Paul Stenquist wrote: > I still stand by that. Some 10 megapixel P&S cameras are horrible. As > I suspect some DSLRs may be as well. The benefits of the K10D extend > well beyond pixel count. And if the hype is to be believed, it seems > Pentax has compensated for any degradation of image quality due to > the higher pixel count. We'll soon see. > Paul
Name an 8 or 10MP DSLR (not made by Olympus; the 4/3 sensor compromises their products IMHO) that has worse noise characteristics than a 6MP Pentax. I'll give you one: The Kodak DCS14n (which doesn't count in my opinion either because it was a very expensive POS and was basically recalled for upgrades based on it's poor noise performance). The offerings from Canon and Nikon have been very, very good and I expect the K10D to be just as good if not better than them. I agree that the the benefits of the K10D extend beyond the pixel count. It's going to be a killer camera. The SR working for ANY lens gives it a huge leg up on the competition. Pentax HAD to give it a higher pixel count because consumers want it. Full stop. -- Christian Skofteland http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
