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On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:29:56 -0800 (PST), RichA <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:
>Now before anyone goes berserk and says (SAMSUNG??!!) lets remember
>Sony as a DSLR at least didn't exist till a couple years ago. My only
>issue, the silvered plastic housing looks CHEAP, like a P&S.
>
>Specs on new Samsung non-mirrored interchangeable lens camera:
>
>http://k-rumors.com/k4-samsung-nx-specs/
>
>Mount: Samsung NX
>Sensor: 23.4 x 15.6mm APS-C CMOS 14.6 mega pixels (1.5x)
>Body: polycarbonate sealed against dust and moisture
>Image stabilization: Optical Image Stabilization system (OIS)
>Processor: DRIM image processor
>Format image: JPEG, DNG, JPEG-DNG
>Video: FullHD 1080p/30fps
>Recording format: H.264 HD
>Recording quality: SF, F, N
>Audio: Built-in real stereo
>Audio format: AAC
>Focus system: Contrast Autofocus with 16 AF areas, face detection and
>tracking mode, manual focus (focus by wire)
>Shutter: mechanical shutter, bulb, 30s-1/6000, 4.5fps
>Sensitivity: ISO 100-3200 (50-6400)
>Viewfinder: Electronic Viewfinder 1080p/260Hz, 100% coverage, 1X
>magnification
>Main screen: AMOLED 3?, 921.000 dots, 120Hz
>Flash: Pop-up, GN12
>Connectivity: HDMI, USB 2.0, Video/Audio out, BlueTooth, WiFi
>Storage media: SD/SDHC


Presumably no Pentax involvement, or equivalent model? I suppose
adapters will be available to mount GX-mount (K-mount) lenses.

On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:58:03 -0800 (PST), RichA <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On Nov 1, 2:48*pm, Bruce <docnews2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:29:56 -0800 (PST), RichA <rander3...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >Now before anyone goes berserk and says (SAMSUNG??!!) lets remember
>> >Sony as a DSLR at least didn't exist till a couple years ago. *My only
>> >issue, the silvered plastic housing looks CHEAP, like a P&S.
>>
>> >Specs on new Samsung non-mirrored interchangeable lens camera:
>>
>> >http://k-rumors.com/k4-samsung-nx-specs/
>>
>> >Mount: Samsung NX
>> >Sensor: 23.4 x 15.6mm APS-C CMOS 14.6 mega pixels (1.5x)
>> >Body: polycarbonate sealed against dust and moisture
>> >Image stabilization: Optical Image Stabilization system (OIS)
>> >Processor: DRIM image processor
>> >Format image: JPEG, DNG, JPEG-DNG
>> >Video: FullHD 1080p/30fps
>> >Recording format: H.264 HD
>> >Recording quality: SF, F, N
>> >Audio: Built-in real stereo
>> >Audio format: AAC
>> >Focus system: Contrast Autofocus with 16 AF areas, face detection and
>> >tracking mode, manual focus (focus by wire)
>> >Shutter: mechanical shutter, bulb, 30s-1/6000, 4.5fps
>> >Sensitivity: ISO 100-3200 (50-6400)
>> >Viewfinder: Electronic Viewfinder 1080p/260Hz, 100% coverage, 1X
>> >magnification
>> >Main screen: AMOLED 3?, 921.000 dots, 120Hz
>> >Flash: Pop-up, GN12
>> >Connectivity: HDMI, USB 2.0, Video/Audio out, BlueTooth, WiFi
>> >Storage media: SD/SDHC
>>
>> Presumably no Pentax involvement, or equivalent model? *I suppose
>> adapters will be available to mount GX-mount (K-mount) lenses.
>
>I think Samsung has divested themselves of all Pentax camera
>affiliations.


The Pentax K20D and K-7 still use Samsung sensors. And the Samsung
GX-20, which is still a current model, uses the Pentax KAF3 mount and
electronic interface, and the Pentax-designed anti-shake system. So
the "affiliations" are still there, even if they aren't likely to be
built on and extended in future.

Of course the bad news is that, without a strategic partner, Pentax
will not survive in the DSLR market for long.