Not an issue as the vertical size of the mirror would be very close to a 35mm mirror (needs to handle 25mm instead of 24mm). Pentax couldn't use the current mirror boxes, but the old *ist or MZ-S mirror boxes would do just fine.
-Adam On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3:16 PM, John Celio <[email protected]> wrote: > If one were to cram a square sensor into a 35mm-based body, wouldn't the > size of the mirror need to be increased vertically (assuming the sensor > is the same height and width as the width of the current sensor Pentax > uses)? This is the reason I doubt a square sensor'd dSLR is on the way. > The whole mirror box system would have to be redesigned to accommodate > the larger mirror without pushing the lens mount further out. I don't > think Pentax could afford that kind of major R&D. > > I could be wrong, though. I don't know the actual dimensions or any > related technical details. > > It just seems incredibly unlikely to me, even though it's a pretty cool > idea. > > John > > -- > http://www.neovenator.com > http://www.cafepress.com/calemp > http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
