I forgot to tell you that the marketing manager for Samsung DSLR cameras in
Italy is the former marketing manager at Pentax Italy (just fired for
reducing costs), and he knows well Pentax products and the difference
between pentaprism and pentamirror. If he writes pentamirror and 0.85x
magnification, I trust him.
Dario
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Samsung announces GX-L1
Italian press release is more detailed than the international one and says
pentamirror, magnification 0,85x and 96% FOV.
Apart from the 96% vs. 95% FOV (it can just be a different rounding),
0,85x says pentamirror, pentamirror says pentamirror, and pentamirror says
*istDL2, not DS2.
Umfortunately, using "pentaprism" (or, sometimes, "pentaprism type
viewfinder") when its actually a pentamirror is common practice among
manufacturers who want their products to look better than they are.
Dario
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bertil Holmberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: Samsung announces GX-L1
Have you noticed that the GX-1L specs differ from what would be expected
from a pure *istDL2 clone?
"Designed to enable easy viewing of images in all lighting conditions,
the GX 1L features a large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor (210,000 pixels) and a
bright, high-magnification pentaprism viewfinder offering a 96-percent
field view."
Yes, pentaprism. That's *istDS2, not DL2, isn't it? A very different
body. So maybe Samsung is already mixing and matching Pentax features,
ne?
Bertil
BTW, could the D2 have a larger sensor? Just cramming more pixels on the
same sized silicon doesn't increse quality, does it? Just dreaming of
greater use of my vintage lenses ;-)
