By now you have probably seen the Sony announcement for the 24.3 MP a7ii full frame with in-body 5-axis image stabilization. This camera is has specs that are pretty close to what I expected from a first Pentax FF camera, and I think the most surprising thing about it the price of $1698 for the body only.
I think this pretty much forces Pentax to price their (allegedly in-the-works) FF camera at close to the same price, if not less, and I wonder if this is going to make the bean counters decide there is not enough margin in a full frame product, after all. Still, the one thing that the Sony a7 series does not provide to Pentax owners is AF for their lenses. With the m42 and k-mount adapters one must focus manually. Here is one Pentax aficianado's impressions and images: http://photo.net/pentax-camera-forum/00cfJ5 Also, I wonder if Pentax will not skip the 24.3MP FF sensor and go for a sensor that more closely bridges the gap between the APS-C flagship K-3 and the 645z. It seems more reasonable to me that they would go with the 36.3 IMX094AQP Sony sensor used in the Nikon D800 and Sony A7r (reportedly). If they did, that would allow Pentax to position its offering closer to the Nikon D810 (currently $3295). It is with that pixel density that I think a Pentax FF could get away with the same sort of Anti-Alias scheme as found in the K-3. I have to believe that the a7ii with its lower pixel density will have to have an AA filter to avoid moire. Time will tell. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
