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Comment by Don posted on Pentax UK Interview at 19/01/2012 - 20:04
Pentaxophile wrote:
Less mechanical parts also means less vibration and sharper pictures. They're possibly also taking the shutter out of the equation, thinking back to Mr. Kitazawa. As well as eliminating shutter blur entirely, that would open up insanely fast burst rates... Ultra fast burst rates is a bit of a Ricoh speciality and they can use it to capture the same shot several times and then process the captures into one image with less noise, more detail, and more dynamic range. Sony's also doing quite a bit of this but Ricoh pretty much pioneered it.
I await the hottest Pentax feature they have yet to develop..Less mechanical parts also means less vibration and sharper pictures. They're possibly also taking the shutter out of the equation, thinking back to Mr. Kitazawa. As well as eliminating shutter blur entirely, that would open up insanely fast burst rates... Ultra fast burst rates is a bit of a Ricoh speciality and they can use it to capture the same shot several times and then process the captures into one image with less noise, more detail, and more dynamic range. Sony's also doing quite a bit of this but Ricoh pretty much pioneered it.
using the sensor shift stabilization and high burst rate to add built in camera resolution multiplying...
in other words..
stacking multiple images in camera with a slight pixle shift between shots to increase final resolution..
40 or more mp stills in studio.... off a 16 mp sensor...
Comment by Don posted on Pentax UK Interview at 19/01/2012 - 18:32
I'm committed to aperture. what it does, it does well what it doesn't do will either be added in a future release or with an aperture plug in or my round tripping the image to photoshop or pse... so I'm not changing from aperture.
another compelling reason to stay with aperture is the system wide integration with osx and apples other software.
another compelling reason to stay with aperture is the system wide integration with osx and apples other software.
Comment by Don posted on Aperture versus Lightroom advice at 19/01/2012 - 16:37
thespirit3 wrote:
Don - ok, I'll have to try some new generation EVFs for myself. I'm unsure how digital can surpass optical but I'm willing to give it a try.
However, I see your points regarding burst rates (assuming the media can keep up) and flash sync, cost etc.
It'll be interesting to see how things progress
that is the spirit!Don - ok, I'll have to try some new generation EVFs for myself. I'm unsure how digital can surpass optical but I'm willing to give it a try.
However, I see your points regarding burst rates (assuming the media can keep up) and flash sync, cost etc.
It'll be interesting to see how things progress
google sony's new high speed sd card format they're trying to push as a standard... then compare those read write speeds to apples new thunderbold system..
look at the nex 7 evf..
then imagine the next k5 replacement having 24mp stills and 4k video...
and it'll all make perfect sense why they are going the direction they are going..
Comment by Don posted on Pentax UK Interview at 19/01/2012 - 16:33
thespirit3 wrote:
I'm not really sure what the point of mirrorless is, apart from smaller - which has never really bothered me anyway. A digital viewfinder (or non TTL optical) would certainly put me off.
Am I missing some other clear advantage of going mirrorless?
Right now I can't see this being much more than marketing hype. I'm not saying Pentax shouldn't be doing this - just, I think I'll ultimately still upgrade to the K5, even if prices were equal.
Steve
yes you are. evf's will surpass optical viewfinders in every way, some already are (sony nex 7) and I'm not really sure what the point of mirrorless is, apart from smaller - which has never really bothered me anyway. A digital viewfinder (or non TTL optical) would certainly put me off.
Am I missing some other clear advantage of going mirrorless?
Right now I can't see this being much more than marketing hype. I'm not saying Pentax shouldn't be doing this - just, I think I'll ultimately still upgrade to the K5, even if prices were equal.
Steve
the elimination of the mechanical bits opens the doors to faster burst rates, flash sync at ALL shutter speeds and more.... plus they'll be cheaper to make ultimately resulting in both lower prices and higher profit margins..
Comment by Don posted on Pentax UK Interview at 19/01/2012 - 16:15
Pentaxophile wrote:
Interesting colour range... black and white, white and black, black and yellow.
59mm width's a bit fat though! I'm trying to imagine what my K7 would look like without the pentaprism or the big grip...
so what if chubby... have you ever looked at how thick the sonys are at the grip?Interesting colour range... black and white, white and black, black and yellow.
59mm width's a bit fat though! I'm trying to imagine what my K7 would look like without the pentaprism or the big grip...
when it comes to pocketability... it's the thickest part of the camera that has to fit is it not?
then add an adaptor for a kmount lens and it should be pretty obvious that a nex7 or 5n is gonna ring in bigger than this pentax! and coupling it with a reworked 40mm pancake! Brilliant!
if this leads to a kmount cam that can record video for 2 hours at some point in the near future, I can finally dump sony!
Comment by Don posted on Pentax UK Interview at 19/01/2012 - 15:22
Azzhat...oops...typo...I mean Ricehigh is already bichin about it and something about the end of the world and Pentax and is looking to buy a k-5, despite what he's been sayin abou the k5 for last year or two..
This is a good sign... the new camera must be good if RH no likey!
This is a good sign... the new camera must be good if RH no likey!
Comment by Don posted on Pentax UK Interview at 19/01/2012 - 15:10
I'll buy this: link if the price is reasonable.
now ask yourself...how much better would the k5 replacement have to be to justify a higher price? My guess.. it'l have the new sony 24 mp sensor or FF....
now ask yourself...how much better would the k5 replacement have to be to justify a higher price? My guess.. it'l have the new sony 24 mp sensor or FF....
Comment by Don posted on Pentax UK Interview at 19/01/2012 - 14:41
apeksdiver wrote:
linkDon wrote:
OMG Oly is releasing an OM-D!
retro is coming back...
can a Pentax LX be far behind? with the Sony 24 mp sensor, dual core processor...detachable evf?
who wouldn't buy a lx styled d-slr or evil class cam?
I don't know how they would squeeze all that technology into an LX size body but love the idea!!OMG Oly is releasing an OM-D!
retro is coming back...
can a Pentax LX be far behind? with the Sony 24 mp sensor, dual core processor...detachable evf?
who wouldn't buy a lx styled d-slr or evil class cam?
(probably a fake, but it looks purty!)
Surely Pentax can do better with an lx inspired evf camera... just hoping... there are rumors...
Comment by Don posted on Pentax UK Interview at 19/01/2012 - 00:35
OMG Oly is releasing an OM-D!
retro is coming back...
can a Pentax LX be far behind? with the Sony 24 mp sensor, dual core processor...detachable evf?
who wouldn't buy a lx styled d-slr or evil class cam?
Nay sayers just got to realize that SOMETHING is in the pipeworks, and a shortage of parts from Tialand, a company merger/buy out won't mean the end of everything..
it looks to me, like Pentax is simply selling off old stock before launching new products (which may or may not be delayed in production due to natural disasters) under the new company....
I refuse to believe the brand is dead, nor the k-mount....
if nothing else, I expect the next round of products will be equal in capability to their Nikon and Sony counterparts and better priced...
retro is coming back...
can a Pentax LX be far behind? with the Sony 24 mp sensor, dual core processor...detachable evf?
who wouldn't buy a lx styled d-slr or evil class cam?
Nay sayers just got to realize that SOMETHING is in the pipeworks, and a shortage of parts from Tialand, a company merger/buy out won't mean the end of everything..
it looks to me, like Pentax is simply selling off old stock before launching new products (which may or may not be delayed in production due to natural disasters) under the new company....
I refuse to believe the brand is dead, nor the k-mount....
if nothing else, I expect the next round of products will be equal in capability to their Nikon and Sony counterparts and better priced...
Comment by Don posted on Pentax UK Interview at 18/01/2012 - 13:20
It all sounds good. So where do we sign up to offer our service as beta testers I would like mine before the 1 of february, please!
I have never peeked through an EVF but if the current standards promises no lag, decent power consumption and good enough resolution to manual focus, then I have no emotions involved in getting rid of mirror and OVF.
Over on the American side there are some sensible arguments that it is a project resurrected from a tatty box saying "No money for this one! - HOYA"
btw
well Pentax can claim the title of smallest compact camera system…Q
Pentax could easily maintain the kmount… think outside the box for a moment…
if the flange distance and the image circle are both accounted for; Pentax COULD simply design the lens so the lens mount is in the midlle of the lens barrel and part of the lens slides INTO the body, for the newer lenses, and the old k-mounts would mount normally.. by recessing the lens into the camera body, BOTH types of lenses can be used…. so perhaps the new 40 mm is recessed into the body, no adaptor needed.
you wouldn't be able to use the recessed lenses on a d-slr because the mirror would hit the rear elements of the lens, but you would have a more compact camera overall on the evil!
Don.