> Well, then you're into a long wait. I don't expect to see > 24x36mm sensors being available in volume production quantities > for at least 3-5 years, and the price will likely be quite a bit > higher for a while beyond that.
I guess so, but hopefully worth the wait. > I've grown very comfortable with having both shutter speed and > aperture setting controllable from the body, to the point that > reaching for an aperture ring elsewhere seems awkward now. Just doesn't seem logical to me and if it's cost cutting I'd rather pay the extra. > On the Contax G2, manual focus was also controlled from the body > ... That took some getting used to. :-) I'll bet. Best John ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:44:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News > --- John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd much prefer to save the money and spend it on a good 36m x > 24mm digital > > body. > > Well, then you're into a long wait. I don't expect to see > 24x36mm sensors being available in volume production quantities > for at least 3-5 years, and the price will likely be quite a bit > higher for a while beyond that. > > > The current trend for not putting the aperture ring on the > lens really isn't > > to my taste either, it worked perfectly on the well for years, > it's the > > logical place to control the diaphragm from. If it isn't broke > don't fix it! > > I've grown very comfortable with having both shutter speed and > aperture setting controllable from the body, to the point that > reaching for an aperture ring elsewhere seems awkward now. On > the Contax G2, manual focus was also controlled from the body > ... That took some getting used to. :-) > > Godfrey > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com ------- End of Original Message -------
