Wrong answer. Sensores don't get bigger and bigger, I believe. They get smaller and smaller, better, faster, cheaper - and have more MP's - just like everything else electronic. Today 15,7 X 23,5mm (APS size) seems to be a rather large sensor. The 8 MP SONY sensor is only 8.8 x 6.6 mm - a 2/3" sensor. The Olympus E-1 is a 4/3" sensor system (5.7 MP) - using a 15-18mm sensor. There's many good things to be said about small sensors. Less glass (weight and cost) is one of them. I guess the next generations of cameras will have smaller sensors making larger image files. Small sensors are the future, not ff. FF was an issue as long as many consumers/photographers had very large amounts of money invested in expensive glass for 35mm film. This segment is getting smaller every day. No sane company will invest a lot in making new camera systems for a 35mm sensor. Certainly not Pentax.
Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Pat White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 24. august 2005 07:09 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: 36mm x 36mm sensor? What, doesn't everybody want 8x12 or 13.5x20 enlargements? I used to pay extra for them (got some on the wall, looking good), but now I just shoot with extra room for cropping. Much simpler for frames and mats. Pat White
