Just looking at the press release from <http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2007/200708.html>
The 645D looks to be solidifying in design spec. Key points of interest to me: - ~32Mpixel currently - compatibility with existing Pentax 645 lenses (all most likely) - CF and SD card slots (don't chuck out your *ist D CF cards, mateys) With announcement for a D-FA55mm 645 series standard lens, working backwards and assuming they will keep the same field of view that the film 645s had, the new camera will have a sensor of ~32x43 mm dimensions (a ~1.3x crop of the film format) and will net FoV with current lenses like this: f 645D diag 645 diag 35 74.9 89.7 45 61.69 75.5 55 52.0 64.7 75 39.3 49.8 120 25.2 32.4 150 20.3 26.2 200 15.3 19.8 Not too bad a shift, really. Better for the telephoto users, of course ... It's nice to get a boost in the tele end since medium format teles are so bulky. I expect to hear that they're coming out with a new 25-28 mm new lens as well ... 27mm provides an 89.7 diagonal degree field of view for this size sensor and recovers the wide end for those who prefer it like me. A Pentax 645D with a 35mm or 25mm lens would be really neat IMO. I wonder just how many 8x10s I need to sell to pay for it... ;-) Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
