> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:mark@;robertstech.com] > > > gfen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Digital backs coming. > > > >Not for my lowly 645 (the original series).. :) > > Just speculation at this point but it's believed that the > NPS digital back may > be compatible with all Pentax 645 cameras - even the manual > focus original. > Again, it's just speculation, but if you were a third party > manufacturer wanting > to market a product like this, you'd try your best to make > it compatible with as > many versions of the 645 as possible. (Unlike Pentax, they > don't have any > incentive to try to make people upgrade.)
While we're speculating...I was thinking about the 3rd party back for the 645 and I figured that it wouldn't disable the motor drive. We'd still have that very loud wind-on, wouldn't we? Maybe the contacts in the NII would allow a back to disable it. This might be an inconsequential point to most, but that motor is pretty damned loud. One of the appeals of digital for me is how quiet they are. tv
