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**Bowser** · May 10th 11, 12:35 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,rec.photo.digital

On 5/9/2011 6:06 PM, Bruce wrote:
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On 5/8/2011 8:28 PM, RichA wrote:
Rumours still that Nikon is working on an EVIL with a sensor with
about 1/2 the area of 4/3rds while Pentax is working on one with a
sensor the size of...a superzoom P&S!!!

Will it be like this?

http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/image/134548398

If Pentax does ape their failed 110 camera, it'll fail as well. What
would you rather carry, that stupid little interchangeable lens camera
or a good quality superzoom where you don't have to change lenses?

I'll keep my FZ35.

Well, you have a point. Any camera outfitted with such a sensor will be a
huge compromise. I think though the selling feature will be the ability to
mount a very small lens (the old Pentax 24mm lens is the size of an old SLR
hot shoe, almost) and carry the camera comfortably in your pocket, with
perhaps a longer lens or zoom in another pocket, if needed. You can't do
that with a lumpen Superzoom.

The FZ35/38 is a particularly compact camera, much smaller than some
other superzooms. But if you want a truly pocketable camera, there
are quite a few P&S digicams that have *both* excellent image quality
*and* a useful zoom range.

Staying with Panasonic, the LUMIX DMC-ZS10 (TZ20 in Europe) and ZS-8
(TZ18) offer a very slim, easily pocketable form factor and extremely
good image quality. A 14.1 MP sensor, an image processor with very
good control of noise, 1080i AVCHD video (720P MPEG on the cheaper
ZS-8) and a 16X zoom Leica-badged lens (24-384 mm equivalent) makes
for a very good package. All this for under $350 at B&H.

Of course these cameras won't suit the DSLR snobs, even though most of
those haven't a hope in hell of demonstrating any superiority over the
results these fine digicams can produce.

Hey! Does this make you a "superzoom snob?"

:-)