I expect that the sensor size will be restricted to the limits of the image circle on the DA* lenses. I doubt that's bigger than 1.3. From what Adam has told us about the newest sensors, 12 megapixels with good noise characteristics might well be possible at 1.5. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Adam Maas wrote: > > >William Robb wrote: > >> From: "Mark Roberts" > >> > >>> Knowledgeable sources have mentioned that Pentax have been working on > >>> their own design CMOS sensor since before the Samsung deal. > >>> Rumors say it's 14 megapixels. > >> > >> It had better be at least that. Two more megapixies aisn't going to > sway a > >> lot of K10 owners. > > > >That depends, if those extra 2MP come with a stop or two better noise, > >they just might. > > Oh, possibly. But the point is that two megapixels *alone* won't do > anything - there has to be more to it. Lower noise would count :) > > I don't expect Pentax to go full-frame yet but I certainly hope they > don't try to cram more than 10 MP into an APS-C sensor. A 1.2-1.3 crop > would suit me fine. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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