The reality is that everyone but Canon has done this, because no one else has a full frame sensor. All the other manufacturers would be foolish to not provide some wide angle lenses to compensate for the crop factor. However, if they made full frame ones, they would be too big and heavy and too expensive. All you have to do is compare the size/weight and price of the 15/3.5 to the DA 14/2.8 to see that.
-- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, October 2, 2005, 9:58:54 PM, you wrote: KW> This one time, at band camp, "Shel Belinkoff" KW> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: KW> I dont know that imposing further limitations is the key to progress. I think KW> Pentax have made-their-bed with the APS size by releasing lenses to suit. KW> Kind regards KW> Kevin >> Pentax buys their sensors from Sony, iirc. Sony has just announced, or >> released, a new camera, the DSC-R1, which uses a Sony-made, 10mp CMOS >> sensor with the dimensions of 14mm x 21mm. The camera has a retail price >> of $1,000.00. Seems like Pentax might do well to take advantage of this >> sensor if they can, and if Sony's putting out a camera for $1,000.00 it >> seems that the sensor price might be reasonable enough for Pentax to come >> out with a very competitively priced camera. Any comments on this?
