I agree with that in principle, but the issue here as I read it, is one of the sensor making this an issue because of high noise levels that were not a concern in the 6MP models.
In other words, I expected that image qualiy would get better in the new body across the board, not that their would be tradeoffs. It seems Canon at least (don't know about Nikon) has been able to continually increase sensor resolution while continuing to keep noise to a low level. Tom C. ----- Coupla thoughts, Tom: 1. I think the market is pushing Pentax into adopting the 10 mp sensor. It is a mixed blessing, as you note. Those who shoot in good light will gain because of the extra resolution. Those who sometimes, or often, shoot in poor light will lose because of the higher noise. But Pentax has to adopt this sensor just because everyone else has a 10 mp sensor (mostly, this same sensor from Sony). If Pentax doesn't bring out a camera based on this sensor, the industry press will carve them up into very tiny pieces, and consumers who don't know better will buy cameras with higher mp counts. One sees this already in reviews of the K100D, where Pentax is criticized for using the 6 mp sensor. 2. I don't follow Canon, so treat the following whatever you consider it worth: What I read is that at high ISO levels, Canon's 10 mp APC-C sensor is also noisy. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
