Rumors on 1.13x sensor for Nikon D3 are getting strong
The rumors about upcoming Nikon D3 with a Sony’s 1.13x crop 18.7 Megapixels sensor are spreading over the Internet. Rumors says that some D3 engineering samples are already exists, Nikon have the exclusive rights to use this sensor for a one year and there is another 1.5x 12 Megapixels CMOS sensor from Sony soon to be announced. To prove that these rumors are not groundless there is publication at C|NET Newsblog. Also Benjamin Kanarek has confirmed that Pentax France guys knows about it.
What does it means for Pentax? First of all, no 18 Mpix 1.1x K-next-D till the end of 2008 at least. Second, two upcoming Pentax DSLRs could be built on 12 Mpix 1.5x CMOS sensor. Nikon D3 was promised to be released in the end of this June, so it’s not much time to wait for the mystery to be revealed.
What do you think about it? Share your thoughts on our forum.
June 12th, 2007 at 6:44 am
Pentax could always take the innovative route and apply the next Gen Foveon sensor..or am I just babbling now?
June 12th, 2007 at 7:07 am
It seems that Sigma doesn’t have enough production power to supply with Foveons itself, nor somebody else. Moreover, all existing Foveon sensors are even smaller - approximately 1.7x
June 12th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
[…] The one new nugget of info in all of this comes from PentaxLife. A poster in the forums section, Benjamin Kanarek, had this to say: It seems that the “Rumors” about an 18.7 mega pixel Nikon with a 1.1 sensor seem to be known to the people at Pentax. When I brought up the new Nikon they weren’t at all surprised and said “Yes, a 1.1 sensor of 18.7 mega pixels…” […]
July 9th, 2007 at 1:53 am
[…] PentaxLife (weird place to post this…) is reporting: The rumors about upcoming Nikon D3 with a Sony’s 1.13x crop 18.7 Megapixels sensor are spreading over the Internet. Rumors says that some D3 engineering samples are already exists, Nikon have the exclusive rights to use this sensor for a one year and there is another 1.5x 12 Megapixels CMOS sensor from Sony soon to be announced. […]