I do not think that Pentax or anyone else would have any problem selling a top line camera with a Foveon sensor that has better image quality than a Bayer to potential buyers because the Mp spec is lower. That type of customer already knows that difference in these specification in the first place.
Secondly, I dont see why Foveon doesnt just lie/deceive about their Mp like everyone else does. All other DSLRS/ digicams are using phony numbers anyway (they count monochrome pixels as the Mp and have lower resolution interpolated color outputs at same number), why not them too? jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 12:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax and Foveon? IMO Foveon has a problem: marketing number. Only those who know that megapixels isn't the only thing will consider such a sensor. Most poeple will notice it is not 10Mpix and will reject it pretty quickly. Sigma tries to be different than others using Foveon and it is a good thing from Sigma I beleive but the "big ones" (and wannabe) won't get into this (I hope they'd do this but I don't think so). 2007/3/9, Mark Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Rumors are surfacing that Foveon sensors may show up in non Sigma > DSLRs in the next six months or so. Foveon's design escapes > resolution issues that are intrinsic to Bayer pattern color sensors. > I don't see why Pentax has to stick with Sony forever. Wouldn't it be > cool if Pentax tied up with Foveon for their next DSLR sensor? > > --Mark > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille ---------------------- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- 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
