By full-sized, I was referring to a sensor that was the size of 35mm film (24mmx36mm or thereabouts).
What on earth is an "official rumor"? Jeffert On Sep 26, 2010, at 1:33 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: > I wouldn't describe Pentax is stalled. The upgrades have been continuous. > There have never been any official rumors of a larger sensor in a Pentax > compact DSLR body. (What's full? Al sensors are full size if they're not > nicked or chipped.) The K5 is substantially improved over the K7. But let the > whining begin:-) > Paul > On Sep 26, 2010, at 11:56 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> My overall feeling is the Pentax is stalled in R&D. There have been rumors >> of a full-sized sensor Pentax, which would be wonderful for us who have >> Pentax lenses designed for film (that would be ALL of my Pentax lenses >> except for the 40mm pancake). There is little that would entice me to move >> from the K-x with 43/1.9 to something else. The combination is lightweight >> and fast and comfortable in my hand. >> >> Maybe next year. >> >> Jeffery >> >> >> On Sep 26, 2010, at 10:47 AM, Thibouille wrote: >> >>> 1/ pentax gave some cool bags >>> 2/ there were some pretty nice girls there ;) >>> 3/ the Fuji x100 is Very Very nice specially it's hybrid viewfinder, >>> Imo it will sell well (considering it's niche). >>> 4/ K5 AF is indeed more nervous, how much better af-c s hard to tell though >>> 5/ 18-135 is nice, large but short. Felt way better constructed than >>> other DA WR zooms. >>> 6/ once setup correctly, the k5 did NOT do DFS after about 3 minutes Bulb >>> pose. >>> 7/ 12800 iso quite useable with a pinch of Lr3 NR. 51200 is salvage >>> only obviously. >>> 8/ no memory cards were allowed in camera :( >>> 9/ nothing new on video controls >>> 10/ mirror lock up just as in K7 >>> 11/ buffer (bummer) very short indeed due to 14bit raw but they may >>> change that or add a 12bit mode. >>> 12/ the 645d is.... Heck I WANT one :) and very nervous AF IMO. >>> 13/ Pentax still have the biggest bags :) >>> >>> I may remember more after a bit of a sleep. >>> >>> -- >>> Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs >>> ---------------------- >>> Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, >>> DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... >>> Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 >>> Programing: Delphi 2009 >>> >>> -- >>> 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.
