Right...... Brendan wrote:
> Remember the MZ-D, with the 6mp sensor that the contax > dslr now uses, it was finished and ready. Pentax just > decided that the price was not in line with the market > trend and getting the chips was not easy either. > Pentax has a finished DSLR that only needs a cheaper > chip or different market to enter. > > --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > Original Message: > > ----------------- > > From: P�l Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:32:36 +0200 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Pentax WILL (most likely) show a > > digital SLR at Photokina! > > > > > > David wrote: > > > > > 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 ? Then we look > > at > > > the fact that any digital insert that would be > > made could ONLY be used > > > within the Pentax system and would be totally > > useless if the 3rd party > > > tried to adapt it to Bronica/Mamiya/Blad. > > > > Pal wrote: > > >The 645 has interchangeable backs. It's just that > > you can't change film > > mid->roll without fogging the film, something that > > hasn't the foggiest > > impact on >a digital back. It can easily be done. > > >However, a more awkward technical solution than a > > digital back cannot be > > >imagined. If they make one, it's only a preliminary > > solution. Pentax > > >already has a digital 35mm slr. All they need to do > > is increase film-mount > > >distance with approximately 1,5 cm's. Increase the > > size of the prism and > > >mirror. Mount a 645 lens mount and a bigger CCD and > > the're all set. The > > >same could be done for the 67 system. The 645's > > design is wholly dictated > > >by the fact that the film run up-down. Without this > > limitation, and > > without >a large film transport, a 645 digfital slr > > could be made at the > > same size >as a Nikon F100 and look similar. > > > > > > >P�l > > > > True interchangeable backs would allow you to change > > mid roll - that's the > > whole concept behind them. Pentax's backs, while > > being "interchangeable" > > require you to fire off all the film, or fog it as > > you have suggested. So > > the whole concept of interchangeability is lost. > > > > With respect to the "Pentax already has a digital > > 35mm slr" - is this true > > ? or should it have read "If Pentax already had a > > digital 35mm slr". I'm > > curious since if the former is true, then you > > obviously know something that > > the rest of the world don't :-) > > > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca -- Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://geocities.com/dmatyola/ Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399
