I'm more than a little fuzzy on this, but I thought that was part of what firmware updates were for. The components (like the Imaging Processor) don't change, but the "tuning" and add'l features can be turned on via the updates.
On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > Makes sense to me. Although you appear to assume few things. E.g. it > would seem that the newest engine was given to Pentax at its beta or > pre-release stage so that Pentax could develop their system. It is > because as you indicated the newest engine was made publicly available > just recently. If such is the case, personally, I would suggest to > skip this upgrade until it is properly and fully debugged. > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> True, we don't *know* yet. But Pentax has been very consistent in >> their naming conventions and you can see the cameras change in their >> capabilities as the Image Processor matures. You can find all of this >> easily by simply Googling. >> >> *istD series used Milbeaut version 3. >> K10D used Milbeaut version 4 (called PRIME for Pentax Real IMage Engine) >> K7/Km/K5 used Milbeaut version 5 (all called PRIME II) long dynamic >> range, but Focus Peaking not possible. >> K30/K01 (Prime-M) Focus-Peaking capable, but less dynamic range (version 6) >> K-3, 645DII & FF (PRIME III) The Image Processor to take Pentax/Ricoh >> into the future (Milbeaut version 7) >> >> There are clearly other differences between the cameras (sensor, SAFOX >> AF system, etc.) but each generation of Milbeaut Image Processor >> ushers in a whole new generation of cameras (this will be true for all >> manufactureres that use the Fujitsu Milbeaut engine (with their own >> Proprietary name for it). >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Tom C <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Yes, of course, Darren. But you see, all we know at this time for sure >>>> is the label on the processor. It could be that they just >>>> optimized/improved the same old Prime II to be able to work with more >>>> pixels, more AF points, more FPS, higher video rate. >>>> >>>> As it is, we have to wait, and it seems it is not that much time to wait >>>> anyway. >>> >>> My thoughts as well Boris. At this point in time all we know is that >>> the difference between Prime II and Prime III is I. >>> >>> Tom C. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Boris > > -- > 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. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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.
