On 12/7/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Savage wrote: > > Well I don't prescribe to that BS argument. How many here, in the past > > (or are currently) lugged around a Pentax 645 on their daily walk, to > > work etc for their day to day shooting? > > Considering that a 1Ds is the size and weight of a 645 SLR (Not sure > exactly about the Pentax 645, but the Mamiya ZD is smaller apart from > the prism and about the same weight as a 1Ds), your argument doesn't > hold a lot of water on that front. Also there are potential technical > problems with a FF DSLR on K mount, the light path perpendicularity > issue for corner performance is impacted by K mount's smallish throat > size, 645 mount doesn't have that issue.
I was thinking more along the lines of the 5D. If Pentax build the 645D like Canon do their 1D cameras (cast frame etc.) it'll be a big beast. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
