New Samsung dSLR using Pentax lenses announced in the States

Hi all,

Samsung have announced there first dSLR, the GX-1S. Looks interesting
but not earth-shattering, but is a sign of their intentions in the
market. Article below:
<http://www.dimagemaker.com/article.php?articleID=411>

Cheers,

Wayne

Wayne J. Cosshall
Publisher, The Digital ImageMaker, http://www.dimagemaker.com/
Assistant Director, International Digital Art Award
Writer and educator in graphic design, photography, digital technology
Personal art site http://www.artinyourface.com/

 

Hehehe! They're really after Sony, aren't they?
It's gonna be fun to watch.

 

Same thing will happen with Sony/Konica Minolta. I wished they would just
call them by the original name though. It's all a bit daft.

 

ummm, from what ive seen on the net (usual photo sites) it looks like a
rebadged pentax *ist DS2

not sure about the schneider lens tho as to rebadging

but it could be interesting for australia has pentax has no plans to bring
in the DS2 as apparently they cant bring it in for a price they are happy
with
so it looks like we are stuck with the DL.

but if samsung bring in the GX1, that issue changes

 

Lets hope that Kennedy's is not bringing the Samsungs.

 

Adeal are the Samsung camera agents here. I haven't yet had a chance to
speak to either yet re this issue but will next week 1st thing.

The Samsung is an interesting development. The Pro 815, though flawed,
is an interesting 1st serious camera for Samsung and I expect they will
keep pushing it. Samsung are very serious about becoming a main player
in the dSLR market. With Minolta gone and Pentax onside, it will make
for an interesting game.

Sony is in trouble in many of their market segments and they sure have
lots of competition in the camera area. It remains to be seen what they
will do with the Minolta intellectual property.

We live in interesting times.

Cheers,

Wayne

Wayne J. Cosshall
Publisher, The Digital ImageMaker, http://www.dimagemaker.com/
Assistant Director, International Digital Art Award
Writer and educator in graphic design, photography, digital technology
Personal art site http://www.artinyourface.com/

 

Samsung have an agreement to use Sony chips.

 

Minolta DSLRs are really gone as such. Just changed hands. I can live in a
dream I can! Maybe it will be a reality in time.

 

I'm curious why you reckon it's flawed. Lack of image stabiliser?

Well, the players have at least changed names:
instead of sameoldsameold Canon vs Nikon, we now
have re-badged Pentax vs re-badged Minolta.
It's to be hoped there will be some true new technology
out of all this instead of just another pissing contest
between marketing groups...

 

My bet is that there will be indeed new technologies, even if it is just a
few added features and a bigger & better CCD line up. I reckon the new
SONY/KM cameras at least will have some rather nice big CCDs in them, albeit
APS sized, AND be focussed on the consumer and prosumer markets. ???
maybe

 

I think you're spot on. The only thing is I reckon Sony will
introduce its first full 35mm sensor in one of their cameras,
not another maker's.

 

And I think that'll be in the 9D equivalent, but you never know. I think
the current 7D design is brilliant. All controls within easy reach of my
fingers and easy to find without lifting my eye off the finder. What other
cameras can you do that with??

 

Well, I think at the pro end it is going to be Canon vs Nikon for a
long time to come, in reality. At the consumer and hobbyist levels
we'll have Canon, Nikon, Olympus (lovely cameras but often overlooked),
Pentax/Samsung and Sony(Minolta). I think this area will be dominated
by a lot of pretty similar cameras. Yes, the Minolta 7D had some nice
ergonomics and a few nice features, but none of them killers, otherwise
it would have done better in the marketplace than just with people with
Minolta lenses, a recipe for business disaster. Yes, they attracted
some new to SLR people, but not enough.

Technological developments, sure there will be lots of them. We are
still at the early part of the tech curve with regard to digital
cameras, in my opinion. Full frame sensors are going to bite a lot of
users. I've already seen one friend caught with 'digital' lenses when
they wanted to just buy a 5D body. It will happen to a lot more.

Cheers,

Wayne

Wayne J. Cosshall
Publisher, The Digital ImageMaker, http://www.dimagemaker.com/
Assistant Director, International Digital Art Award
Writer and educator in graphic design, photography, digital technology
Personal art site http://www.artinyourface.com/