On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 08:59:10PM +0200, Ralf R. Radermacher scripsit: > P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > > I expect that's because unless Pentax goes to a ~24x36mm sensor, > > there's not much more except bells and whistles that can be added to > > the K-7... > > I still see room for solid, no-frills improvement. > > Most importantly, they should scrap this miserable Samsung sensor and > fit the successor to the K-7 with a decent Sony sensor to put an end > to this grotesque situation where the picture quality - in terms of > noise and dynamic range - of their top-of-the-line model is largely > inferior to their current entry-level camera.
Pentax started with the Samsung sensors because they couldn't rely on Sony. After they've got better results than Sony from the same sensor, I'd expect that to be even more true. My expectation is that the next one is a 645D body with a full-frame size sensor. They get to keep to 2 lens lines, they get an intro point out there at well below 10 kUSD, they don't need to replace the body design, and the sensor won't be either Sony or Samsung. -- Graydon -- 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.
