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No, it will not kill it but would be nice "poor man Leica S"If the A1R becomes true and if they hopefully come along without an AA filter, then this would be pretty sure the death of the S System and even some lower end MFDBs.
By "killing and death" I mean that they - Leica - would not sell many S2s after that - why should one buy into a system which is 3 - 5 times the price and get maybe only 10 - 20% more quality?No, it will not kill it but would be nice "poor man Leica S"
Hm, not sure they will wait as long. I am kind of sure it will be an Exmor R sensor, the ones they are using now in the compact cameras, optimized for FF. With that sensor they should easily be able to achieve 35MP while also up to ISO 6400 in very good quality, without too much processing.All what we have so far is rumors. The A1R is not very likely though. Certainly you can expect the next Sony flagship DSLR to feature a sensor which has higher than 25 mp, probably in the 30-35 mp, and in my opinion, not sooner than end of 2010.
So I have really high hopes thenRegarding the AA Filter, that of the A900 is already very weak. The pixel density plays by itself the role of the AA filter so that it probably won't be needed at 30 ++ mp.
Hi Douglas,I'd be surprised if the S2 has 10-20% better IQ than the A850, let alone a new Sony camera.
You appear not to be aware that there are two separate Sony divisions involved: Sony Semiconductor (which designs and manufactures the sensors) and Sony Imaging (which uses those sensors in the various Sony cameras). There is also a strong relationship between Sony Semiconductor and Nikon Precision (which makes technology that Sony Semiconductor uses to manufacture the sensors that both Sony Imaging and Nikon Imaging purchase).Not sure if all will be possible, but if I believe in one vendor to do so then it is Sony.
Also not sure if they will sell this sensor then to others like Nikon, but rather keep it as real competitive advantage.
Eventhough I don't like to go into the numbers game, 10-20% can mean anything and nothing. What I know is that the S2 sensor is 1.25X linearly larger than 24X36mm. From the optical characteristics point of view, there should be very little difference. I am not sure how the pixel density compares though, but it should be very close as well. Probably the only area where I see a difference is in the 16bit vs. 12 bit depth.Hi Douglas,
interesting statement. Could you please explain how you came to this insight?
Me, I think the a900 can certainly come a long way and I'm very happy with my Zeiss and Minolta glass. I've downloaded and played with the full size studio portraits, the DNG's that can be found on the net, and I must say that the difference with the a900 is not as big as I had expected.
But the S2 has a 50% larger sensor and Peter Karbe's glass... I guess we'll have to wait and see what Guy and Jack will show us next month.
Regards, Peter
But you will be able to crop that much more LOLI'm kinda happy with what I've got....but this is coming from a gal that likes her micro 4/3's stuff for daily walk around
My stitched shots from the A900 are pretty freaking huge and I only shoot for me. My new apartment has a lot of good wall space but not that much.