They've been working on this for a while. It was rumored to come built in to the k-3, but I think they had some technical issues they had to sort first. First I heard of this was over a year ago FWIW.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 2:43 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Hassleblad offered a similar idea last year with one of their digital bodies > - shifting the sensor to increase the resolution. > > http://www.dpreview.com/articles/4410648565/hasselblad-unveils-pixel-shifting-200mp-h5d-200c-ms > > > On 3/24/2015 10:10 PM, Bruce wrote: >> >> The new Olympus M5 mark ii already does this sensor shift to produce high >> res images. >> >> -- >> Bruce >> >> >> On March 24, 2015 6:21:46 PM PDT, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Sometimes silence speaks volumes. >>> On March 14th, I sent Asahi Man (on DPReview Pentax SLR forum) a >>> private message. Rather than repeat myself, I will tell you exactly >>> what I told him... >>> >>> Dear asahi man, >>> You clearly are knowledgeable about the structure of things at the >>> current Pentax company. I was wondering if you would either pass this >>> idea along, or (alternately) let me know who I might pass it along to. >>> >>> Pentax has a huge advantage that they can exploit in their DSLRs due >>> to the SR system. They use this in a very innovative way with the >>> O-GPS1 for astrophotography. This would be another way to exploit that >>> system. >>> >>> What I propose is a menu for the SR system that would contain: ON, >>> OFF, DITHER. This new DITHER setting would shift the sensor slightly >>> (only 1 or 2 pixels) from the previous exposure. This would allow a >>> particular part of a scene that was exposed by a RED photosite to also >>> be exposed by a GREEN photosite and then a BLUE photosite. >>> >>> In astrophotography, those nearly identical images could then be >>> aligned and stacked in software (like Registax or DeepSkyStacker) and >>> eliminate noise, bringing out detail. >>> >>> To see the TREMENDOUS benefit this small change would make for >>> astrophotographers, watch the first 9 minutes and 55 seconds of this >>> video: >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PZoCJBLAYEs >>> >>> The Canon user in the system refers to shifting the CAMERA slightly, >>> but Pentax could do it automatically. Thus cameras mounted to motor >>> driven telescopes or using small trackers (like these: >>> http://www.astrosurf.com/comolli/strum56.htm ) would be able to do >>> tremendous astrophotography with Pentax cameras. The best part about >>> this idea is that I believe it could be implemented with only a >>> firmware update! >>> >>> Thank you for considering looking at this and passing it along to >>> someone at Pentax who understands the appeal of astrophotography (like >>> the team or individual that came up with the O-GPS1). >>> >>> </end of message> >>> >>> I was a bit surprised to receive absolutely no reply from him. Then >>> came this yesterday: >>> >>> http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2015/03/23/in-progress-ricoh-reveals-pixel-shifting-high-resolution-mode-coming-soon-t >>> >>> It appears that I have nailed it (or perhaps nearly so). It remains to >>> be seen, but this is a HUGE leveraging of the sensor shift/shake >>> reduction technology that Pentax owns and clearly understands. >>> >>> Frankly the fact that this upcoming camera is a full frame now becomes >>> of secondary importance. The most important thing is to have ANY >>> camera that can do THIS. Wowsers. >> >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
