From what I've seen, they should put the new sensor that Leica is using in the next upgrade. That should satisfy most everyone.
Joseph Tainter wrote: > 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
