Relax, it's just wishful thinking. Its just another contribution to my wish list.
I want a Pentax 645 camera broadly along the lines of the MZ-S.
It should be more compact than the 645n. At a first look its hard to imagine how this
could be done. However, The distance from the lens mount to the film plane is only
about 60% of the total lenght of the body. Hence, theres potential for shortening the
overall lenght of the body by at least 30%. This can be done by letting the film go
into the camera instead of into the back like now. The distance between the bottom of
the mirror box to the bottom plate of the camera is almost large enough to fit a film
roll; likewise on the top of the camera; only a slight increase in height should be
neccesery. Some redesign of the finder system is probably needed but much can be
achieved with eg. mirrors.
The camera body is also wider that it has to be. This is because the shutter mechanism
is placed at sides of the mirror box. By removing the shutter mechanism from these
areas and rather use some space here for thin circuitry boards, I would estimate that
the width can be reduced by about 5%. Instead the camera can use a shutter where only
the shutter plane extends into the camera house proper; the shutter mechanism will
then be located to the grip section. On the 645n this area is open space.
If Pentax could manage to reduce power consumption down to MZ-S level, then it could
use the same type of batteries as the MZ-S, thereby saving the space six AA batteries
occupies in the 645n. An add-on AA batery pack could then be offered like for the MZ-S.
It should also adopt the MZ-S feature set and use magnesium outer panels. Add some
ultra compact medium format lenses to this outfit and you would have a winner....and
Pentax, don't forget mirror-lock (or prefire).
I can esily visualize this camera. It will be significantly smaller than the EOS1 and
F5 and still be full featured. Is it possible? I think so. The electronics shouldn't
take more space than on the MZ-S. The shutter mecahanism can be located in the grip
section.
Pål
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