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Full frame Pentax to use 36mp Sony sensor with in body stabilizer? - pRICE cUBE - 05-30-2015
http://www.canonrumors.com/2015/05/pentax-to-use-sony-sensor-in-full-frame-camera/
Rumor is this essentially would be the sensor in the Nikon D800/810 with in body stabilizer instead of optical stabilizer. I welcome Pentax into the mix as Sony has pretty much abandoned the Alpha mount platform to new lens development in favor of their E-mount line. Sony has also priced their lenses at higher prices than Canon and Nikon for essentially less tech/optical glass. Sony has also not update the A99 in quite a while.
The other exiting part of this sensor is the aps-c mode will likely be around 16mp. In some tests I saw, the D800/810 is actually a better performer in the aps-c mode than most of Nikon's DX cameras. This means anyone with a Pentax aps-c body can pick up this new camera and use their aps-c lenses without skipping a beat.
Looking forward to Pentax moving forward with this camera. The lenses available with manual focus Pentax full frame lenses in the K mount is vast.
Re: Full frame Pentax to use 36mp Sony sensor with in body stabilizer? - robfilms - 05-30-2015
i WISH pentax would also offer this camera with decent video capabilities, an area where canon/nikon/sony/panasonic/olympus have all done MUCH better than pentax.
i know pentax wants to remain a dslr still image provider but top of the line dslr cameras really do need to offer more codecs + sound options than pentax has being willing to do so up until now.
ymmv
be well.
rob
Re: Full frame Pentax to use 36mp Sony sensor with in body stabilizer? - Z - 05-30-2015
I am cautiously interested...
Re: Full frame Pentax to use 36mp Sony sensor with in body stabilizer? - pRICE cUBE - 05-31-2015
robfilms wrote:
i WISH pentax would also offer this camera with decent video capabilities, an area where canon/nikon/sony/panasonic/olympus have all done MUCH better than pentax.
i know pentax wants to remain a dslr still image provider but top of the line dslr cameras really do need to offer more codecs + sound options than pentax has being willing to do so up until now.
ymmv
be well.
rob
If Pentax is going to use a Sony sensor, you might be disappointed in the video features. My theory on why Nikon's video features are paltry is due to Nikon's agreement with Sony. Sony licenses the chip to Nikon, Nikon agrees to not add video features that would threaten Son'y camcorder division. My supporting evidence? Sony cripples video features on their DSLR and E-Mount cameras. Otherwise, Nikon could go crazy with video features because it does not have a video division to protect.
Canon stopped pushing the limits on DSLR once they came up with the Cinema line. Pretty much the only still camera maker making any progress is Panasonic.