On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:32 AM, John Celio <[email protected]> wrote: >>> It's a rebadged Nikon P90 (which likely isn't originally a Nikon, but >>> some Chinese OEM's product). >> >> >> Might be the same on the inside, but certainly not on the outside. >> >> And of course Pentax Optics are superior. >> >> Check it out... >> >> http://homepage.mac.com/jomac/X70%20vs%20P90/ > > I think you got that somewhat backwards. The outsides are very similar, > with some minor cosmetic changes here and there, but the insides are more > likely to be pretty different because of Pentax's SR system. Obviously the > Nikon has a flip-out screen, which I think Pentax was a little foolish to > leave off (unless it was a condition of their use of that camera chassis at > the same time as Nikon), but otherwise the bodies are virtually the same. > > Also, whether or not the Pentax version's optics are any better could be up > for debate, since it doesn't specify SMC on the lens. That would lead me to > suspect that Pentax has very little to do with the manufacturing of this > camera's body and lens, and that they simply supply the electronic guts to > the OEM manufacturer for assembly. I'm slightly disappointed, but if it > turns out to be a good camera then it won't really matter. I've already > recommended it to my dad. > > John
Pentax may not even be supplying the internal electronics. Sensor-shift stabilization is common in the P&S world. It's more likely that Nikon is supplying the lens stabilization unit for the P90 and Pentax is relying on the OEM. It's clearly the same sensor in the P90 and X70. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
