stop sepculating , live life, take pictures and only if and when ( big if ) the thing really ends up on the market do we worry about the how and whys :-)
--- Rob Brigham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have just looked on their website and a few > important details seem to > be missing from the product info. How exactly does > the 'film' insert > communicate to the external viewer? In order for > there to be no > modifications required to the camera, presumably you > need a wireless > connection of some sort (bluetooth?). There is no > sign of a cable > connecting the devices, and that would make a mess > of the camera seals > if they had one, surely. That being the case, how > is the internal unit > powered? There is mention of 4*AA batteries but this > is presumably for > the viewer as they would not fit inside the internal > unit. > > Also, how does the unit know when the shutter has > fired and what shutter > speed is to be used? Does it constantly 'look' for a > light source and > when one is found power up the CCD? or is the CCD > permanently warmed > ready for use? Does this represent a power drain of > some sort? > > I will be first in line if it gives me a Pentax > D-SLR, but there are > still many questions to be answered!!! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 17 September 2002 18:00 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Silicon Film is still alive... > (??????) > > > > > > I predicted a bout 10 days ago that they could > > put the sensor in the body and have the elctronics > > underneath like a motordrive. Maybe I'll end up > > with a SP-D ( digital spotmatic ) after all... > > Could you imagine a 10Mp sensor combined with > > those quality SMCT lenses?? WOW. > > JCO > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brendan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 11:02 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Silicon Film is still alive... > (??????) > > > > > > > > > Now lets see if it actaully hits the market, > this is > > > good news if it does. > > > > > > --- Rob Brigham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Not too sure myself, but from > > > > > > > > http://www.nikonians.org/dcforum/DCForumID11/443.html > > > > > > > > "Silicon Film is still alive..." > > > > > > > > LAST EDITED ON 16-Sep-02 AT 05:41 PM (GMT > 1) > > > > > > > > As I said before, I left a phone message to > get more > > information on > > > > Silicon Film. Well today I got a return call. > It was > > > > from John Lichter, > > > > President & CEO of Silicon Film & Quest Mfg. > He > > > > stated that Silicon Film > > > > (formerly known a E-film) is not vaporware. > His > > > > company (a former > > > > vendor) recently acquired the product and is > > > > currently in the process of > > > > redesigning and testing it. It has since been > > > > improved: > > > > There will be 2 (possibly 3) verions > available: > > > > - 4.2 mp version (2480 x 1684 - 30mm x 20mm > frame) > > > > - 10 mp version (3875 x 2625 - 32mm x 22mm > frame) > > > > - a monochrome version (not greyscale > converted - > > > > special for you B&W > > > > lovers) > > > > > > > > There will be some new featues Included with > the > > > > ImagePak: > > > > - multiple out files (4 at present) > > > > - Support for MOST 35mm SLRs > > > > - Color viewer (with preview, histogram, zoom > > > > functions) > > > > - Image storage via CF I/II or microdrive > > > > - ISO 200 nominal (100 - 800 programmable - > possibly > > > > 1600!) > > > > > > > > and the biggy... > > > > - FULL 35mm FRAME CAPTURE No crop factor! > > > > > > > > The selling price... $599 USD > > > > > > > > They are currently looking for investors and > (if all > > > > goes well) plan to > > > > release it in the first half of 2003. An > article can > > > > be found in the > > > > Sept 17, 2002 issue of PC Magazine. > > > > > > > > If you have any questions, feel free to > contact them > > > > at > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit there website > for > > > > updates at > > > > http://siliconfilm.com > > > > > > > > Needless to say, I have already offered to be > a beta tester! > > > > > > > > > > > > JoeSlotz - Pennsylvania Nikonian > > > > Its all just a trick of the light. > > > > > > > > Apparently: > > > > > > > > "Quest Mfg. bought the Silicon Film product > lock, > > > > stock, and barrel. > > > > They have redesigned it. The reason it > previously > > > > fell through was lack > > > > of funds and other technical problems > encountered by > > > > its original > > > > developers. These techinical issues, according > to > > > > Mr. Lichter, have been > > > > resolved and many improvements have been > added. He > > > > is looking for > > > > investors to start production. I don't think > he will > > > > have a problem." > > > > > > > > "I do agree that for $599 you could buy good > lens or > > > > a digital Point and > > > > Shoot, but it could also bring your > traditional film > > > > SLR equipment into > > > > the digital age for 1/3 to 1/6 the price of a > dSLR > > > > body. My self, I see > > > > this as an item I would purchase for my Nikon > N70 > > > > (or my older MF > > > > Minoltas if compatible) to compliment my > D100." > > > > > > > > "They are currently looking for investors and > (if > > > > all goes well) plan to > > > > release it in the first half of 2003" > > > > > > > > "is what I said, not Mr. Lichter. He has every > > > > intention of bringing it > > > > to market next year." > > > > > > > > JoSlotz > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > ________ > > > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
