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My question above about the 'feasible' lifetime of a digital slr was really fishing to flag up the weak points - it may not be the camera as a whole that will be vulnerable, but individual tiny components whose degradation may be unpredictable, whether it's being used or just stored. John you mentioned solders - I guess the next question then is how practical would it be to keep maintaining these items to drag out the working lifecycle?
Comment by McGregNi posted on CCD vs CMOS at 08/10/2013 - 11:05
RobE17 wrote:
I've been following this thread with interest along with others. My main subject is aviation, this looks like everything that I've been waiting to see from a Pentax DSLR...shame the season ends on Sunday though
Still might have one for next season!
Still, if you're lucky the nudes shooting season might be about to kick off - now we'll be able to get 'em up & running around! I've been following this thread with interest along with others. My main subject is aviation, this looks like everything that I've been waiting to see from a Pentax DSLR...shame the season ends on Sunday though
Still might have one for next season!
Comment by McGregNi posted on Officially K-3? at 08/10/2013 - 10:39
that was my concern ..... i think smeggy said earlier that a ccd camera will still be working in 50 years time. is that feasable? How can we know the extent of the components lifecycle based on our present position along it?
Comment by McGregNi posted on CCD vs CMOS at 07/10/2013 - 21:45
mike, not sure if the focus has really been nailed there with your fast jet action shot ......you may find you'd really benefit from the new safox and tracking system on the k3.
Comment by McGregNi posted on Officially K-3? at 07/10/2013 - 21:24
fritzthedog wrote:
The true early adopter does not recognise these potential purchase blocking concepts
Carl
So they might base their buying decision on irrational thought processes, greed not need, and make a completely uniformed choice ! McGregNi wrote:
But who will be the early adopters? Is it going to be lept on by current k5 owners or is a not a big enough leap for them? Will it be the dealbreaker for those like me with older models, or will it bring a new load of 'demanding enthusiasts' to Pentax?
Nigel you are confusing early adopters with purchasers making decisions based on a rational thought process, need and informed choice.But who will be the early adopters? Is it going to be lept on by current k5 owners or is a not a big enough leap for them? Will it be the dealbreaker for those like me with older models, or will it bring a new load of 'demanding enthusiasts' to Pentax?
The true early adopter does not recognise these potential purchase blocking concepts
Carl
Comment by McGregNi posted on Officially K-3? at 07/10/2013 - 18:37
But who will be the early adopters? Is it going to be lept on by current k5 owners or is a not a big enough leap for them? Will it be the dealbreaker for those like me with older models, or will it bring a new load of 'demanding enthusiasts' to Pentax?
Comment by McGregNi posted on Officially K-3? at 07/10/2013 - 17:45
Sorry, that's the robot in me poking through again ... I must try and restrict myself to pure creative and artistic expression.
Comment by McGregNi posted on New K3 image - interesting! at 07/10/2013 - 17:33
It's another clear dividing line technology wise between Pentax and the others, so will be another defining feature to promote. It will add another line of questioning though when criticising each others shots .... 'did you shoot with the shaky moire reduction thingy on or off?'
Comment by McGregNi posted on New K3 image - interesting! at 07/10/2013 - 17:18
I'm curious about why there's a new battery grip - does it mean the camera is a different size or shape on the base to the k7 / k5 models? There's no actual extra functionality on the bg-5 is there ?
Comment by McGregNi posted on Officially K-3? at 07/10/2013 - 17:00
JohnX wrote:
Does this settle the K3 equivalent of the K511/K5IIs debate before it starts?
"Newly developed for the K-3, the anti-aliasing simulator* applies microscopic vibrations to the image sensor unit at the subpixel level during image exposure, generating the same level of moiré-reduction effect as an optical anti-aliasing filter."
No way! Its just the start .... Can't wait to try some serious comparative testing on shots taken with the function on and off Does this settle the K3 equivalent of the K511/K5IIs debate before it starts?
"Newly developed for the K-3, the anti-aliasing simulator* applies microscopic vibrations to the image sensor unit at the subpixel level during image exposure, generating the same level of moiré-reduction effect as an optical anti-aliasing filter."
Comment by McGregNi posted on Officially K-3? at 07/10/2013 - 16:42
