---- Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > It would be funny if Pentax just hung there with the MF and DX > sensors. Funny in the sense of PDML threads, that is.
Not so much fun for Wheatfield. He could end up being Canada's first nuclear accident. > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Cotty <[email protected]> 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..... -- 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.
