Can you provide a URL for that patent? I don't know where to access it. Thanks,
keith whaley Iren & Henry Chu wrote: > > Dear all, > > We have been discussing for the need for very precise lens alignment but > let's check the latest patent application by Pentax: > > No. 20030007260 Lens frame structure for optical axis adjustment. > > Pentax engineer has eliminated the problem by "providing a lens frame > structure which makes it possible to carry out a centering operation on a > lens group without relying on the precisions of the fit between the lens > group and a lens frame or the precision of the fit between a lens frame that > supports the lens group and another lens frame". > > We have to trust them, haven't we? > > Regards, > > Henry Chu > 5/2/2003 > > >From: KT Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: Pentax Discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: ten new cameras > >Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 19:01:12 -0500 > > > >On 2/04/03 6:01 PM, "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It's all being done for style, and no > > > different than tail fins. If that's what folks want then that's fine. It > > > just won't help how well it works. > > > >Very amateurish way of looking at the engineering design from the person > >who > >claims to have an engineering/design background. It is true that a good > >engineer should never look at anything for granted and try to look at > >things > >from different angles, but I have to repeat that this particular design is > >not a rocket science. There are lot more complicated design in any of the > >small electro-mechanical gadget like a camera. > >My interpretation is that, when engineers (never mind Pentax or not) > >encounter the conflicting design requirement to pack an extending zoom > >barrel into a card size format, they squeezed their brain to come up with > >the solution which is to get certain lens group out of its way. > >Normally, things like the lens alignment etc preoccupy the mind of > >non-creative type engineers which hinders the progress of the design. > > > >As any gadget design, there might be some bugs cropping up but I am sure > >the > >major ones were already debugged. > > > >I can see that the overall design objective of this camera was to make it > >as > >small as possible, and the lens shifting design was just one of the > >solutions to achieve that goal, but not the primary purpose. Pentax > >applied > >over 30 patents for this concept. I am sure there would be other > >applications. Well, IS woks, and why not this? > > > >I would think it is a good and useful design for the money. Tail fins? I > >do not think so. You may not like whatever Pentax accomplish but the life > >goes on regardless ;-). > > > >Take care, > > > >Ken > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
