That's quite reasonable actually. Most if not all the MF digital backs are tied to a PC too I believe.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 06 September 2002 15:45 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Pentax WILL (most likely) show a digital SLR at > Photokina! > > > I think that it might be a different problem. Digital backs > are of real use in the studio. From what I know of them they > use a lot of processing power and a lot of electrical power. > Pentax produces what have been acknowledged as field cameras. > Maybe film still rules in the field with MF. Possibly 3rd > party manufactures won't expend large amounts of capital > creating a product few would buy? > > At 10:25 AM 9/6/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > > > > > > The 3rd party manufacturers can either > > > > purchase a Mamiya/Bronica/Hassy back and spec it out themselves > > > > (and without, if necessary, any input from > Bronica/Mamiya/Blad). > > > > The 3rd party manufacturers may only need to adjust the > housing or > > > > casing after they've developed the "innards" and > thereby make the > > > > digital back be compatible across the "big 3" (maybe > Rollei too ?) > > > > > > > > Now we look at Pentax - Great 67, decent 645, and lots > of support > > > > from a lot of users out there........BUT.... no > > > > interchangeability. Only inserts. While it probably could be > > > > done, it would have to be done with Pentax's blessing and with > > > > their help. Pentax engineers would have to get > involved, perhaps > > > > more work than a "standard" interchangeable back ? > > > > > > I don't see why they would not need engineer input to make a back > > > compatible for one 645 system and not for another? Its > as easy to > > > backwards engineer an insert as it is to backwards > engineer a back. > > > OK, the 67 is a different matter. > > > > > >I would think it would be easier to engineer an insert. The > >interchangeable backs are more complicated pieces of engineering. > > > > > > > > > Could it be done ? Sure.. why not.. Will it be done by a 3rd > > > > party ? I personally don't think so... Will it be done > at all? > > > > Perhaps.. but it's got to be done by Pentax themselves I would > > > > think. > > > > > > I too have no idea if it will be done, and I suspect a different > > > body may be more likely. > > > >I think Pentax will release an insert within a couple of years. > > > >tv > >
