It's obvious that whether one calls it a "megapixel war" or not, that manufacturers will continue to produce cameras with greater and greater megapixel resolution, within the limits of noise handling and physics, as cost comes down.
To not to so is to relegate oneself to a has-been in the camera business. To deny that, is to ignore the obvious. Most advanced amateurs seem happy with 10MP, because the cost of those cameras is all that most advance amateurs can afford at the present time, and that's what's being released in their price range. You were happy with your *ist D, but when the K10D came out, you bought it. Have you asked most advanced amateurs? :-) Tom C. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: In case you were waiting for the 645D... >Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:40:47 +0000 > >And many still are. > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Two years ago they were happy with six to eight. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > 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. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>> -- > > >>>>>> -- > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. > > >>>>>> -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> -- > > >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >>>>>> [email protected] > > >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> -- > > >>>> > > >>>> The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. > > >>>> -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >>>> [email protected] > > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> -- > > >> -- > > >> > > >> The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. > > >> -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > > > The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. > > -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
