On Sep 12, 2013, at 12:21 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > I bought both my FA31 and my FA77 back when I had the K100. > They are wonderful lenses, but I'm very glad that I'm not stuck > with the sensor performance that was available six years ago. > > You will note that Hasselblads decouple the lens from the sensor.
You mean like the A12 Camera Mount? The other camera units are like having five individual fixed lens cameras that all share the same body controls and accessory interfaces. > If the GXR had a module that let me use Pentax glass in full auto, > with the sensor performance of the K-5. In otherwords if I could > use it as a mirroless K-5, as well as a mirrorless leica, I'd > be all over it like a fratboy on a keg of beer. That notion has been passed around the Ricoh community a bazillion times since Ricoh bought Pentax. I doubt it will ever happen as the Pentax KAF mount is both deep (not very compact) and the control interface to Pentax KAF lenses gets a bit complicated, which would drive up the costs yet some more. The K-01 was a better bet for Pentax lenses, but of course they missed because they didn't provide an EVF port for those that wanted an eye level viewfinder too. > What is the sensor performance of the m module anyways? The sensor is based on the popular 12Mpixel Sony APS-C sensor, that's one generation prior to the K5 line. A very good sensor, with good dynamic range and sensitivity up to ISO 1600-2560 depending on your tolerance. Very high acutance as it is an AA-less design. Special correction lenses for RF mount register lenses, and the mount unit supplies lens correction software that operates on both raw and JPEG, just like the Leica M bodies. It's still the best digital body to use with an M mount lens short of the Leica digital Ms. G -- 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.
