Herb wrote: "because they are working on a 645D instead of a full frame or even just a higher end APS-C camera. they don't have the resources to do more. 300 people doing camera R&D sounds like a lot until you start adding up what they have to do."
REPLY: 1. They are not working on a 645D instead of anything. With 60% R&D in DSLR development they certainly are working on more than one body at the time. Besides, the 645D seems not to be the most resource intensive of cameras. It is based on the current 645's. Camera electronics from the *ist D (or perhaps a coming 35mm based DSLR), SAFOX 8 AF and sensor form Kodak. Perhaps 10 of the recently hired R&D staff is doing the digital part. The rest is done long time ago... 2. I don't think you know how much resources they have. I for sure don't think it has anything to do with resources but with what they can sell and make profit from. Their launch plan is dependent on the likely customer basis buying demographics than resources. 3. According to a business report last year they increased their digital processing and digital engineering staff with 300 people (mostly software people). Cosidering that most of a DSLR isn't about digital processing at all, but optical and mechanical engineering and general electronics, your number seems way off. P�l
