Ken wrote: > Casio is known well for their integrated chip design (among others who > produce small computers and cell phone etc) and providing Pentax with the > MCM (multi chip module) which I suppose is a stacked chip (flip chip etc) > rather than 2-D nature of ordinary chips wire bonded together etc. These > stacked chips will pack a lot of power in much smaller 3-D chip module with > multiple functions, thus saving tremendous space. Pentax president is > quoted saying that the Casio's MCM has saved Pentax over 40% of space in the > design of the Optio S.
Could this be whats involved in the reportedly more compact 67? By doing this, perhaps redesigning the shutter and get rid of the shutter vibrations in the bargain, maybe removing the manual fim rewind for a motor. Add magnesium body and perhaps new magnesium lenses; after all, saving a bit weight and size on the body doesn't make much difference if the lenses stay heavy and large. Most 67 lenses are old design as well and due to Pentax immense restructuring of factories and production facilities the last years, there may not be much facilities for assembling old lenses (or camera for that matter). All of this is pure speculation but I cannot see how Pentax could shrink the current 67 withough a thorough redesign of the mechanics. P�l
