I agree that there's little need for what people call" full frame." If it's possible to get good noise characteristics with 14 megapixels on the DX sensor, there's really no point to go larger in a moderatly sized and priced DSLR. In any case, the Pentax present and future lens lineup says it ain't gonna happen. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This all points out the most serious lack in Pentax DSLR equipment: a > pro-class body. I personally believe that Pentax has long made the > mistake of producing better lenses than bodies. The FA and DA Limited > primes, the A*, FA* and DA* lenses, and even many of the "regular" > series lenses are pro-quality performers. > > The Pentax K10D/K20D, by comparison, are very well-featured advanced- > amateur bodies. > > I care not one whit about so-called "full frame" and 10Mpixel is just > fine ... I want a body built to the same quality standards as the > Olympus E-1. From this point forward, I want > > - a smooth and quiet shutter > - an excellent (not satisfactory ... *EXCELLENT*) viewfinder and > focusing screen > - top notch dynamic range > - excellent responsiveness > - at least as good quality on noise and sensitivity as the K10D > - Live View. > > Sequence capture performance is of lower priority to me, but a dozen > frame buffer and reasonable FPS are always a bonus. > > I look at the Olympus E-1 body of 2003 and the E-3 released last > October. Both with a new price in the $1800-2000 price category. And > the Nikon D300 recently released as well. All meet the pro-class > build and performance qualities, in their respective time period, > that I would like. Higher end ... it's always possible to go higher > end as in the Nikon D3 and Canon 1D series ... but the above three > cameras firmly establish a pro-class body in build and features to my > mind. > > Forget about the past and all this FF nonsense. If Olympus can do it > with a 4/3 System format, I see no reason why Pentax cannot do it > today with the 16x24mm sensors they have. The DA-series lens line is > ready. Give me a body to make these excellent lenses serious. :-) > > Godfrey > > > > -- > 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.
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