Hello Kevin, I believe it is a combination of capability and volume. Canon has the capability to design/make sensors and so they do. That allows them to more than less define what the market wants. Nikon has the volume in sales to be able to get a chip manufacturer (Sony) to custom design/make a chip here and there. Pentax, Olympus and Minolta (at least until very recently) are at the mercy of the chip makers. So the real issue is more what is available to Pentax on the market and how much their user base is willing to spend. So yes, the best they would be able to do is be 3rd place, which is about where they are. It is a horse race after #1 and #2.
-- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, September 29, 2005, 3:28:14 PM, you wrote: KW> This one time, at band camp, Paul Stenquist KW> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Uh, the rest of the world isn't using 12-17. Only a very few, and >> they're spending upward of 5K to do so. Ten megapixels is 67% more than >> six, and six has proved quite adequate for all my needs. I look forward >> to ten and will be buying on day one. KW> Yes, its a good start, but still lands Pentax in second/third place to KW> the others. I guess Pentax has dug themselves into APS sensor and I will KW> have to wait and see if the 645D comes to being. KW> Kind regards KW> Kevin
