I have not intention of going FF. With my DA* lenses, the K7 delivers all the quality I need. I've been selling some 24 x 30 prints, and the detail and sharpness are excellent. I hope Pentax continues to play a lead role in APS format. Their lens development strategy indicates that this exactly what is planned. Paul On Feb 22, 2010, at 8:37 PM, Tom C wrote:
> I understand exactly what Boris is saying. If a 35mm sensor is 1.5x > that of an APS-C sensor, then given the same pixel density, one can > expect a significant increase in resolution using a FF 35mm sensor > over an APS-C sensor. Many people already have the 35mm lenses. > > I don't buy the digital lens superiority over those that were made for > 35mm film systems. Maybe there are some benefits here and there, at > certain f-stops but I've been getting great results with FF lenses on > digital bodies. Yes I know it's with the sweet spot of the lens, and > yes I know about chromatic aberration and vignetting with FF, and of > course the noise issue with increased pixel count overall. As far as > I'm concerned those all are excuses made when when one doesn't have a > full FF body to offer to go along with a complement of FF lenses. > > There's a good reason why other mfrs have a FF body in their lineup. > Specifically, Nikon, Canon and Sony do not have a sensor to offer that > is > 35mm FF format. So the 35mm FF format allows their user base to > realize an increase in resolution over APS-C that is significant and > detectable in tests, using their existing lenses and presumed > purchases of new FF lenses. Those mfrs have not been unsuccessful with > these products. > > I wager if Pentax came out with a FF 35mm format body, virtually every > single person claiming they were perfectly satisfied with APS-C and > could afford it, would jump to FF, in much the same manner that many > did not need anything greater than a 6MP DSLR before there was > anything better offered by Pentax. > > Tom C. > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 6:05 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >> Nothing wrong with a bigger sensor and more pixels. >> >> That said, I have no urge to change from what I'm using now. At all. >> It's working fine for my photography. >> >> -- >> Godfrey >> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. -- 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.
