I've read somewhere some DA lenses could even be used with (obviously FF) film cameras. Unfortunately, I've lost the source :-(
Cassio (Hi, I'm new here) On 5/10/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[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 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Cassio Vogel Dorneles [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
