PentaxLife Tag: future

mattindustries on "news? rumor? you decide"

mattindustries — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:14:09 +0000

I think I would still love to see that Kodak sensor that Nikon uses in their D3 inside the new Pentax. Yum.

Mitchel109 on "news? rumor? you decide"

Mitchel109 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:50:15 +0000

so, some people at pentaxforums are rumoring and guessing that pentax might have designed their own sensor and are changing manufacturers and some other stuff.

and im just going to say that I hope it is a CMYK sensor.

mattindustries on "news? rumor? you decide"

mattindustries — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:17:41 +0000

As far as printers can't print it, I don't know what kind of printers you work with, but if the width of the paper is 3 feet or more and the dpi is 1200, they sure can handle that. As far as displays can't handle that, well, that is okay by me, as long as I can get a good print out of it.

12mp is still lacking the quality of medium format, and we have optics already for that.

I understand it isn't a big deal, but it still would be nice.

rvannatta on "news? rumor? you decide"

rvannatta — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:18:12 +0000

Agreed. the K10 is good by any measure.
I don't see a 12mp being amazingly better.

When we went from 1 to 2 mp that was a big deal
by 10 to 12.... not much. What I've managed to do with the K10 is to fill up my 40 gig hard drive, and you have to downsize the photos before you can do anything with them anyway as printers won't print that resolution, displays won't display it, and email attachments won't handle it. 20% bigger won't help.

Presumably the bandwidth issues with the internet
and my hard drive space issue can be resolved, and I will soon buy a new computer that canhandle
a 10mp photo in the raw mode without exploding,
but technological solutions to the lack of a printer, or visual display or for that matter optics in the camera that can even resolve greater than thecurrent limits all make praying
for a 12 or 20 mp sensor pretty much a waste of prayer.

Digital photography has arrived where its resolution and detail exceeds that of film cameras. That was easy milage---just put a sensor in where the film was and everything works.

from here on all the subsystems associated with imaging are going to need to be pushed forward with the weakest subsystem being the limiting factor.

Even now, I would say that the need for high performance optical systems is a higher priority
than more MP's. You can't record what you can't resolve or see.

Mitchel109 on "news? rumor? you decide"

Mitchel109 — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:20:18 +0000

the k10d has a killer color balancing system. its easy to use and my whitebalance is always dead on. plus i have the option to shift in some magenta or blue or whatever if i want to rock a sunset....
the only way i can see a better color balancing system is when they finally start to make CMYK sensors...
and i cant wait

mattindustries on "news? rumor? you decide"

mattindustries — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:15:10 +0000

I just want to move up to a camera that can give me results half as good as the Nikon D3 is all. I wouldn't mind paying half the price to get half the quality.

Vitali on "news? rumor? you decide"

Vitali — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:41:38 +0000

If you hope to get 645D before the end of the year I'm afraid I have to disappoint you.

New 1.5x DSLRS? We are all patiently waiting. At least one new DSLR should be announced in the nearest future.

mattindustries on "news? rumor? you decide"

mattindustries — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:47:44 +0000

I want to purchase the K10D, but not if I end up having to sell it to get what I really want, 12mp+ and better noise and color balance.

Their road map still shows the 645 listed, and listed for right below the 18-250mm lens. Maybe they will release it before the end of the year, giving me time to upgrade before I leave for my vacation.

Mitchel109 on "news? rumor? you decide"

Mitchel109 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:41:28 +0000

yeah someone else said it looks like an ist*D

...but what the hey

i just picked up another k10d/540 combo and got my first 50-135

sweeeeet!

Vitali on "news? rumor? you decide"

Vitali — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:07:28 +0000

Yes, you are allowed :)

BTW, the camera on the scheme looks like MZ-7 (ZX-7). Too old fashioned to be upgrade.

Mitchel109 on "news? rumor? you decide"

Mitchel109 — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:11:31 +0000

this is just a link to pentaxforums.com
am i allowed to do that?

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-releases/12753-k20d.html

rvannatta on "A Fall Surprise?"

rvannatta — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:08:07 +0000

Yes years ago when I started buying Pentax they were a market leader. the Pentaprism, the rapid rewind lever, the instant return mirror, --- Pentax was out on front on these things. that was 40 years ago. in the last 20 years they have been behind the curve. Late to market with autofocus, late to market with digital SLR.

Now if they would deliver a 20 mp SLR body the same day their competitors did---that would be news. It's too late to announce it the same day as their competitors--- as it they have already announced.....

rvannatta on "The K?D...What Will it Be Like?"

rvannatta — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:45:12 +0000

That would suit me just fine. There is plenty of financial incentive around to make a better sensor, and the computer bandwidth to handle the resulting output is 'getting there'.

I'm astonished at the improvement in upload speeds from by 'istD to the K10D.

Vitali on "The K?D...What Will it Be Like?"

Vitali — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:27:17 +0000

The third goal could be achieved by writing true 16bit output into the RAW files. But it's useless (or even worse) with the current K10D sensor. New generation of Sony's sensors (like that in the Nikon D300) can return 14 bits of useful data per pixel. Perhaps the next Sony sensor (or one from another manufacturer) will allow to work with the true 16bit RAWs. It should improve dynamic range significantly.

rvannatta on "The K?D...What Will it Be Like?"

rvannatta — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:13:22 +0000

The opportunities for genuine improvements that I see include the following:

1) increases in the ISO sensitivity range
2) any opportunity to get the auto focus to work
in lower light ranges.
3) find a way to deal with excessively contrasty
scenes ( i.e. bright sunlight and deep shadows).

It's a bit subjective on my part but I get the feeling that the digital perhaps deals with extremes in contrast less well than film.

It's not too hard to take a zebra photo with my digital cameras where the sunlit areas are burned out and white, and the shadows are black and lack detail as well and if the photo is taken where
the sun is spilling through holes in foilage, the photo ends up looking like a macro shot of the back of a barred rock chicken.

Vitali on "The K?D...What Will it Be Like?"

Vitali — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:59:01 +0000

Agree with rvannatta. That MZ-S based FF digital was designed years before first DA lens.

And I wonder if more than one working sample of MZ-D was made.

rvannatta on "The K?D...What Will it Be Like?"

rvannatta — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:43:28 +0000

You will never see 'full frame' from pentax, not when they have abandoned all the FA lenses and are in the process of introducing the DA* SDM's.
If it won't work with a DA* lens they aren't going to make it, but then there is the 645 digital....

Pentax will surely not leave the new brand X 20mp
unanswered, but sensor density beyond 20 mp seems
pointless (and probably beyond the 10 mp of the K10) that will be mostly photographing the optical limits of your lens.

paulandapentax on "The K?D...What Will it Be Like?"

paulandapentax — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:18:28 +0000

I hope not with that $7K price tag!!!!!

DonDouglas on "The K?D...What Will it Be Like?"

DonDouglas — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:55:17 +0000

Around the turn of the century they announced a full-frame camera based on their high-end film body. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0009/00091402pentaxdigitalslr.asp
That, with 12 megapixels, would be nice.

holycat on "The K?D...What Will it Be Like?"

holycat — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:56:15 +0000

12Mp fullframe like in Nikon D3 would be nice. Any chance?

holycat on "No Kidding"

holycat — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:54:04 +0000

Well, no news yet but new GN54 flash...

Vitali on "No Kidding"

Vitali — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:42:10 +0000

Not yet. May be tomorrow or on the first days of September.

Mitchel109 on "No Kidding"

Mitchel109 — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:00:09 +0000

There have been a couple more leaks about the new pentax coming out? should i go fishing for what i read or do people already know this stuff?

benjikan on "No Kidding"

benjikan — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:50:41 +0000

As I am not a Press Photographer but in Fashion/Beauty & Advertising, I haven't a connection to help. Perhaps you can call them up or Bercy where I believe it is being held and ask. It is either Bercy or the Stade de Paris.

Sorry that I couldn't be of greater help.

Ben

Marq on "No Kidding"

Marq — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:31:34 +0000

Really looking forward to it my Pentax friend :-)

Ben, I have a question. Actually it's more of a Quest.
I will be visiting Paris at the end of September to see The Police live at the Stade de France. I have tickets for the second show, but what I really want is a photo pass for the first show.
Since you live and work there, do you know what the application system is for requesting one (I believe Live Nation France is organising the event there)

Thanks!
Marq from Athens

benjikan on "No Kidding"

benjikan — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:08:30 +0000

All I will say is this.."Some Big News" before October...

I know, "Cut the Crap Ben"... But it is so true...

Best Wishes
Ben

DonDouglas on "A Fall Surprise?"

DonDouglas — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:45:44 +0000

If Pentax want(s) to surprise everyone, they could deliver on their long-promised SDM lenses. They could actually bother to answer people like respected lens reviewer Klaus Schroiff when he sends a substandard optic back for adjustment and it comes back still soft. They could, in general, get their act together. Pentax make(s) the best product for the money in the DSLR market, with a few glitches which they seem unwilling or unable to fix, especially in the area of delivering on promised lenses. I’m waiting with bated breath (and bated checkbook, by the way) for some sign from Pentax that they’re committed to getting it right. Those who are paid cheerleaders, getting free equipment for boosting the Pentax brand, will no doubt have a different opinion.

Vitali on "A Fall Surprise?"

Vitali — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:05:52 +0000

Hmmm... lenses are all on the roadmap. What kind of surprise could be on the lens arena?

benjikan on "A Fall Surprise?"

benjikan — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:41:21 +0000

There is something in the air. The rumors are running high. Will there be a Pentax Fall Surprise? The indications seem to reflect that there may be. From some of the posts I have read from credible sources and my own info it seems to lean in that direction. I could be wrong but there could be a major lens and body Blitzkrieg...

Vitali on "The K?D...What Will it Be Like?"

Vitali — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:40:02 +0000

AF WILL BE better with SDM lenses, and the noise (as well as dynamic range) mostly depends on sensor. I doubt that new Sony's sensors will be any better.