Well, they wouldn't have to go quite full-frame to get major improvements in IQ and still have enough leeway for SR excursion for the sensor, right?
How about, say, a 9/10-size sensor with x1.1 crop factor? Just what is max X/Y excursion of the sensor with SR engaged, anyway? Tom in SC Mark Roberts wrote: > David Savage wrote: > > >> The main argument at the moment is SR, as it is in the K100/10D, >> wouldn't work. Supposedly current full frame Pentax lenses projected >> image circle wouldn't be large enough to cover the moving sensor. >> >> As some people think that SR is more useful than a FF sensor, that's >> their reason for thinking Pentax FF is a pipe dream. >> >> Time will tell. >> > > Pretty accurate summation. > My feeling is that Pentax simply won't have any choice in the matter: > The demand for higher pixel counts and low noise will continue and it > will force sensor size increases. The marketplace will make the > decision for them. > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
