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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
03-23-2016, 10:24 AM
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Yes, if modifying the bayer filter array is considered as a modification of the sensor, then Ricoh can say that the sensor was modified according to their specifications. Beside that, changes that require change of photolitho masks, I doubt Ricoh engaged in this direction as it would be rather costly and if that was the case it would make more sense to use one of the latest version of sensors produced by Sony. But that's only a hypothesis from me, since I'm not a Ricoh insider.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
03-10-2016, 04:20 AM
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Apologize to disturb the party! Ouupppss, I did not know photography was essentially about supporting a brand name + buying and the pleasure of owning new cameras and lenses.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
03-10-2016, 12:41 AM
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Yes, sure I know this. The K-1 has advantages, why need to refer to D800, expect for reassurance.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
03-09-2016, 11:11 PM
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If you know about silicon chip manufacturing, how can the sensor be adapted to Ricoh specifications without involving a change of photo-litho mask layers? If the masks aren't changed, the sensor is physically exactly the same. There's one way to alter a design by non volatile programming, if the sensor contains any NVM block, but due to the surface that it would occupy, I doubt there is much after process customization such as for instance DR adjust, it is much easier to do this in firmware. Therefore, it can't be that the sensor is the same as D800 if was adapted to Ricoh's spec. unless it is pure marketing talk. The sensor of the K-1 "is" or "is not" the same as the D800 but can't be both.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
03-09-2016, 10:05 PM
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The way I see it is: 1) Pentaxians feel threatened as soon as we consider competitor brands and 2) constantly need to reassure themselves that they made the right choice to invest in k mount, so, any bit of marketing info (not even anything technically specific), and the dynamic range is already beyond competition whithout even having measured it. I also do have exclusively Pentax gear. But I see things differently... I see Canon do not make so much hype about their cameras, they rolls out models one after the other and for instance, the 5D series are really work horse, no fluff, no gimmick, it just has been working for years. Regarding sensors, why is this such a problem to use the same sensor as the D800? I don't see the problem, the D800 deliver excellent images, so why Pentax feels the need to claim a change on the sensor. Let Pentaxian believe that they'll have a better than 5Ds or better than D810 machine... anyway, it's not needed to dig very far to know that's not true, other cameras have more advanced AF anyway.
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Of course is was adapted for the SR mechanism, so it is absolutely certain that Ricoh defined a specific sensor package and interconnect to fit with SR.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
03-09-2016, 02:39 PM
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Yes, well said. That's what I wanted to write, but you did it better than me.
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