Then again, Pentax could have made an APS camera and you wouldn't have to go
through all this hassle to get to an unexposed frame.
Jim A.
> From: Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:09:54 +0200
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Film rewind with memory (WAS: Photo Expo Japan 2001 - MZ-S and
> FA31Ltd)
>
> I wrote:
>
>
> Automation can be achieved by say pressing the DOF-preview button (or another
> button) while loading a new film. This way you could tell the camera that its
> the rewinded roll you have put into the camera and then it could automatically
> wind to the first unexposed frame on that roll. The memory part should be easy
> to achieve; its already there. The camera is able to memorize one roll. It
> shouldn't take much making it memorize another one (or several).
> Alternatively, it could be possible to just dial in the frame number before
> you close the back while loading.
>
>
> REPLY:
>
> Actually, theres a simpler way to do this and its a shame if Pentax have not
> taken advantage of it.
> The MZ-S do number every roll of film up to 200 and then start at one again.
> Theoretically it could remember 200 rolls of film. All the camera need to know
> is how many frame is shot on each roll. This doesn't need to take much memory
> (it could eg. discard all rolls that have shot 36 frames).
> All the photographer needs to do is to assign the number to the roll; the
> camera and photographer need to know the roll number. The roll number could be
> displayed on the top panel (maybe by pressing a button) and written on the
> roll (for memory). The photographer then tells the camera when loading the
> roll the roll number (only done if its an old roll. If not, the camera assign
> the next unused number to the roll) and the camera automatically wind to the
> first unexposed frame on that particular roll.
>
> Pål
>
>
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