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12/13/2005 08:45:28 PM · #1 |
| I have read quite a bit of late about a merge of Konica and Sony to produce an SLR camera. And yet I can find nothing about any new releases as yet. Can someone enlighten me as to what may be coming out and when. |
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12/13/2005 08:47:59 PM · #2 |
Pentax & Samsung too.
Dslrs are the money makers for the camera companies. Once someone chooses a lense mount system they usually stay with it.
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12/13/2005 08:48:01 PM · #3 |
| There appears to be no news since July. At least not that I could find in my quickie search. |
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12/13/2005 08:51:22 PM · #4 |
With Sony having finished a factory to build CMOS chips and the Sony R1 to soon be coming/or out the new dSLR may have one with K/M lense mount.
Message edited by author 2005-12-13 20:51:59.
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12/13/2005 08:52:16 PM · #5 |
| I will never buy from Sony again because of their anti-consumer practices. I certainly hope they don't merge with Konica. |
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12/13/2005 08:54:17 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by megatherian:
I will never buy from Sony again because of their anti-consumer practices. I certainly hope they don't merge with Konica. |
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12/13/2005 08:59:19 PM · #7 |
in the last year...
Disabling the ability of consumers to customize their PSP as they see fit
price fixing
Root Kit 1
Lying about the Root Kit issue
Root Kit 2 (totally separate from their first spyware / security hole)
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12/13/2005 10:31:02 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by megatherian:
in the last year...
Disabling the ability of consumers to customize their PSP as they see fit
price fixing
Root Kit 1
Lying about the Root Kit issue
Root Kit 2 (totally separate from their first spyware / security hole) |
Not to mention all the digital cameras that at least four major camera manufacturers are having to recall because of cheaply made sensors (use of plastic instead of ceramic as a backing material for the chips) from Sony failing.
See this thread for a link to the story:
Sony CCD Failures - Canon, Fuji, Konica, Sony
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12/13/2005 10:36:33 PM · #9 |
| Wow...that is interesting. I am noticing on the F828 that I have now, I am starting to get extra noise and hot pixels. I wonder!! |
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12/13/2005 10:39:51 PM · #10 |
the news was suposedly that Konica and Sony will each realease their own version of the same dSLR body.
Seeing as Sony provides the internals for the Nikon D200, best guess is that the same 10mp sensor will make it's way into Sony/KM camera, but with the added feature of KM's pantented body-integral Anti-Shake, and both will have KM's Maxxum lens mount. Who knows what glass Sony will have gottne to fit the mount, which may be a good thing for KM owners if suddenly they have a range of newly minted Zeiss glass ::drool:: at hand under the Sony brand.
Probably the info will officially come out at the big camera makers conference/expo in february (can't remember the name).
Sony doesn't currently look like it has the capital for a buyout of Koni ca, but we'll have to see about a merger, who knows.
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12/13/2005 10:50:33 PM · #11 |
Found this over at DPReview Forums just for anyone interested.
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12/13/2005 11:00:00 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
Found this over at DPReview Forums just for anyone interested. |
Wow....interesting. The 5D may have competition. |
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12/14/2005 01:02:04 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by megatherian:
in the last year...
Disabling the ability of consumers to customize their PSP as they see fit
price fixing
Root Kit 1
Lying about the Root Kit issue
Root Kit 2 (totally separate from their first spyware / security hole) |
If people didn't copy or download illegal copies I don't think any of this would be implemented. |
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12/14/2005 01:10:38 AM · #14 |
perfectly valid point.
Originally posted by faidoi:
Originally posted by megatherian:
in the last year...
Disabling the ability of consumers to customize their PSP as they see fit
price fixing
Root Kit 1
Lying about the Root Kit issue
Root Kit 2 (totally separate from their first spyware / security hole) |
If people didn't copy or download illegal copies I don't think any of this would be implemented. |
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