Kim Tang wrote:
Good Sunday morning.
Any bets as to what size sensor, in MP, the K-1 will have? 24, 36, 42?
I think that the leaked specs say about 36MP
Manufacturer?
They've been having good luck with the Sony lenses.
How will a given size impact lens suitability?
Very little, unless you spend all of your time pixel peeping. Lower
resolution sensors may allow you to use slower glass because you could
use higher ISO. Higher resolution would mean less chance of aliasing,
even with sharper glass.
I'm coming from a K20D.
Unless you already have a bunch of FF capable lenses, then simply moving
to a K-5 or a K-3 would give you a mindblowing improvement in
performance. With APS lenses, you will get the highest resolution with a
K-3 (higher pixel density than any expected FF sensor).
If most of your lenses are APS, I would be tempted to recommend that you
wait for the associated price drop on the K3 II, buy one of those, and
start building up your FF lens collection, then moving to FF after the
prices have dropped.
There is the hope, however, that the newer sensor will have better low
light performance being newer and lower pixel density. So, if you do
most of your shooting in challenging light, there is that advantage to
the new sensor. But, if you did a lot of shooting in lousy light, you
would have at least switched to a K-r years ago, because in sensor
performance even a used K-r will blow the doors off your K20.
Kim
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