My 2 cents on Pentax and digital
It is worth seeing who is the target purchaser of
digital SLR. So far, the bulk of the digital market
seems to be satisfied through PS models.
Of those willing to purchase at high cost or needing a
DSLR for their work, I would assume that numbers tend
to be
The Foveon chip does show some promise to be a viable, less expensive,
technology than either CCD or CMOS. Sigma has the Foveon production
output pretty well tied up. It's not unheard of for camera makers to
have bodies made by other companies, when they want to get into an
aspect of a
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Subject: RE: An (Un)educated Guess about Pentax and future
Digital Single Lens Reflex Offerings
The Foveon chip does show some promise to be a viable, less
expensive, technology than either CCD or CMOS. Sigma has the
Foveon production output pretty well tied up. It's
Do you think Pentax will really outsource the whole body just to get into the market?
I don't know about this. Pentax would have done better using the Foveon chip from the
beginning. That chip has a lot of sizzle to it judging by the threads on Photo Pro
Digital.
BR
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On 14 Oct 2002 at 12:28, Len Paris wrote:
I think that Pentax will offer a Digital Single Lens Reflex body that
uses the Foveon chip. The body might be made by Sigma but it will use
Pentax mount lenses.
Hi Len,
Whilst I'm all for technical advancements and innovation I wouldn't like to see
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