Shel asked: > I've not been reading all the messages in this thread, so maybe I missed > something about this. > > 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?
Pentax is reportedly making their own sensors. That should give them a price advantage with their new digital SLRs. Tom Reese
