We're talking future, as in months/years, not tomorrow. You just bought a 10MP camera for less than a 6MP.
On the 30D... It'll be replaced with a higher MP model. 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 18:58:19 +0000 > >To go to a larger sensor would cause a huge price increase. That's why >we're happy here :-). Canon still sells the 8 megapixel 30D for more than >their 10 megapixel consumer model, and they sell a lot of them. Anyway, >looking at the lens roadmap for 2007 and beyond, it's obvious that only DA >is in the near future. >Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 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 > > >-- >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
