I have not mentioned it in this thread, but I did in a similar post I made on PentaxForums this morning. Under the PRIME III family I grouped the "K3?, 645DII?, FF?"
A poster on dpreview's Pentax forum wisely (i think) suggested that Pentax's progress has been delayed in waiting for this Fujitsu Milbeaut version 7 image processor to be able to bring these products to market. Thus the K-5II/IIs as stop-gap models that offered ONLY improvements in the AF system (and the lack of an anti-alias filter in the case of the IIs). I would expect (as some have conjectured) that this K-3 body type is capable of supporting either an APS-C or a FF sensor within it's cavities. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > You appear to not have noticed that with such a support of 24MP sensor > the new processor should be possible to (almost seamlessly, at least > in terms of computational power) use for 24 MP FF sensors or other FF > sensors of similar pixels count. > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that the K-3 is going to be >> the most significant leap in model features in the history of the >> company. >> >> There are really four big components to a DSLR: Sensor, Image >> Processor, Exposure System, AF system >> I would suggest that the K-3 is going to be the most significant jump >> in a Pentax DSLR model EVER because it is upgrading not just ONE of >> those systems, but ALL of them: >> 24MP sensor, PRIME III, 2nd processor to help handle exposure & white >> balance, and SAFOX-XI. >> >> I expect the K-3 to have butt-kicking FPS. The best video in a Pentax >> product EVAR, advanced in-camera HDR, the best AF ever in a Pentax >> DSLR, and a huge library of corrections possible for Pentax DA & DFA >> lenses. This is a camera that is actually going to *make your lenses >> better*. With no AA filter and a 24MP sensor, it also goes without >> saying that this will be among the highest resolution APS-C camera on >> the market. >> >> I also think that the K-3 is going to be followed by a 645DII >> announcement, within a relatively short period of time. It will >> feature the PRIME III image processor and improved AF system (and >> probably features like Focus Peaking). It is going to beat the pants >> off the original 645D in speed of use (at every level). >> >> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Oh, you're absolutely right. It is just that personally, I rather sit >>> this one out until they do their job. I did not mean to sound like >>> anyone else should do the same, really. >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> 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.
