Raimo Korhonen wrote: > > Hi! > MZ-S prints exposure data on the film between the sprocket holes - easy to retrieve. > All the best! > Raimo
"[B]etween the sprocket holes?" I measure that width at about 2.8 mm. How does one put ANY info in that small a space? keith whaley > Photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dave Miers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 5:09 AM > Subject: Re: Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax Mad Scientists > > > > > > One really nice thing about digital photography as far as the educator > > > is concerned is that the camera records all the settings along with the > > > image. With a conventional film camera there's no way that anyone can > > > tell whether I was using an auto-exposure mode or doing things manually. > > > (That's why many photography courses ban the use of automatic cameras). > > > With a digital system the evidence is stamped into the image. If memory > > > cards are collected in the field at the end of the exercise it's going > > > > There is at least one 35mm camera that does imprint the film negative with a > > number and keeps a record of all the settings used for each negative > > corresponding to that image. I'm not sure if it records whether or not the > > mode the camera was in or not. Unfortunately it's not a pentax, but rather > > a Minolta Maxxum 7. However getting the same record out of the camera in > > print for a couse instructor would be impossible I fear unless there is more > > to that function then I realise. Just a bit of trivia and possibly > > something Pentax might consider for their future film cameras. > > > > David > > > >
