Hi Brad, on 17 Oct 02 you wrote in pentax.list:
>Question: What if Pentax does come out with the DSLR that is currently >being talked about, how many people on the list would buy one? (Assuming the >price is what? ~$2000US) Honestly - that would be too much for me as a hobbist. But... >It's obvious then that it would not be a real >feature rich camera. Not like the top Nikons or Canons, or the unfortunate >MZ-D. Also, once they enter the market, then a year later a full-frame >kick-butt one comes out? ...if this happens the APS-sized DSLRs might get much cheaper and affordable:-) I don't think that the Pentax DSLR must necessarily have less feature than Nikons or Canons. Those manufacturers use similar chipsizes - we will have to wait and see. ... >One more (I think): I don't understand the megapixel difference. Unless you >are in the business of making huge posters or want something you can use in >your house instead of wallpaper :) does a 3.3mp do the job? These ... >does the sensor size matter? APS, full-frame, etc? I've read some of the >posts on this and you guys are just way over my head in this area, lots of >scientific stuff. (ok, sorry, that was a bunch of questions in one) Have a look at theesse interesting sites: http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/index.html Regards, Heiko

