I'd be happy with three if someone would offer a decent rig with a monochrome sensor. By decent, I mean SLR-like shutter lag times, a prime lens or a narrow zoom, and intuitive manual controls. Basically something that the marketroids would never-ever dream of producing.
On 2/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
