Pentax 10mp???

[ken1953]

Hi John...I know PMA is over, but I was reading on some UK sites today that Pentax unveiled a mock up of a new 10mp DSLR...did you happen to see anything about or know anything about it??
Thanx, Ken

(Originally posted on Tradeshow Discussion)

[Photo-John]

Ken - of course I saw it. You obviously haven't looked at every PMA photo I've posted :-) http://gallery.photographyreview.com...cat=534&page=1

The camera was under glass and only a model, I'm sure. But it's a safe bet that it will have a Samsung sensor. There's also a nice-looking new lens and a new flash on the way.

Here's a link to all Pentax and Pentax-related PMA photos: http://gallery.photographyreview.com...r=&catdrop=527

[ken1953]

Ouch...sorry John...I DID miss most of those...I followed for a while...but I haven't checked since a few days after it ended...The site I looked at said they eventually brought it out from under the glass...and let some people handle it. It looks about the size of my DL...I'll have to keep it in mind...btw...you $5000 for that EIZO monitor you could grant to me?????? hahahahaha...whew...nice monitor!!! Thanx for the info and sorry I didn't check over there before posting...
Ken

[Franglais]

[QUOTE=Photo-John]
The camera was under glass and only a model, I'm sure. But it's a safe bet that it will have a Samsung sensor. There's also a nice-looking new lens and a new flash on the way.

QUOTE]

My bet would be on the Sony 10Mpix sensor used in the D200. Pentax use a 6Mpix Sony sensor in their other cameras, just like Nikon. I'm not sure that Pentax will sell enough of theircameras to make it worthwhile for Samsung to develop a whole new sensor when one already exists.

Chasseurs d'Images thinks that the popularly-priced DSLR market in the next years will be split between:

Sony 10Pix = Nikon, Pentax, Samsung, Sony (ex Minolta)
Canon 8Mpix = Canon
Panasonic 7.5Mpix = 4/3 Olympus, Panasonic

Charles