On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:29 PM, Tom C wrote: > Paul, > > Respectfully, if Pentax came out with a 21MP or 24MP digital body in > FF similar to a Canon EOS 5D MKII or Nikon D3x in basic > specifications, are you saying you would not find or suspect it to be > a superior product to their current 14.6MP flagship? And that given > the option to go with what would likely be viewed as their top of the > line in the size factor, that you would choose a lesser model? > I'm saying I wouldn't buy a new camera now. When i need one, I would probably go with whatever the top of the line is from Pentax, providing it worked very well with all my DA* lenses. If not, I'd go with the Pentax model that was most suited to those lenses. The performance I'm currently getting is all I need at this time. I'm not going to print larger than 24 x 30, and the k7 does great at that size. Paul > Tom C. > > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 8:02 PM, paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: >> I have not intention of going FF. With my DA* lenses, the K7 delivers all >> the quality I need. I've been selling some 24 x 30 prints, and the detail >> and sharpness are excellent. I hope Pentax continues to play a lead role in >> APS format. Their lens development strategy indicates that this exactly what >> is planned. >> Paul >> On Feb 22, 2010, at 8:37 PM, Tom C wrote: >> >>> I understand exactly what Boris is saying. If a 35mm sensor is 1.5x >>> that of an APS-C sensor, then given the same pixel density, one can >>> expect a significant increase in resolution using a FF 35mm sensor >>> over an APS-C sensor. Many people already have the 35mm lenses. >>> >>> I don't buy the digital lens superiority over those that were made for >>> 35mm film systems. Maybe there are some benefits here and there, at >>> certain f-stops but I've been getting great results with FF lenses on >>> digital bodies. Yes I know it's with the sweet spot of the lens, and >>> yes I know about chromatic aberration and vignetting with FF, and of >>> course the noise issue with increased pixel count overall. As far as >>> I'm concerned those all are excuses made when when one doesn't have a >>> full FF body to offer to go along with a complement of FF lenses. >>> >>> There's a good reason why other mfrs have a FF body in their lineup. >>> Specifically, Nikon, Canon and Sony do not have a sensor to offer that >>> is > 35mm FF format. So the 35mm FF format allows their user base to >>> realize an increase in resolution over APS-C that is significant and >>> detectable in tests, using their existing lenses and presumed >>> purchases of new FF lenses. Those mfrs have not been unsuccessful with >>> these products. >>> >>> I wager if Pentax came out with a FF 35mm format body, virtually every >>> single person claiming they were perfectly satisfied with APS-C and >>> could afford it, would jump to FF, in much the same manner that many >>> did not need anything greater than a 6MP DSLR before there was >>> anything better offered by Pentax. >>> >>> Tom C. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 6:05 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> Nothing wrong with a bigger sensor and more pixels. >>>> >>>> That said, I have no urge to change from what I'm using now. At all. >>>> It's working fine for my photography. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Godfrey >>>> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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.
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