I understand that the uses I mentioned use power. I also noted that it would not be difficult to have a physical catch for the mirror. It's not a priority for Pentax to offer it, so it probably will never happen.
I also do not think that it would require a redesign of the entire mirror assembly to do so. On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 7:36 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > All those methods use power, which is sucked out of the battery. Larry > want's a passive mechanical lockup. I understand why, I just don't think > it's likely given that it would probably require a complete redesign of the > mirror/shutter mechanism. Electronic lockup, as you've noticed, is easy. > > > On 3/19/2012 7:07 PM, David Parsons wrote: >> >> They've managed to find a way to keep the mirror up for sensor >> cleaning, live view, and video... Adding a catch to keep the mirror >> up is not a major ordeal. >> >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 6:53 PM, P. J. Alling >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 3/19/2012 6:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> >>>> On Mar 19, 2012, at 1:16 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >>>> >>>>> Quoting Matthew Hunt<[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>>> http://photorumors.com/2012/03/19/pentax-k-r-successor/ >>>>>> >>>>>> My eyeball-based deconvolution algorithm says "K-z". >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I don't care what they call it but a K-r with 16 MP? >>>>> >>>>> I'm interested..... >>>> >>>> Here's my wishlist, trying to keep things feasible: >>>> >>>> K-r body >>>> K-01 sensor, and improved firmware in the realm of live-view >>>> A mirror that can be locked up indefinitely without using battery power >>>> so >>>> live view can be used without excessive shutter lag dropping the mirror >>>> and >>>> raising it again. >>>> With the mirror locked up, the ability to use wide angle lenses that >>>> protrude into where the mirror would be if it were down. In other words, >>>> I >>>> want >>>> sharp, inexpensive f/1.4 20mm and 30mm primes, and am willing to use >>>> live >>>> view to get them. >>>> >>>> I wonder if what we'll get is a K-01 with and EVF >>> >>> >>> I don't think that the new electronic shutter/mirror designs allow for a >>> mechanical lockup mechanism, and a redesign is probably beyond the means >>> of >>> Pentax or any other manufacturer, not to mention part of the reason >>> shutters >>> are so much quieter than they used to be makes a mechanical lockup very >>> unlikely unless you want to go back to loud clack of the LX mirror slap, >>> which seems horrendously loud in retrospect. >>> >>> >>>> -- >>>> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to >>> avoid >>> a lengthily search. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> > > > -- > Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid > a lengthily search. > > > -- > 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. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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.
