I already know all about the Hasselblad and Mamiya systems ability to take both, I used a Mamiya RB67 in college (it was a friend of mines), though I wasn't a photography major. My friend worked as an assistant to a pro photographer and she got me hired to do some computer work for them, while I was there she showed me some of the cool equipment they had, including a big MF setup with a digital back. What struck me about it was the cord running from the digital back to the outlet in the wall. Not exactly the best camera to take in the mountains...
And Antonio, people do know things about it, for one, it's supposed to be out in early 2005. For another, the things I've said are straight from the mouth of an executive at Pentax. -el gringo -----Original Message----- From: Antonio Aparicio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 11:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax is Dying? Well Gringo, given that nobody knows anything about it you make some big statements. My point about flexibility related to the Hasselblad and Mamiya systems ability to take film and digital backs. Antonio On 17 Jul 2004, at 18:43, El Gringo wrote: > Antonio... It's more felxible because it's a fully self contained > system. > Digital backs largely require external power sources, and the ones that > don't are huge and cumbersome. Yes the Pentax system will be quite > unique, > and very flexible in that it will allow MF field photography. > > -el gringo > > -----Original Message----- > From: Antonio Aparicio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 7:30 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Pentax is Dying? > > > Unique? What about the Hasselblad H1 - isn't that a 645 that will take > both film and digital backs? Or the Mamiya 645? I guess if the rumored > new digital Pentax 645 is a dedicated digital body then that will be > kinda of unique, although not as flexible or indeed desirable as the > other systems on the market. > > Antonio > > > On 17 Jul 2004, at 07:03, El Gringo wrote: > >> Pentax will have 3 DSLR's including a >> unique in the world of photography FF medium format digital camera >> based on >> the well loved 645 camera system. >> >
