As long as the megapixels arent too great, say 24MP, I dont know why a larger sensor is more expensive to make, it should be cheaper than a small one intuitively. limiting the resolution would keep cost down while still allowing for many advantages of larger format sensor.
Another cool camera would be a digital version of the 6x17. ----------------- J.C.O'Connell [email protected] ----------------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 8:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Fixed lens digital cameras : Why not go larger than 24x36? On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: > Like a digital version of a Fujifilm GSW 6x7 or 6x9 camera? That would be > sweeeet.... It would be grand, but it would be very very costly. A big sensor like that is the most expensive component of the camera. I'd love a true 6x6 digital camera with a 75 mm lens. The available, new film cameras (Fuji GF670 $1600, or Voigtländer Bessa III $2995, or Rolleiflex TLR $5500) are already a great deal of money. Add a $10,000 sensor/data system package ... Eventually, someone will make it, I'm sure. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- 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.
