That depends on exactly how demanding the photographer is, and in what ways.
DX format can satisfy very demanding photographers, as long as performance at the max ISO is not the primary consideration (Note also that the max ISO on a 5D is 1600, H[3200] is actually a software push in-camera, as L[50] is a software pull, you can of course do the same thing in your RAW converter). It all depends on exactly what you want. DX is the best option for the vast majority of photographers. Those who need max high-ISO performance and high resolutions go FF, those who need ultra-high resolution at lower ISO's go with a MF Digiback or LF scanning back. There's a hell of a lot more to the equation than just the noise barrier. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: > APS-C cannot, unfortunately, satisfy the most demanding photographers. > Pentax has already run up against the "noise" barrier with the K10D. > They've been forced to abandon 3200 ISO sensitivity. (Nikon's choice > was to use extremely strong noise reduction, with loss of detail). > We're dealing with a law of physics here. > > K.Takeshita wrote: >> On 1/01/07 1:45 PM, "John Forbes", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>> If every other manufacture brings out a FF body Pentax will as well or >>>> they _will_ _die_. Simple as that. >>>> >>> But the others won't. Simple as that. >>> >>> And actually it won't affect Pentax. Any "full-frame" bodies would be >>> much more expensive, and therefore in a separate market segment that >>> Pentax doesn't address. Canon would suffer from the competition, not >>> Pentax. >>> >> There was an interview article with Nikon on FF subject. Among other things >> they said, they have been observing Canon 5D sales for a while but it never >> went beyond 5% of total DSLR sales. FF sensor cost in case of 5D is still >> over 6 times that of APS-C. Nikon says that they are always watching the >> market demand but for now, they do not see FF cameras being popular. In the >> meantime, DX lenses (their DA equivalent) are becoming ever popular and >> settling almost as default DSLR format. >> Despite some speculations that their F mount is too small for FF DSLR, that >> is a myth. They have sufficient margin left for FF digital lenses. >> >> So, my guess is that before FF sensor cost comes down sufficiently, APS-C >> sensors design would have progress farther and satisfy the need of most >> demanding photographers. >> Besides, even if they offer FF DSLR, that does not at all mean that they >> suddenly discontinue APS-C lenses. I am sure they offer different sizes as >> two different formats, i.e., FF is NOT an upgrade to APS-C. >> >> I for one would much prefer compact size of DA lenses and bodies. >> >> Ken >> >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
