> ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > Date sent: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 01:22:36 +0900 > To: [email protected] > From: Karen Nakamura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: EOS 20Da - Infrared - > Send reply to: [email protected] > > > > > > >I wonder how Canon could become convinced that the 20Da is a good > >idea, market-wise, if only the Japanese market can convince > >them....what market share of HIE does Japan have? > >I still believe this camera is more pointed at astrophotography than > >IR/artistic....maybe Japan has more of the first than of the latter, > >so that this camera still becomes a success.... > > > > Astrophotography is currently The Big Thing in Japan* -- just like > macro photography was a couple of years ago. The market's quite big > here, so I'm not surprised they're playing with a feeler model. > > * Quite suprising given how badly light and environmentally polluted > our night skies are.
Btw, here a few more notes, including another conversion-option for existing EOS camera's (also in the context of astrophotography (USA- based this time though), but at US$500-600, much more expensive than from irdigital.net): http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/eos20da.html Hmm....several other interesting EOS-items on that site, like the EOS201 timer-control ('modified'....anyone know what exactly?), and what seems a 2CR5-dummy with 12v car-adapter: http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/canon/ Ah, no, seems the only modification of the timer is the plug, for Rebel: http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/camlist.htm Otherwise several other interesting accessories, like the Pentax 6x7 vacuum back, even interesting for normal photography....the only other application I know for medium format is the Mamiya RB 70mm back, but that is probably also because many 70mm films are aerial films, very thin & curly, hence likely to buckle....but perhaps even more because a long roll of 70mm is likely to be sitting motionless for longer periods than a 120/220 roll. http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/pentax/vacback.htm Though the complete application is not all that straightforward....one has to remove the backing paper: http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/120film/index.htm -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
