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Old July 26th 10, 08:06 PM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
R. Mark Clayton
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Default Sony to stop making FX sensors?


"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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Thom Hogan thinks it is possible.

http://www.bythom.com/

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Minolta and more lately Sony have been messing about for ages on this.

Nothing for years and then full frame at silly prices.

Other makers had stuff early and prices are keener.

I have a bag full of Minolta glass and I will be mightily ****ed off if Sony
stop making full frame (instead of ramping up volume and dropping the cost).

The trouble with Sony is that if they can't rack up a higher margin than
other manufacturers through some proprietary features then they quickly lose
interest.

Of course their ways of ensuring lock in are sometimes ethically
questionable: -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_rootkit