It would be funny if Pentax just hung there with the MF and DX sensors. Funny in the sense of PDML threads, that is.
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Cotty <cotty...@mac.com> wrote: > On 10/3/10, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>It's a 1.3x crop factor, pretty much standard for MF Digital. > > Thanks Adam. > >>There's only one 645 Full-frame sensor on the market, the 60MP sensor >>in the PhaseOne P65+ back and the last I'd heard that was a custom job >>for PhaseOne and not available to other vendors, even if it was, it >>would probably have doubled the cost of the 645D. Everyone else except >>Leica is using either 1.3x or 1.1x crop sensors, depending on >>availability and cost (every back maker switches between the two >>sizes). Leica is using their own, slightly smaller 3:2 aspect format. > > 1.3x is reasonable. I found using the 1.3x crop 1D mark II very > comfortable and didn't have to sway too much with existing lenses to get > what I wanted. The K15mm on that camera was formidable. > >>Given that the 645D-FA lenses remain able to cover 645, I expect >>Pentax to move up to full-frame sensors when there are economic >>options available. > > My hat is due to retire in 2025 so better be quick..... > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
