Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread David Savage
On 3/18/07, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pentaxlife.com/forum/topic/39?replies=1 The poster is a professional with ties to Pentax. But the 1.25 crop sensor and FF rumors makes no sense considering Pentax's current lens development strategy. And who would make those 12 mp

Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread Scott Loveless
On 3/17/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/18/07, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pentaxlife.com/forum/topic/39?replies=1 The poster is a professional with ties to Pentax. But the 1.25 crop sensor and FF rumors makes no sense considering Pentax's current lens

Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread Thibouille
Isn't a link missing ? 2007/3/17, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED]: His opinion is as valid as my opinion, or yours. Just like his bellybutton is as valid as mine or yours! :-) Me thinks that all he has done is regurgitate what the industry visionaries out there are already spouting about the

Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread Joseph Tainter
There's also this: http://forums.clubsnap.com/showpost.php?p=2912785postcount=11 Apparently fans of Sony rumors have been hearing things. The rumor didn't entirely originate with Benjikan. A discussion has started at dpreview about it:

Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
If the new lenses cover FF, I don't think they'll be optimized for APS-C. I'm no expert, but I think that in lens design, you have to choose or lose. Paul On Mar 17, 2007, at 1:44 PM, David Savage wrote: On 3/18/07, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: On 3/18/07, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pentaxlife.com/forum/topic/39?replies=1 The poster is a professional with ties to Pentax. But the 1.25 crop sensor and FF rumors makes no sense considering Pentax's current lens development strategy. And who would

Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread Joseph Tainter
If the new lenses cover FF, I don't think they'll be optimized for APS-C. I'm no expert, but I think that in lens design, you have to choose or lose. Paul - The Tokina version of the 50-135 F2.8 is available. So it should be possible to find out if it covers FF. Anyone know a Nikon or Canon

Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread Bertil Holmberg
Well, we have just read the PMA interview with two Pentax managers and they say a few things such as Easy model changes should not be done or We no longer make cheap revisions and Actually, the next product already exists. Does this not mean that the K10D replacement that should be

Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well, yes. Uh, no. Maybe. Paul On Mar 17, 2007, at 5:18 PM, Bertil Holmberg wrote: Well, we have just read the PMA interview with two Pentax managers and they say a few things such as Easy model changes should not be done or We no longer make cheap revisions and Actually, the next product

Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread Adam Maas
David Savage wrote: On 3/18/07, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pentaxlife.com/forum/topic/39?replies=1 The poster is a professional with ties to Pentax. But the 1.25 crop sensor and FF rumors makes no sense considering Pentax's current lens development strategy. And who would

RE: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Joseph Tainter http://pentaxlife.com/forum/topic/39?replies=1 The poster is a professional with ties to Pentax. But the 1.25 crop sensor and FF rumors makes no sense considering Pentax's current lens development strategy. And who would make those 12 mp sensors? Based on the other

Re: For Those Who Enjoy Rumors

2007-03-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Or he's technologically illiterate, and is just parroting a buzzword for something similar to what he was actually told. Adam Maas wrote: David Savage wrote: On 3/18/07, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pentaxlife.com/forum/topic/39?replies=1 The poster is a