Re: What would you do with a 24x36 digital chip?

[Dag T]

Sure, as all the initial research and new technology has been payed and 
the market has opened.  There is, however, a limit.  Maybe it hasn�t 
been reached just yet, but it�s getting close.

Anyway the APS-size cameras will always be a lot cheaper than the FF 
cameras, and use cheaper optics, and you can never expect the pro 
dSLR�s to be any cheaper than the pro SLR�s were.  I�d expect them to 
be a bit more expensive, as their market is smaller and the sensors are 
very large.  More like the MF market today.

DagT

P� 10. jan. 2004 kl. 13.03 skrev Len Paris:

Unless you've been asleep for quite a while, the prices of digital
cameras has been decreasing quite nicely over time, as well.
Len
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dag T [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 1:21 AM
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Subject: Re: What would you do with a 24x36 digital chip?
Computer prizes has fallen partially because they have put more into
the same silicon area.  This will not work with digital cameras. The
rest of the digital cameras is similar to the analog cameras so there
is not much to gain there.
DagT

P� 10. jan. 2004 kl. 00.33 skrev Leonard Paris:

It won't always be a $7000 camera.  Digital stufff tends to
decrease
in price over time.  Look at computer prices.  Lenses may never get
cheaper, however.  Eventually, they are going to almost give the
cameras away to get you locked into their lenses.  For
example, look
at printer prices.  A good printer can be had for not too
much cash.
It's the ink and paper that they make the real  money from.

Len
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From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: What would you do with a 24x36 digital chip?
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 17:31:44 -0500
but then they are compromising again....  and there will
be the same
issue
with wide-angle focal lengths, etc.
Canon has a full frame sensor.  How could the Canon
user-base afford
such a
camera?  it's a $7000 camera.
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From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: What would you do with a 24x36 digital chip?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
35mm K-bayonet

why would you put it in anything else?
Until only a few hours ago I thought exactly the same thing, but
then
someone (in another thread) pointed out that the cost of  a FF
digicamera
would be prohibitive to practically all of the current Pentax K
customer
base. I suspect Pentax would have a much larger potential for a
24x36 chip
based camera if it was directed towards their 645 customer base.

Cheers,
Jostein



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