Hmmm ... just a thought, although it would probably never happen - perhaps Nikon, Pentax, Konica-Minolta can put together a consortium and start making their own chips. Auto companies often share technology and sometimes work together to produce product, so why not these camera companies? It would certainly help them to remain competitive, even if making FF chips wasn't their main focus. Being totally dependent on outside suppliers for a main and very important component doesn't seem like a good long-term business strategy in any case.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob Shell > Unless Sony or someone else puts a low cost full frame chip > on the market, Pentax, Minolta, Nikon, won't be putting out > any full frame cameras.
