Two years ago they were happy with six to eight.
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> I'm not sure that there is a megapixel war. Most advanced amateurs seem quite
> happy with 10 megapixels.
> Paul
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>> To release a camera that doesn't keep up in the megapixil wars or one
>> that does with bad high ISO performance would be marketing suicide.
>> Take your choice. I expect that they'll release promise and release the
>> lenses they need to fill in the line and you'll be happy.
>>
>> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>
>>> They've never promised DFA lenses in short focal lengths, only in the
>>> 300 to 600 range. I just don't see them introducing a camera that can't
>>> use the new DA* lenses at the same time the DA* lenses go on sale. That
>>> would be marketing suicide.
>>> Paul
>>> On Feb 2, 2007, at 12:05 AM, 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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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