Dario Bonazza wrote:
> Keith Whaley wrote: > >>J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> >>>I just read/heard in photo magazine >>>that Canon is about to release a >>>new FF DSLR with 16.6 Mp! Wow! >>>Looks like the 13 Mp models were >>>not king of the hill for very long. >>>Street price will be around $7K >>> >>>JCO
>>Heh, heh... at $7k, they can remain king of the hill as long as they >> please!
> Yes, I agree, but don't forget that 24x36 DLSR's are the digital medium
> format, aimed to that same pro customers which bought Hasselblads and 6x7's.
> When you consider the lenses too, such a system is probably not more
> expensive than a complete 6x6 or 6x7 outfit.
May be true, but isn't $7k for body only? That starts getting costly fastly!
> Amateurs, even advanced amateurs who bought 35mm high-end SLR's like many
> among us, are supposed to replace them with 6-8 Mpix APS-format DLSR's, now
> under $1.7K.
Right. You know, in my opinion, the digital camera industry would have done itself a favor had they changed the name of the "format" that is APS-sized, and brainstormed another name for it.
To be saddled with a name that conjures up visions of ill-fated cameras and a more or less reviled and now essentially dead film format, all for good reason...is hardly conducive to good sales.
MDF? Medium Digital Format? Same size as APS except for the name...
And, "medium" ties into the residual cachet of "medium format," which always sits well with serious photographers...
Just an observation...
> Also, it is interesting to note that the previous co-kings (Kodak 14Mp and
> Canon 11Mp) were introduced two years ago at Photokina 2002. Another sign of
> them being top-end pro stuff, not the high-end consumer equipment which is
> usually superseded each year (while the average consumer stuff lives 6
> months or so).
>
> Dario
Right again ~ another good observation.
I went from a 1.3 MP camera (Epson PC750Z) - my first digital camera, now in another's grateful hands - to an Optio S4 (4 MP) to an Olympus C-5050Z (5 MP.)
While I may go to a larger number of pixels in my future, I really don't know that I'm particularly anxious to divest myself of either the S4 OR the C-5050!
Both are really excellent examples of their breed, and I think when I do get another digital camera, an 8 or even maybe an 11 MP someday (not likely and certainly not necessary!) it will be because I can finally use my lens collection with it, and I'll end up keeping these two—just like I still have a number of Pentax film bodies from the M-42 and K-mount days.
keith whaley
