Wow, this thread really took off, and I didn't look at for several days. I got the same answer from Cristian Sorega, who asked a Ricoh contact about the sensor upgrade. I figured it was a mistake but Ricoh's kinda kooky, so I thought, well, just maybe.
The reason I would look forward to an A16 module, for example, is that I actually shoot in candlelight sometimes (restaurants) and those scenes sometimes include some faster motion (waitstaff) and in those situations I can't have high enough ISO. It's a relatively small niche of photography, but it's mine. If it was the Sony sensor used in the D7000, Nex 5N, Sony A580, Pentax K5, etc, I'd be very pleased. It's a great sensor just as the 12 megapixel one Ricoh is using is a great sensor (same I believe as the D300, A700, D90, etc?)
Has anyone heard definitively (or just conjecturally) if the 16 megapixel sensor in the upcoming zoom unit is a Sony chip or an Aptina?
The reason I would look forward to an A16 module, for example, is that I actually shoot in candlelight sometimes (restaurants) and those scenes sometimes include some faster motion (waitstaff) and in those situations I can't have high enough ISO. It's a relatively small niche of photography, but it's mine. If it was the Sony sensor used in the D7000, Nex 5N, Sony A580, Pentax K5, etc, I'd be very pleased. It's a great sensor just as the 12 megapixel one Ricoh is using is a great sensor (same I believe as the D300, A700, D90, etc?)
Has anyone heard definitively (or just conjecturally) if the 16 megapixel sensor in the upcoming zoom unit is a Sony chip or an Aptina?