> fra: Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Rob Studdert wrote on 16.03.05 1:32: > > > I predict that if and when Pentax actually get a D645 body to market Canon > > will > > before if not very soon after release a full frame 18MP body at a very > > attractive price point which will be near half the price point of the Pentax > > D645. In the interim Pentax will be no closer to production of a full frame > > 35mm DSLR and APS DSLR development will remain stagnant.
> Well, price point of 645D is not known yet. However from various rumours > that we heard before, I think it won't be more expensive than Canon's FF > 35mm. It was somewhere around 5000-7000USD (seems too low to be true ;-) If > that would be case I think there will be a lot of photographers who'd buy > it. But of course we'll have to wait for official annoucement. I'm not sure that I'd want a full frame camera, mainly because of the problems with vignetting with wide angles. Take a look at Bj�rn R�rsletts comparison between Nikon D2X and Canon 1Ds mkII on this page http://www.naturfotograf.com/D2X_rev06.html especially the vignetting problems. They've proved that it is possible to make good wide angles for smaller sensors, and the noise characteristics of sensors like Canon 20D is very good (as well as the new 12MP sensor of Nikon), so you get enough pixels from the APS size sensor to match the 135 film. If you want good quality from larger sensors and wide angles a 645 system is better than a full frame system. In addition you can get even larger sensors. DagT
