentax 645 is not much bigger/heavier then a top line "pro" 35mm SLR. Could Pentax possibly be planning to keep the APS sized sensor for the 35mm camera based DSLR and come out with a full 645 frame DSLR in the 1 Ds price range. Pentax does have the advantage over N&C as they are the only one with a MF lineup. Just a thought.... >Butch I agree. I think that is extremely likely. Don't know what the market share is for MF, but Pentax is definitely a leader (or the leader) in that arena. So it's logical they would want to build on their MF reputation re digital. I also think it extremely likely that AP (sized) sensors will remain the norm for the lower priced (relative term here) DSLRs for a long, long time. For one thing, lots of people like the increased "magnification" that it gives big glass. Since that has become an advantage in many people's eyes (and camera companies can issue *new* wide angle lenses designed specifically for DSLRs), it would seem to me to be something they would hesitate to give up completely. Or give up very soon. But I suspect the former. Marnie aka Doe
