Re: Potential buyrs of a D645?

[Dario Bonazza]

Don't forget that DALSA (formerly PHILIPS) 6-Mpix CCD wounded Pentax and 
killed Contax. So the 11 Mpix sibling has to be a very good and cheap sensor 
before Pentax is going to use it. At least, this is what I'd think if I was 
Pentax.
Bye,
Dario

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: Potential buyrs of a D645?


On 22 Mar 2005 at 12:36, Mark Roberts wrote:
Pentax has publicly stated that they see no reason why a digital SLR
should be any larger than the equivalent film SLR. But we won't see 24 x
36 in a standard 35mm-size body until the sensors are much more of a
commodity item. Just like what happened with the APS-C sensor in the
ist-D and DS. Not going to happen until low-cost CMOS sensor fabs come
on line (probably in China) and the use of two or more small sensors to
substitute for a single large sensor becomes more common.
Full frame 35mm sensors are available outside Canon, I wonder what this 
little
beasty would cost:

http://www.dalsa.com/pi/products/productdetails.asp?ProductID=FTF4027C
Rob Studdert
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