Originally posted by Art Vandelay II I guess by your logic Pentax doesn't have any real DSLR's since they don't make a camera with a sensor as large as a D700's right? Obviously an Olympus E-30 isn't a real DSLR for that reason also. I mean,
that camera obviously has horrendous IQ. Is the K10D not a real DSLR either? Because I've owned both the K10D and an E-P1 and the E-P1 blew it away in every single IQ category I can think of (as it should since it's newer).
Pentaxians are a funny bunch, they'll say people only buy full frame to show off one moment, then put down 4/3's for being smaller than APS-C the next.
Sorry if I offended you Art Vandelay II. When I say DSLR, I meant for both APS-C and Full Frame, a DSLR doesn't necessarily mean it has to be full frame, a SLR is a single lens reflex and the mirror is what makes that reflex. Therefore APS-C or full frame, it's still a DSLR. The thing is Full frame is significantly higher in price than the APS-C, especially the price differential from Full Frame to the entry-level. The fact that the cheapest APS-C is already cheap and affordable, the EVIL is quit expensive for what it offers against that APS-C.
Yes you are correct that the K10D is of old age and the E-P1 is bound to have higher IQ. But the fact is a lot of newer APS-C DSLR's out today are boasting incredible high ISO IQ already, the D90, D5000, K-x, A500, etc. The next batch of APS-C's that will come out this year and the years to come will be very impressive in terms of high ISO.
For me, I have never said I would buy a full frame. What I stated was solely on my opinion and I don't think it's necessary to generalize all Pentaxians with the same thought as mine. There are some posts on this forum that are also not from this thread, where there are people agreeing of Pentax making an EVIL. So not necessarily are you isolated in wanting an EVIL alone as there are other Pentaxians who think opposite of me.