Op Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:16:17 +0100 schreef Thibouille
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Please read E330 announcment at dpreview... maybe DL2 is about the same?
I saw it, but honestly, long after I posted :o) Seems Olympus is smart,
and gives customers what they want :/ If the date on the leaked *ist-DL2
pdf was correct we'll know today whether Pentax can counter this
immediately.
By the way, a third way would be in the light path to the AF-sensor. I
think it's feasible, but with some interesting design issues of it's own...
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Regards, Lucas
2006/1/26, Lucas Rijnders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Op Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:49:09 +0100 schreef Christian
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Actually, I remember a rumor that the first Pentax DSLR was going to
>> have LCD preview (about six months before the *ist came out). Doesn't
>> anyone else remember that?
>> So I am suspicious of this PDF. That part seems like a recycled
rumor.
> But you are right about the live preview thing. EVERY Pentax DSLR has
> reported this "feature" in the initial press releases as I recall.
> Obviously, it is not a true feature.
Either they have been working on it for years (and it's finally
finished),
or they recycle their press releases (and keep forgetting to edit it
out)
> How could they (and why would they?) implement it?
How:
1) MLU, feed from the sensor
2) a seperate 0,21 Mpix sensor in the prism housing
1) is unlikely with the sensor, and would make AF tough to do as well.
2)
might be feasible. Would it make the viewfinder dimmer?
Why:
To make both digicam and macro users happy. It seems no live preview is
a
showstopper for lots of digicam/prosumer users. If Pentax is smart, it
doesn't argue the point, but delivers what potential customers want. As
for macro: weren't you the one lying in the mud to photograph birds? A
preview on a flip-screen might make life easier for you :o)
