CANON GOES 24x36 SENSOR FOR PRO SLRS, APS FOR AMATEUR: Canon identified better saturation, greater ISO range, easier use of wide-angle lenses, and less noise as some of the reasons for preferring 24x36mm CMOS sensors for pro cameras. Canon predicted the cost of such sensors might drop slightly, but would remain sufficiently high to put them out of amateur range, where APS-size sensors would continue to rule. Aside from some special wide-angle lenses, Canon doesn't expect to field an entire range of APS-dedicated lenses. Instead, Canon thinks digital camera owners will continue to use the standard array of Canon lenses, present and future.
And WILL 24x36MM DIGITAL SENSOR CAMERAS REPLACE MEDIUM FORMAT? That's the thinking among some industry experts, but Mamiya is hoping to disclose a digital-only medium format camera for Photokina (September-October 2004) using present and future Mamiya 645 lenses, while Pentax is not far behind investigating the possibility for their own 645 lens line. Mamiya expects its largish sensor (CMOS or CCD not specified) to have at least 10 megapixels. An anti-shake system is possible, but only in future lenses since any in-camera sensor would be too large to move mechanically. Pentax is not ruling out using a 24X36mm sensor. Medium format sales in Japan are poor. Mamiya credits drop in professional commercial advertising photography (due to economic slump). In Japan, major customers for medium format are pros-unlike the U.S., where amateurs account for the highest percentage. Add to that the bit about two series of lenses by Pentax and it looks like the full frame nay-sayers may be forced to think again!?! > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 December 2003 13:42 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: New Pentax DSLR next year > > > WHO HAS THE SMALLEST, LIGHTEST, DIGITAL SLRS? PENTAX: > With its *ist D certainly the compact, lightweight winner of > all digital SLRs, Pentax vows to move in two directions: even > smaller, lighter, less expensive digital SLRs (Pentax: > "there's no reason why we can't make a digital SLR as light > and small as a 35mm SLR"), and a more comprehensive SLR with > image stabilizer in camera body or lenses. Two series of > lenses are visualized: one for the APS digital sensor cameras > and one for 35mm cameras, the lenses to be introduced in > parallel, perhaps five a year. > > > WOW! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 12 December 2003 13:43 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: New Pentax DSLR next year > > > > > > Possibly with built-in Image Stabilization technology similar > > to Minolta's AS. Goodbye heavy, large and expensive IS lenses > > :-) There is a lot more to come in digital next year too: > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0312/03121201mino> ltadslr.asp > > > > -- > > > > Best Regards > > Sylwek > > > > > > > >
