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Sal Baker wrote:
I'm looking forward to some competitive leap frogging between the GR and X70. The next GR will be a major upgrade (the last was the "s" upgrade) in about a year. I would bet that it will be 24mp, and rumors are floating around about Pentax pixel shifting or even FF.
Then the X70 will need to top that a year later, and so on. All 3 pocketable APS-C cameras are stuck at the same basic imaging format now, 16mp w/no AA filter and a sharp 18mm prime. It will be nice to see some innovation as long as the size doesn't increase beyond pocket size.
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Yes, let's hope this is an incentive for Ricoh and Nikon to improve their cameras. The Coolpix A successor may be just around the corner. For me the swivel screen is a major plus in the X70, but staying at 16 MP Trans sensor is probably a step back compared to the GR and Coolpix for detail rendering. Swivel screen or good EVF, plus a 24MP or even better sensor (for cropping) would make it far more attractive.
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FlyPenFly wrote:
I guess I've never admired a street photo where I thought, wow, those corners are sharp.
Agree ... which makes me worry a bit about detail rendering and border/corner performance of the lens at infinity (for landscape style images); it might be optimized for street photography.
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