Yep. And we'll keep going over it until it happens.
Dave At 02:14 PM 2/02/2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >Are we going to go through all this crap yet again? This must be the >57th time in two years. > >G > >On Feb 1, 2007, at 9:05 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > > A 1.3x crop would be covered by most of the existing DA lenses. I > > could > > see them with a warning just like the flash warning built into the > > ZX-5n > > when you used a lens, (or just using a focal length on a zoom), that > > would cause the Flash to Vignette. Sure it's a stopgap but they also > > have a promise of the D FA lenses waiting in the wings. > > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> It would obviously have to be an image circle that worked with the > >> current DA lenses. The FAs are almost all out of production and new > >> DAs are being introduced all the time. They won't introduce a camera > >> that has no lens support. > >> Paul > >> On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:49 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > >> > >> > >>>> This will > >>>> almost certainly necissitate a lower crop factor. More likely ~1.3x > >>>> than full-frame, though. > >>>> > >>> I've been expecting something like this for some time. If they > >>> intend > >>> it to be anything other than marketing hype that is. > >>> > >>> Mark Roberts wrote: > >>> > >>>> P. J. Alling wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> From DP Review post > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> * The release of the 645D is postponed in order to priorities on > >>>>>> DSLRs > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> The wait begins to look infinite. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> If the rumours of the next canon being 22MP are accurate (or even > >>>> close), that would explain the delay. "Infinite" delay might be the > >>>> best course of action unless they can go straight to 30MP. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp? > >>>>> forum=1036&message=21896693 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> To present new DSLR's" at PMA seems very optimistic. How about > >>>> "announce" new DSLR's? I expect the K1D (or whatever it ends up > >>>> being > >>>> called) to be announced some time this year, but "presented", even > >>>> under glass? I'd be very surprised. I'd love to be wrong, though... > >>>> > >>>> There have long been rumours of Pentax working on their own CMOS > >>>> sensor. Given the continuing megapixel wars (Canon going over 17MP > >>>> and > >>>> Nikon going to 15-16 MP), I'm guessing it'll be around 15MP. This > >>>> will > >>>> almost certainly necissitate a lower crop factor. More likely ~1.3x > >>>> than full-frame, though. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
