Pentax K10d

10mp / 3fps sensor. New in-camera anti-shake system (allows for lens
focal length, adjusts for vert. horiz. rotational shake - manual input
of lens focal length possible when using old lenses.) Dust removal.
Weather sealed. ~100,000 actuation rated shutter. 96% FOV / 0.95
magnification viewfinder (penta-mirror).
LiIon batteries - optional vertical grip. List price is supposed to be
$US899 for body.
Plenty of choice now in 10mp $1000 dslrs.
400d / d80 / a100 / K10d

Steve's digicams press release was pulled from site - but can be d/l
here (until he gets a cease and desist notice):
http://ericcloninger.com/albums/DPRS...10DRelease.pdf

frederick writes:
Steve's digicams press release was pulled from site - but can be d/l
here (until he gets a cease and desist notice):
http://ericcloninger.com/albums/DPRS...10DRelease.pdf

It claims to use a 22-bit A-D converter. Who are they trying to kid?

Paul Rubin wrote:
frederick writes:
Steve's digicams press release was pulled from site - but can be d/l
here (until he gets a cease and desist notice):
http://ericcloninger.com/albums/DPRS...10DRelease.pdf

It claims to use a 22-bit A-D converter. Who are they trying to kid?

More likely just a Steve's Digicams typo.

frederick writes:
More likely just a Steve's Digicams typo.

Definitely not a Steve's Digicams typo. Maybe a typo that occurred
further upstream in the marketroid process, after which the press
release writer went berserk with it:

Newly developed A/D converter for truthful image data conversion

The K10D incorporates a high-performance A/D converter, which
faithfully converts the analog data collected by the CCD image sensor
into digital data. With the highest resolving power (22 bits, or 4.2
million gradations) among all existing digital cameras, it offers a
digital-conversion capacity 1,024 times greater than conventional
12-bit, 4,096-gradation A/D converters.

The above paragraph is of course completely insane.

frederick wrote:

10mp / 3fps sensor. New in-camera anti-shake system (allows for lens
focal length, adjusts for vert. horiz. rotational shake - manual input
of lens focal length possible when using old lenses.) Dust removal.
Weather sealed. ~100,000 actuation rated shutter. 96% FOV / 0.95
magnification viewfinder (penta-mirror).
LiIon batteries - optional vertical grip. List price is supposed to be
$US899 for body.
Plenty of choice now in 10mp $1000 dslrs.
400d / d80 / a100 / K10d

Steve's digicams press release was pulled from site - but can be d/l
here (until he gets a cease and desist notice):
http://ericcloninger.com/albums/DPRS...10DRelease.pdf

I'm jazzed about everything but the penta-mirror. Maybe there'll be a
K11d with a pentaprism.

The 70mm pancake lens looks nice, too.

Paul Rubin wrote:
frederick writes:
More likely just a Steve's Digicams typo.

Definitely not a Steve's Digicams typo. Maybe a typo that occurred
further upstream in the marketroid process, after which the press
release writer went berserk with it:

Newly developed A/D converter for truthful image data conversion

The K10D incorporates a high-performance A/D converter, which
faithfully converts the analog data collected by the CCD image sensor
into digital data. With the highest resolving power (22 bits, or 4.2
million gradations) among all existing digital cameras, it offers a
digital-conversion capacity 1,024 times greater than conventional
12-bit, 4,096-gradation A/D converters.

The above paragraph is of course completely insane.

Oh - I didn't see all that - I agree. However at $899 for the general
feature set for this camera, the marketroids seem to have done a very
good job in other ways. I can't see any of these new dslr prices
holding - even at the low 400d level - after the early adopters (aka
real beta tester) market has been saturated and stock is sitting on the
shelf.

Paul Rubin wrote:

frederick writes:
More likely just a Steve's Digicams typo.

Definitely not a Steve's Digicams typo. Maybe a typo that occurred
further upstream in the marketroid process, after which the press
release writer went berserk with it:

Newly developed A/D converter for truthful image data conversion

The K10D incorporates a high-performance A/D converter, which
faithfully converts the analog data collected by the CCD image sensor
into digital data. With the highest resolving power (22 bits, or 4.2
million gradations) among all existing digital cameras, it offers a
digital-conversion capacity 1,024 times greater than conventional
12-bit, 4,096-gradation A/D converters.

The above paragraph is of course completely insane.

The converter is 22-bit, the sensor is 12-bit. This is good, for obvious
reasons. However, it leads to completely true but potentially-misleading
copy as above.

Note also that the camera can write DNG files. Yay open standards.

frederick wrote:

Paul Rubin wrote:
frederick writes:
More likely just a Steve's Digicams typo.

Definitely not a Steve's Digicams typo. Maybe a typo that occurred
further upstream in the marketroid process, after which the press
release writer went berserk with it:

Newly developed A/D converter for truthful image data conversion

The K10D incorporates a high-performance A/D converter, which
faithfully converts the analog data collected by the CCD image sensor
into digital data. With the highest resolving power (22 bits, or 4.2
million gradations) among all existing digital cameras, it offers a
digital-conversion capacity 1,024 times greater than conventional
12-bit, 4,096-gradation A/D converters.

The above paragraph is of course completely insane.

Oh - I didn't see all that - I agree. However at $899 for the general
feature set for this camera, the marketroids seem to have done a very
good job in other ways. I can't see any of these new dslr prices
holding - even at the low 400d level - after the early adopters (aka
real beta tester) market has been saturated and stock is sitting on the
shelf.

Then it's just time to rebrand it as Samsung. :-)

"Paul Mitchum" wrote in message
...
frederick wrote:

10mp / 3fps sensor. New in-camera anti-shake system (allows for lens
focal length, adjusts for vert. horiz. rotational shake - manual input
of lens focal length possible when using old lenses.) Dust removal.
Weather sealed. ~100,000 actuation rated shutter. 96% FOV / 0.95
magnification viewfinder (penta-mirror).
LiIon batteries - optional vertical grip. List price is supposed to be
$US899 for body.
Plenty of choice now in 10mp $1000 dslrs.
400d / d80 / a100 / K10d

Mmmm, I am thinking that the the only reason the A100 is in this list is
that it is 10MP, does not look up to par really.


Steve's digicams press release was pulled from site - but can be d/l
here (until he gets a cease and desist notice):
http://ericcloninger.com/albums/DPRS...10DRelease.pdf

I'm jazzed about everything but the penta-mirror. Maybe there'll be a
K11d with a pentaprism.

The 70mm pancake lens looks nice, too.

I am pretty sure that it will be a Penta Prism, expect to see a 16-50mm F2.8
as well.

Pete D wrote:

"Paul Mitchum" wrote in message
...
frederick wrote:

10mp / 3fps sensor. New in-camera anti-shake system (allows for lens
focal length, adjusts for vert. horiz. rotational shake - manual input
of lens focal length possible when using old lenses.) Dust removal.
Weather sealed. ~100,000 actuation rated shutter. 96% FOV / 0.95
magnification viewfinder (penta-mirror).
LiIon batteries - optional vertical grip. List price is supposed to be
$US899 for body.
Plenty of choice now in 10mp $1000 dslrs.
400d / d80 / a100 / K10d

Mmmm, I am thinking that the the only reason the A100 is in this list is
that it is 10MP, does not look up to par really.


Steve's digicams press release was pulled from site - but can be d/l
here (until he gets a cease and desist notice):
http://ericcloninger.com/albums/DPRS...10DRelease.pdf

I'm jazzed about everything but the penta-mirror. Maybe there'll be a
K11d with a pentaprism.

The 70mm pancake lens looks nice, too.

I am pretty sure that it will be a Penta Prism,

The linked article says it's a penta-mirror.

expect to see a 16-50mm F2.8 as well.

Neeto.