Or doesn't happen:-) On Feb 2, 2007, at 12:24 AM, David Savage wrote: > 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 >
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