Holy S---!! Pentax's medium format is only $9400!!!!
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From: Rich on 10 Mar 2010 19:36 On Mar 10, 12:56 pm, Alfred Molon <alfred_mo...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > In article <hn84hv$ki...(a)news.eternal-september.org>, boat042- > nos...(a)yahoo.com says... > > > 5 lbs is a lightweight. ;) > > Try carrying 2.5Kg around your neck the whole day... > -- What if you carry it off your shoulder?
From: Rich on 10 Mar 2010 19:41 On Mar 10, 6:30 am, Alfred Molon <alfred_mo...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > In article <hn7ckt$g4...(a)news.albasani.net>, steph...(a)yahoo.com says... > > > But is a crop camera 44 x 33 mm vs 56 x 42 mm of full 645 format. Not a > > huge increase over 36x24mm for the price and what you lose on wide angle > > $$$ MF glass etc. > > 68% more area, that is a significant increase. It's also nice to have > 40MP resolution - no DSLR comes close. > After what I saw a Hasselblad digital do to a Nikon D3x, I'd say if this Pentax is even 75% of that, it will be WELL worth the $9400 asking price. Forget FPS, live view, video and the rest of that stuff, if you want the very best image quality (outside of high quality scans of 8x10 film) then a medium format simply has a really nice edge. For those not interested, GRAB those old Pentax medium format lenses now before the prices skyrocket then re-sell them.
From: Alfred Molon on 11 Mar 2010 05:57 In article <4b983674$0$24251$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au>, dj_nme(a)optusnet.com.au says... > Even if it was a 60fps EVF, at this price-point I would be very > surprised if a 640x480 EVF could "cut the mustard". > If it were possible to stream an HD video signal from this sensor to an > HD EVF, then it might (maybe) be worth it. A zoomable 800x600x3 EVF or LCD screen would suffice for precise manual focus. Zoom 10x and you will be beyond pixel level. This technology is already in place today in consumer DSLRs. -- Alfred Molon ------------------------------ Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site
From: Alfred Molon on 11 Mar 2010 05:57 In article <hn93o5$v2c$2(a)news.albasani.net>, stephe_k(a)yahoo.com says... > B: Is the MF glass resolving enough to do anything if it does resolve as > highly. i.e. are you actually gaining anything. You mean MF glass is unable to resolve 40MP? -- Alfred Molon ------------------------------ Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site
From: Bowser on 11 Mar 2010 09:29
On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:42:19 -0500, "stephe_k(a)yahoo.com" <stephe_k(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Alfred Molon wrote: >> In article <hn7ckt$g4d$1(a)news.albasani.net>, stephe_k(a)yahoo.com says... >> >>> But is a crop camera 44 x 33 mm vs 56 x 42 mm of full 645 format. Not a >>> huge increase over 36x24mm for the price and what you lose on wide angle >>> $$$ MF glass etc. >> >> 68% more area, that is a significant increase. It's also nice to have >> 40MP resolution - no DSLR comes close. > >A: Is is equal resolution to what a good full frame DSRL has now? > >B: Is the MF glass resolving enough to do anything if it does resolve as >highly. i.e. are you actually gaining anything. I've seen these questions before, but back in the "film" days. Testers would *prove* that MF glass has lower resolving power than 35mm glass, but when comparing images from my hassy 500 C/M to those from my Nikon, there was NO comparison. So will the reality that meant "more film means higher quality images" hold true for larger sensors, despite that the glass may, theoritically, be capable of less resolution? I'm guessing yes, but I'll wait and see. Anyway, I'm sure that anyone with a Pentax MF system loves this news. The 645 N II I had (for a short time) was a stellar machine and maybe the best handling camera I've ever owned. |