On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Dario Bonazza wrote: > However, since I expect rather soon new midrange DSLR's from C & N to > replace 10D & D100, I think they will feature 8MP class sensors. If so, can > a *ist D super stick to 6 MP, surpassed by most prosumer cameras?
The Canon D30 did quite well even though most prosumer cameras were up to 5mp at the time. Anyone who looks at the resulting images knows that 3mp from a D30 is much better than 5mp from a Sony DSC-F707 or the like. The noise from the smaller prosumer sensors can't make up for their increased resolution. I expect that Pentax will have to release an 8mp followup to the *ist D to complete with a new version of the 10D and D100 though (if those also go to 8mp). I wouldn't be too surprised if they released something like a *ist Dn which was basically the same camera with a new sensor and a couple of other minor features. I'll be ready to buy a backup *ist D body used when this happens if people get upgrade fever. This post is full of guesses, I have no idea what Pentax is really doing. I haven't seen any announcements from Sony about an 8mp APS-C sized sensor (they make the 6mp sensor used by the *ist D and Nikon D100). alex
