I'd probably buy a FF body just because I've been itching to buy a new
Pentax DSLR for a while now....
But the rationale really depends on the specifications of a new FF DSLR.
*IF* the sensor resolution / pixel size was comparable to the K-5 and
the image image quality was just as good, then a FF Pentax DSLR would be
an automatic for me. I could have the advantages of a full frame DSLR
when I needed them and crop down to APS size and still get something as
good as the top APS C DSLR. Of course, that would call for a sensor in
the 36 megapixel size.
If the sensor resolution was lower - like a 24 mp FF DSLzR it would be
harder to rationalize. Since I do a lot of macro and telephoto work, the
crop factor of the APS sensor comes in handy. For that kind of work it
is better to use a smaller / higher resolution sensor than a larger /
lower reoslution sensor. I would probably still get the FF camera just
to use lenses that I like and don't have in the APS format - like fast
normals (less than f 2.0) and the FA 20-35mm f4. But I am sure that some
of my old FF lenses will not but up to snuff on a digital gear.
So -
1. A 36 megapixel FF I'd buy ASAP. It owuld replae my K-5 for virtually
all shooting since I could crop down to K-5 image sizes with the same
resolution.
2. A 24 megapixel FF I'd probably buy, but I'd alternate between the K-5
and the the FF and probably do a lot of work with the K-5 still. (Maybe
this path would get me to buy a K-5IIS also.)
3. If Pentax came out with both a 24 megapixel FF and a 24 megapixel APS
body I'd provably buy the APS body. Maybe come back for the FF later.
Mark
On 2/7/2013 6:28 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
I mean, aside from the obvious reasons like, bigger sensor, better image
quality, better use with lenses designed to work with a 36X24mm frame,
better lighting, better heating, better sewer systems, the roads (yes we
can't forget the roads)....
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