On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Why do I ask? Well, I just woke up curious this morning, but also, I'm > trying to understand why some digital cameras are so big compared to some > film cameras. And, since film cameras have a larger mirror and mirror box, > the firmware/software seemed that it might contribute to the size of the > camera in some way.
I was wondering about that myself (esp since the left side, where film cartridges went, has disappeared), then I looked at a picture of the back of the K10D. LCD (where size matters, some think), joystick, buttons, the lot. Weather sealing also adds (think LX vs MX). But I think that Ken has accounted for the form-factor increase in a previous email; many customers who buy high-end stuff want it to show as an expensive thing, so big is good for them. That's why Canon sells such bricks. The high-end, PJ-aimed Z-1p was also an unwieldy, wide brick in terms of appearance, but it was so competent at the time... Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
