Well, that's you, and you were talking about you and that's good. I was
talking about me. No one should assume that I'm implying that others should
want what I want. FYI, I also own a 645NII with a 645 for backup as well as
a 67II with a 67 for backup. I find the 35mm size to be just perfect for my
hands. I also find the range of 35mm lenses to be better and more versatile,
and I find the 35mm lenses to be easier to wield than the 645 lenses of
equivalent angle of view. Further, I won't get the speed out of the MF
lenses that I crave. Hell, the only time the 645s come out of hiding is when
I'm cajoled into shooting someone's wedding (Gawd I hate those), and the
only time the 67s come out is when I'm shooting scenics or I want to scare
someone. To me the 35mm format, arising from the film size used in old time
movies, has just the quality vs. versatility tradeoff that I prefer. It's
almost as perfect as 90 feet between bases. From everything I've read, I'm
not alone in this evaluation of the formats. I want the best quality I can
get from Pentax in the 35mm body format. You, of course, are free to
evaluate everything differently, after all, you're you.
I'm a querky fella. I shoot only Pentax - and pentax glass or my Argus (C3)
or my Speed Graphic cameras. Cost is not an issue.
Regards,
Bob...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Having read this thread for a while now, I have a few random thoughts:
>
> 1. I have a 645 camera that fits fine in my hand. I never felt cheated
> that my 35 mm cameras couldn't take a larger format even the advantages
> of the larger format are obvious. The very definition of the 24x36
> sensor as "full frame" is just because that's how big you can make a
> sensor that works with the legacy 35 mm lens designs. If for some
> reason a smaller film format had been dominant (APS-C, for example) this
> would be a really different discussion.
>
> 2. Of course a larger sensor is better with regard to noise. The
> important question is if the smaller sensor is "good enough". If the
> price of FF sensors come WAY down, then of course Pentax will have to
> produce a camera using them. The question for Pentax is how expensive
> that high end camera could be and are they better off chasing the 645D
> market. Those prices have to come way down before this becomes much
> more than a professional camera issue. If there was a full frame K10D
> for $2000 USD I'm not sure how much market impact it would have. So for
> me, there is a big reason not to buy a FF DSLR now: COST.
>
> BTW, I just picked that number out of the air; I have no idea what the
> cheapest FF DSLR costs.
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