But again you lose out on the wide end. If they build a digi-645 it better be full-frame. Personally I can live with the aps-sized sensor on the *ist-D because I don't shoot much on the wide end and I've "gained" where it matter to me with telephoto.
Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 2:57 PM Subject: Re: New Pentax DSLR next year > > > > even dumber, why carry around all the excess bulk and weight > > of 645 body/lenses if the sensor is only 24x36? > > Because that's what their target market already has in their kit. > > They can't get 'virgin' customers without any exisiting gear; > the strength of the Canon 35mm line compared to Pentax means > that most of the potential FF35mm customers would go to Canon. > > So Pentax need to play to their strength - the medium-format > marketplace. They'll need a digital offering there. Nobody > is talking about full-frame 645 sensors at a price point that > would make sense for Pentax, but that doesn't really matter; > for most professional use (as opposed to pure specsmanship) > a smaller sensor delivers sufficient resolution. >
