Re: 7 mega pixels

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
I would have pointed that out but what's the point. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Dave Madsen" Subject: RE: 7 mega pixels but the fact is that we have already met/surpassed 35mm so at this point it becomes more of a status symbol than a r

Re: 7 mega pixels

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
'm sure is remembered in many Corporate Boardrooms. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Kevin Waterson" Subject: Re: 7 mega pixels I am not claiming they should be at the forefront, just to let end users know what they may, or maynot be developing (exus

Re: 7 mega pixels

2004-09-19 Thread Caveman
Don't bother. If your sole concern is ultimate image quality, get a Sinar and shoot 8x10 sheets. Digital is all about convenience, it's the same tradeoff you make when chosing a 35mm SLR over a viewcamera. Some more or less pixels ain't the important part. Tom Reese wrote: Kevin Waterson felt l

Re: 7 mega pixels

2004-09-19 Thread Tom Reese
Kevin Waterson felt left behind when he wrote: "It urks me that there is a 7 megapixel P&S, Optio750Z, but the 'flagship' is but a mere 6. Any rumours on when we can expect the next leap forward? Will there be another leap forward for pentax in DSLRs? Are there enough Pentax users to justify a 12

Re: 7 mega pixels

2004-09-19 Thread Graywolf
Indeed, 6mp was the grail sought by Kodak for years as they felt that was what was required for a double page magazine spread at the usual halftone reproduction. -- Paul Stenquist wrote: On Sep 18, 2004, at 10:07 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: Perhaps it is the changing business environment that see

RE: 7 mega pixels

2004-09-18 Thread Dave Madsen
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 7 mega pixels Exactly the reason I'm strongly leaning towards Canon. However I am also concerned from a business and practicality standpoint about value for the dollar. Pentax has provided a very good value in the past. Canon and Nikon typically have higher costs

7 mega pixels

2004-09-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
It urks me that there is a 7 megapixel P&S, Optio750Z, but the 'flagship' is but a mere 6. Any rumours on when we can expect the next leap forward? Will there be another leap forward for pentax in DSLRs? Are there enough Pentax users to justify a 12 Mp offering? With the 12 Mp offerings by others