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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-22-2019, 08:26 AM
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Sony sensors have the A/D converter built into the sensor and there is some level of hardware based noise reduction being used by all Sony sensors prior to the A/D conversion. CMOS Image Sensor Image Sensor for Camera | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
I don't know everything the accelerator chip does, but it is obviously applying noise reduction to the RAW file. From a marketing standpoint this makes the KP RAW files look cleaner than RAW files that have not had an extra step of noise reduction applied, but if you apply a layer of noise reduction to the Fuji files you can get the same results. Noise reduction take a lot of processing power. This is why DxO Prime is so slow. Prime is very good at noise reduction, but takes a lot of CPU power and time. Ricoh is using dedicated hardware to speed up the process and applying a high quality noise reduction.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-15-2019, 08:51 PM
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Was that patent awarded less than 2 years ago or did they file for the patent less than 2 years ago?
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-15-2019, 07:25 PM
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Did I say the "Patent" has been floating around for years? Canon was rumored to be working on a hybrid OVF back in 2015-2016, but people have been talking about the possibility of a hybrid OVF for a long time.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 06:09 PM
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The K-1 is an awesome camera. I don't need more MPs. If Ricoh could just improve the AF-C, give me eye-AF, and buffer, it would be my primary camera. The K-1 is a more enjoyable camera to use and the image quality is excellent, but for my needs the AF is not adequate.
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Careful. Ned Ludd has a very large and loyal following on this board.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 05:22 PM
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Maybe. Just because the sensor is capable of 4K and 11fps doesn't mean that Ricoh will take advantage of that. That will take an expensive image processor, large buffer, and a fast write speed to get all of that on a card. Ricoh isn't known for speed. IQ, Yes. Build quality, Yes. Ergonomics, Yes. Speed, No.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 04:52 PM
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Its the same sensor that is in the Fuji XT-3.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 04:33 PM
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That is probably true. The technology that Pentax implemented wasn't cutting edge. Features like astrotracer and GPS had been been around and sold as separate modules for several years. Pentax just integrated them into the camera. Sensor based image stabilization first appeared in 2003 and a Minolta camera. Olympus was first to market the pixel-shift. Pentax packs a lot of great features into their cameras and gives the customer a lot of features for the money. Olympus is probably the only company to pack more features into a camera, but a lot of features isn't the same thing as using cutting edge technology.
Hybrid OVF? That would be cutting edge.
Organic Sensor Tech? That would be cutting edge.
I would love to see automatic lens calibration. Nikon put it in the D500..... That should be a standard on DSLRs at this point.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 12:36 PM
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Pentax cameras are packed with a lot of features and technology, but not really cutting edge. They are like Olympus in this regard. I shot with an Olympus E-3 for several years and loved the camera. I picked up Pentax once it became obvious that 4/3 was a dead system. Pentax offers a great value in terms of the features that they do offer, but very few people need features like astrotracer and pixel shift. IF you happen to be one of thew few that can use it, then its an awesome value. The AA simulator is pretty irrelevant at the current pixel density.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 09:45 AM
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Let's hope you are correct.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 08:22 AM
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The rumored hybrid OVF has been floating around for years. I would love to see Ricoh bring it to market, but Ricoh isn't a cutting edge technology company. The Hybrid OVF is going to be expensive and the K-mount user base isn't exactly known for embracing new and expensive technology.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 08:07 AM
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It's a sensor designed for mirrorless with on sensor PDAF and shooting black-out free 30fps EVF. Ricoh could be buying this sensor, but it seems to be an expensive option for a DSLR with an OVF. Why buy a sensor designed specifically for mirrorless.
Sony is rumored to be developing a APS-C version of the A9, and this looks like the type of sensor you would see in that type of camera. If the specifications are real.
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