On top of that, it seems we are really talking two standards here. One for APS size sensor and one for full frame. I have seen plenty of 8X10 prints from Nikon D100 and they look just fine. A large portion of the SLR community doesn't commonly print beyond 8X10. Why use so much more horsepower (CPU, RAM, storage, etc) when it won't really be used?
Do you really think that Nikon is going to stand by while Canon eats their lunch with a full frame solution? However, the price difference between an APS size sensor and full frame is staggering. How many want to spend $6000 on a body? By having the lower cost version (APS size) with a few wides (zoom, primes) to fix that issue and then a "Pro" full frame version, you have effectively addressed most of the market. How far down in price will the new Canon body have to come before many people can afford/justify it? If Pentax does the same thing, what is the harm? Seems to make lots of sense. Don't abandon the mount, just make a few specific lenses to cover the wide side. If and when full frame is a economically viable option, then build and sell it. Bruce Friday, December 13, 2002, 5:40:17 AM, you wrote: MD> --- Bojidar Dimitrov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> What bad feeling I have about this... >> >> First of all, releasing lenses with smaller coverage >> circles seems to >> indicate that the APS-sized digitals are here to >> stay. Like Alin, I too >> had hoped that they are only for-the-time-being >> solutions. MD> It's too bad that some of you feel this way. With MD> respect to focal length, APS sized sensors only have a MD> negative effect on wide angle. So yes, you might have MD> to burn a 200-500 dollar hole to get that new wide MD> angle zoom or prime. But compare that to what happens MD> to your telephoto lenses such as the 200/2.8 or MD> 300/4.5. The savings there greatly outweighs the cost MD> a new wide angle. MD> Mark MD> __________________________________________________ MD> Do you Yahoo!? MD> Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. MD> http://mailplus.yahoo.com
