Don't know about Paul, but I cvertainly would. If I were shooting Nikon I wouldn't feel the need for a D3x; for Canon I wouldn't see any point in paying through the nose for a 1Ds Mark whatever.
I buy cameras that will do the job I need, not because they are the (current) top-of-the-line. And 14Mp is more pixels than I need; in fact the K10D (and, occasionally, the good old *ist-D) have more than enough pixels for nearly anything I want. Buying a camera just because somebody has stuck a "flagship" label on it is ridiculous. On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 09:29:16PM -0700, Tom C wrote: > Paul, > > Respectfully, if Pentax came out with a 21MP or 24MP digital body in > FF similar to a Canon EOS 5D MKII or Nikon D3x in basic > specifications, are you saying you would not find or suspect it to be > a superior product to their current 14.6MP flagship? And that given > the option to go with what would likely be viewed as their top of the > line in the size factor, that you would choose a lesser model? > > Tom C. > > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 8:02 PM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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. > > > > -- > 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.
