On 02/01/07, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
Of that I have no doubt, but even if they are aggressively pricing their 5D ( as Adam suggests) I'd bet that they still make more profit per unit as a percentage than Pentax does on it's non-discounted lines. > 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. I'm sure it's true for Pentax too, the speculation that a wide mount is required to properly facilitate FF digital is indeed a myth. Just take a look at the size of the rear elements in many specially designed digital lenses, they are often but a fraction of the diameter of the mount. > 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. Where does a digital MF body fit into this equation? > I for one would much prefer compact size of DA lenses and bodies. I really don't believe that there is really nothing stopping lenses and bodies that will cover full 35mm frame from being much the same size as the current bodies and DA lenses (but for the case of some of the wide angles). -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
