As we have often had dicsussions about the disavantage of cramming many pixels on a CCD, I am leaning towards the thought that 5Mp of good pixels will be better than for instance what they now have on the D200.
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That is the $64M question. Pentax should at least release one pro version of DSLR else it will be a big question mark on the intention of Hoya's management on their commitment on the DSLR product segment.
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Well the Canon 5D is a consummer full-frame dSLR, not a 'Pro' cam like the 1 series and the D2/D3 series from Nikon.
Why doesn't it sound like a good idea to you Roland? Better pixels, one MP less. I will bet the D3 eats the D40's, D50's, D70's, breakfasat lunch and dinner. This should be a very good camera for Nikon and a very good camera for the industry in general. Quite honestly, I think the only reason you have doubts is because it wasn't Pentax that came out with it first.
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Nikon are always Coy about this. With Canon, Pentax and Olympus you can read it in the specs on their website but with Nikon the only way to find out for sure is to call support and try to coax it from one of their Techs.
But they are a long way off producing what I would eventually like. FF in a simple body no bigger than the K10D (a touch smaller if possible). I have played with a 5D and it just a bit too big to be convenient for me. And it doesn't need to be as complex or fast like the D3. I am into slow shooting like some people are into slow food. I am hoping that somebody will finally remember what Olympus did with the OM1 and Pentax with the MX/ME and make small but effective interchangeable lens cameras again.... at the moment only APS-C does that (and at a price many can afford)
Why should they. Nikon and Canon 35mm format digital offerings are brutally expensive (add also lenses prices) and are for pros only. Potential buyers of those cameras don't use Pentax anyway.
--But they are a long way off producing what I would eventually like.
FF in a simple body no bigger than the K10D (a touch smaller if
possible). I have played with a 5D and it just a bit too big to be
convenient for me. And it doesn't need to be as complex or fast like
the D3. I am into slow shooting like some people are into slow food.
I am hoping that somebody will finally remember what Olympus did with
the OM1 and Pentax with the MX/ME and make small but effective
interchangeable lens cameras again.... at the moment only APS-C does
that (and at a price many can afford)
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You make absolute sense and you are 100% correct. I don't think it will be the one for me however (time will tell). Although I am a big guy, I prefer smaller cameras and the K10D was asking me to almost go beyond my limits. It comes from my backpacking days, I always like the idea to minimalise... often it just doesn't happen.
Does the D3 use a Sony sensor? If so, it may be expected in a Sony DSLR and perhaps Pentax?
Yes, but Pentax have delayed the 645D in order to concentrate on a high-end K-mount DSLR. Is this a full frame one? After all, a 12mp APS DSLR, which is sure to come from Pentax, is not really competing with a 645D.
Hi Eze, I tried it while I still had the *istD and of course the 5D with 24-105 L seemed huge by comparison. I don't doubt that the K10D is approaching it in size by the way it feels in the hand. I guess that's the price you pay (although I think Pentax could have made the K10D a little smaller as one of their exec made a comment that part of it's size was because of market expectations - higher spec cameras need to be larger, right? Canon certainly seem to have followed that line for their Pro models. After all, users of 1Dxxx models are not that worried about "backpackability" are they?
)We shall see. My needs may be different to yours. I don't do studio and one packability is important to me because photography, while being my favorite hobby, is often an adjunct to my other pastimes. Portability is important over absolute image quality. The tactile feel of my Limited lenses is more important than absolute IQ. I have the finances to afford whatever camera I choose but that isn't important to me. I am sure that I would appreciate the IQ of the next generation FF sensors but I think Darren (in the post above) is right in that the market demands that any FF DSLR released by Pentax (if ever) be fully featured and size comes with that. Funnily enough, perhaps the 5D is the "simplest" FF DSLR we will see. In many ways it is lower specced than the K10D but that sensor allows them to charge 3-4x the price.....
