Because they're going with a High-Low strategy. The 6mp camera is the
budget model. The K10D is being released this month, with a 10mp
sensor. That's the current high end. You've been partly misinformed.
MikeM wrote:
>I have just read that Pentax have stuck with 6 MP for their K100D. I
>crop many of my photos taken with my 7.1 MP camera because I can't
>yet get a digital SLR. I was planning to get a Pentax digital camera
>and possibly use the tele lens from my Pentax film cameras but I
>thought I could crop more heavily with a higher number of MPs. I
>assume the photo quality must be good for Pentax to continue using 6
>MP, but I thought cropping would be more limited with the 6 MP than
>with more MPs. Why is Pentax staying with the 6?
>
>Thanks
>Mike
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