Hear that Pentax? No need to go higher, do R&D, develop new products that keep up with the competition.
Oh, you already knew that? Excuse me. Tom C. On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:51 PM, John Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. 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