2010/2/23 Tom C <[email protected]>: > I simply sense what appears to be a general dichotomy between words, > actions and wishes (trichotomy?). :-) > > 1. There's the oft expressed wish for a better featured, higher end > body however one defines it. > > 2. Many Pentax owners do indeed upgrade when new models comes out. > > 3. However when it's pointed out that Pentax does not have this or > that, often the response is 'my Kxxxxx works just fine' and there's no > wish or need for anything better. > > The big 2 and Sony have what is, perceived by many, to be an upgrade > path, a step up from the APS-C or such based bodies. The images and > test results on these cameras bear out the claims of increased > resolution. Is it easier to put more pixels on a bigger chip than > putting more pixels on a smaller chip? Yes. Does a bigger chip allow > for more pixels with lower noise levels than a smaller chip with more > pixels? In general, yes. So it would seem that in general, for the > majority of applications, more is better. Even for low-light > applications, fewer pixels on a bigger chip is better depending on > where noise and raw resolution intersect. > > When/if the 645D is released, Pentax will be showing that they also > agree with this point of view. However, they could surely sell a lot > more FF 35mm format DSLR's than they will sell 645D's. largely because > of the widely available legacy glass.
just call it a mixture of brand loyalty and force of habit - we stick with pentax cause we feel so good about them that that feeling outweighs the perceived degree of NEED for an upgrade. We know they may have something measurebatorally better or maybe even outright superior but it isn't Pentax and we have no bond with it. And if you want my opinion, sticking with good enough is so much better for the environment and so much less wankery, I will always consider it the right thing to do no matter what any individual or marketing department may try to convince me of. The only thing I find hard to deal with is that Pentax doesn't seem to have the brains now to design glass with ff image circles because it means that one day BANG! an ff upgrade will blow up in my face and value of my DA glass will be blown to smithereens (think Canon FD and even EF - these days it is EF-S or bust) so every time I need another lens I think hard about sticking with Pentax or going elsewhere. Fortunately I can always buy and feel good about an FA limited... But that will take me only SO far... -- 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.
