Herb wrote: one to two years from now, the niche will be filled except for people trying to recycle their old 645 gear. in two years, we will see 20 megapixel or more 35mm full frame format sensors.
REPLY: There is no limit for image quality. It never was for film and it certainly won't be for digital. Theres less hassle involved by going larger in digital than it is for film. Still, some use large format in spite of the tremendous hassle factor involved. A medium format based DSLR will be similar in all important respect to a 35mm based DSLR. It can be made significantly smaller than a film 645 camera which means it could be smaller than "pro" DSLR from Nikon and Canon. Considering that it will be ideal for outdoor/landscape shooters, as Pentax plans to make a dslr that is not dependent on a power outlet, or anyone else wanting cutting edge quality, such a camera makes a lot of sense. It will in addition enable Pentax to compete in the high-end sector and be able to outperform the others as Nikon and Canon so far are restricted to the smaller 35mm format and the likes of Sony/matsushita are unlikely to make MF sized optic systems. The other MF manufacturers are highly unlikely to able to compete as they are all essentialy very small operations if not downright out of business. It your DSLR makes it possible to make poster sized prints from all your images somebody (quite a lot I think) will want one if the price is right. P�l
