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Source of Pentax dslr sensors

Started Apr 9, 2012 | Discussions
Coldamus Senior Member • Posts: 2,281
Source of Pentax dslr sensors

A recent post in this forum implied that Samsung sensors were used in Pentax dslrs as far back as the *ist DS. Is that correct? I was always under the impression that only the K20D and K-7 had sensors manufactured by Samsung and those prior and since were sourced from Sony. I could be quite wrong as I wasn't paying attention to Pentax prior to getting my first K100DS (and subsequently the K20D and another K100DS).

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Alex Sarbu Forum Pro • Posts: 13,257
Re: Source of Pentax dslr sensors

Coldamus wrote:

A recent post in this forum implied that Samsung sensors were used in Pentax dslrs as far back as the *ist DS. Is that correct?

No

I was always under the impression that only the K20D and K-7 had sensors manufactured by Samsung and those prior and since were sourced from Sony.

Yes

Alex

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OP Coldamus Senior Member • Posts: 2,281
Thanks.

Thanks for the confirmation. It is only of historical importance to me but I'm pleased to know that I wasn't hallucinating.

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