I often push around in my head the idea of a fully modular camera and so consider the Ricoh GXR a huge step in the right direction. I have tons of ideas, I think I should/will write to Pentax...
2010/2/23 paul stenquist <[email protected]>: > > On Feb 23, 2010, at 12:08 AM, Tom C wrote: > >> 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. >> > But thanks for helping make that clear. However, further advances in APS will > be welcome. > Paul > > >> 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. 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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.
