>Do you mean like two full-frame models with different Mpx count sensors? > >What sensors would be available for Ricoh to use for new Pentax DSLR >cameras? I'm thinking the 42Mpx Sony sensor was chosen because Sony was >willing to sell it to Ricoh in the quantities Ricoh wants for the >projected Pentax FF DSLR. > >Would new full-frame models with 24Mpx or 36Mpx undercut the sales of >the putative 42Mpx full-frame Pentax DSLR? > >The K3 is already 24Mpx. Would prospective buyers see a 24Mpx FF DSLR >from Pentax as a step up or a step back or a step sideways? > >I think Nikon uses a 36Mpx Sony sensor in the D800.
It's like Toyota introducing the Avalon as a sales step between Camry & Lexus. Many are happy with the 24MP K3 class of camera. But we all know the improvement in image formation on larger sensors. A 24MP FF would meet that need though the price would probably be higher. (This is evident in Bill Gekas' shots w/ the 645 vs the smaller sensor. It makes a difference.) And the older the smaller sensor gets the more its price will drop as a commodity. A $400 or so price difference is enough to allow good customer choice. If it were a $200 difference I would agree. But that's speculation. We'll just have to wait and see. -- 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.
