Top shutter speed is 1/4000. I agree with you about the slower films, but I fear that as digital takes over, the slower film emulsions will disappear.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 12:23 AM Subject: Re: A conversation with Noritsu. > Bill, > > You're so practical <LOL> > > So where's the 25 ISO, and 50 ISO choices? Which actually brings me to a > question that's been on my mind since I tried John's istD ... 200 ISO seems like > a bit much for bright days. Does the Pentax have a very high shutter speed to > compensate for that high minimum ISO? > > shel > > Bill Owens wrote: > > > I could be wrong, and probably am, but it appears that the industry has more > > or less settled on 6mp for at least the next several years. This being the > > case, as R&D costs are recovered, prices will probably come down in the next > > year or two to be competitive with current top of the line film SLR's. > > This, coupled with more and more film emulsions being dropped, will not bode > > well for future developments in the film arena. With my *ist D, I have a > > choice of ISO from 200 to 3200, the ability to change from daylight to > > tungsten films, the ability to adjust to changing light conditions without > > resorting to filters, plus no cost for film and processing. I can print for > > slightly more than what the minilabs charge. This all means that in the > > long run, it will cost less than an MZ-S. > > > > Bill > >
