Written as a joke, but actually a pretty accurate description of it.
It is a version of WORM (Write Once Read Many) optical memory. While it seems obsolete marketingwise, it is still a very functional system. BTW, most of those cartridges have room for more frames of memory (40 - 72), but people did not seem to want to pay for that many frames at a time. An advantage of WORM memory is that it provides archival copies of the images without extra effort on the part of the user.
If digital had RW systems had came first FILM would probably would probably be applauded as a wonderful breakthrough in imaging. But as it came first it is dismissed as OLD. (Anyone know what that acronym means? It has been around so long I have forgotten.)
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Don Sanderson wrote:
Howdy David! Ah, one of those new critters that uses Flexible Internally Loaded Memory! We here on the list have coin the friendly term F.I.L.M. for that type of memory, quite unique stuff. Solar powered and totally insensitive to magnetic fields. Good stuff! You will find that on the right side of the camera is a winder crank that is used to advance from one 40-60 Megapixel segment of memory to the next. Lifting the LEFT hand crank after winding all of the memory into it's protective "Memory Module" opens the access panel to allow another memory module to be installed. These modules are typically found to contain either 24 or 36 of these 40-60MP memory segments.
Hope this helps! Don
-----Original Message----- From: David Chang-Sang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 3:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: OT: I'm Back with a "new to me" K1000 !!!
Helllllllloo gents and ladies :)
After having lunch with Frank and David Brooks and Jeff I decided that I'd come back to the list to see what's cooking.
I've got a question about my "new to me" k1000 - it's been a while since I owned one and I'm almost a newbie again me thinks - but here's my question:
Where do I put the memory card in the K1000??? ;)
Glad to be back, Cheers, Dave
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