I've been championing the 1.3x crop sensor for a long time. I think it would be close to the perfect compromise. However it annoys me when people call it the APS-H format. No matter what Canon marketing wishes, it isn't. The Canon so called APS-H format is 20.1mm x18.7mm with the same aspect ratio, (3:2) as the APS-C and standard 35mm frame. The actual APS-H format is ~16.7mm x 30.2mm, (16:9). Just because Canon marketing has to use stupid shorthand doesn't mean the rest of us have to go along with them.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That could happen. I would imagine that the DA lenses were designed with some > room for sensor expansion. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >>> Whatever size sensor Pentax uses in the K1D, we can >>> be sure it will work with DA lenses. They wouldn't >>> be introducing a full line of expensive lenses for >>> cameras that can't use them. So FF is definitely a >>> no go. >>> Paul >>> >> That's a good point, Paul. I was thinking about that >> last night. Couple this with the press release and it >> seems that a FF camera is most likely not in the >> cards...at least not right away. The lens map hasn't >> pointed to anything much larger in sensors, that can't >> be argued. Unless of course they pull a new body/new >> lenses release thing as they done many times in the >> past. But I'm not holding my breath. >> >> But how about a K1D with a APS-H sized sensor like in >> the new Mark III? That could be cool, plus the boost >> in pixels. >> >> -Brendan >> >> >> >> >>> -------------- Original message >>> ---------------------- >>> From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>>> Digital Image Studio wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> But they just can't go on increasing the density >>>>> >>> of APS sized sensor >>> >>>>> ad infinitum, it will only end in tears. >>>>> >>>> It's true. If the K1D is 14 megapixels as >>>> >>> reported, it'll certainly >>> >>>> have to have a larger sensor than APS-C if they're >>>> >>> going to meet users' >>> >>>> (ever-increasing) demands for low noise. (I would >>>> >>> expect around a 1.3 >>> >>>> crop to keep it usable with current DA lenses.) >>>> >>>> Here's a sobering statistic I just read: >>>> Even if Canon pushes the upcoming 1Ds-III up to 22 >>>> >>> megapixels as >>> >>>> rumored it will still have *lower* pixel density >>>> >>> (that is, larger >>> >>>> pixels) than the Nikon D2x does *now* at 12 >>>> >>> megapixels. >>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
