Trouble is - you would lose either infinity focus or close focus, as your sensor is no longer mounted on the normal plane of focus.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mick Maguire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 23 October 2001 14:26 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one > > > Here's a thought: > > surely the only reason that the 3MP camera would not be "full > frame" is the > distance of the sensor array from the lens. If when designing > the 3MP camera > the array were place closer to the lens then surely full > frame would be > achieved. Wouldn't this solve the lens issue, (if not the > resolution). I > accept that this could mean major design issues such as > mirror positioning > and a different distance to the focusing screen, but if you > are designing > the camera from scratch, this may not be such a problem. As I > said just a > thought and perhaps I haven't thought it through enough... > > > Regards, > /\/\ick... > > +----------------------------+ > | | > __/) Mick Maguire | > ((((| Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > (\\\\_/) ICQ: 48609010 | > \ / | > \ /---------------------------+ > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
