Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-17 Thread Thibouille
Somehow a mirrorless non interchangeable Slr with apsc sensor might be doable. A fuji x100 but slr. Then a true m43 contender, bigger, later in the year. The auto110 is still the smalest slr ever made afaik. Le lundi 17 janvier 2011, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz a écrit : On Jan 17, 2011,

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-16 Thread David Mann
On Jan 16, 2011, at 2:06 AM, John Sessoms wrote: If Pentax could see the kind of market demand the 645D is generating, the 67D would be a viable product. Fixed that for you :)) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-16 Thread P. J. Alling
But that's just the point of the K mount and the 624 mount cameras. They play to an existing user base with a boat load, (relatively speaking in the case of the 645D), of used lenses available. A bigger camera, (and in the case of the 645D I don't think it's any bigger really) is not so much

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-16 Thread Steven Desjardins
we're talking small and attractive with IQ. I know I'm interested in that ;-) On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 11:52 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: But that's just the point of the K mount and the 624 mount cameras.  They play to an existing user base with a boat load, (relatively

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-16 Thread Steven Desjardins
That should be high IQ. Notice I did not say it applied to me. On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: we're talking small and attractive with IQ.  I know I'm interested in that ;-) On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 11:52 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-16 Thread P. J. Alling
Then don't try to resurrect the Auto 110. It won't be small. Pentax will come out with it's own EVF camera in due course if they think they'll make money at it. If they want to make money with it they should either make the lenses electronically compatible with the KA standard and supply an

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Mann On Jan 16, 2011, at 2:06 AM, John Sessoms wrote: If Pentax could see the kind of market demand the 645D is generating, the 67D would be a viable product. Fixed that for you :)) Dave Well, yes and no ... I already have the Auto110 lenses. I'd have buy lenses if I got a

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-16 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling But that's just the point of the K mount and the 624 mount cameras. They play to an existing user base with a boat load, (relatively speaking in the case of the 645D), of used lenses available. A bigger camera, (and in the case of the 645D I don't think it's any bigger

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-16 Thread Steven Desjardins
I basically agree, Paul, but I'll play devil's advocate. Pentax has said they want to build something different with respect to and EVIL system. Another baby Leica/Pen/dove bar is not different. If they can get all the electronics into a 110 like body with a 4/3 sensor and some lenses and an

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-16 Thread David Mann
On Jan 17, 2011, at 8:15 AM, John Sessoms wrote: Well, yes and no ... I already have the Auto110 lenses. I'd have buy lenses if I got a 67D. I wouldn't. Who made this about you? :) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-15 Thread John Sessoms
They could do a new Auto110D and give it the same treatment they had to use on the *ist-D. It looks like the old Auto110. It evokes the feel of the old Auto110. It can use the old Auto110 lenses, but it's just a little bit bigger so they can cram the necessary electronics in there. That's all

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-14 Thread P. J. Alling
The comments are funner, and completely miss the point. What would a classic Auto 110 in m43 bring to the table? It would be pretty much a me-too camera. It wouldn't leverage existing Auto 110 lenses. It wouldn't give Pentax the current synergy, (god I /hate/ that word), it enjoys with the K

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-14 Thread P. J. Alling
Don't pick on Cotty's hat it has a hard enough life, it has to cover Cotty's head. On 1/11/2011 6:08 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I can see it now. Pentax will make a camera with every sensor, smaller or larger, except the 24 x 36. Cotty's hat will reign in triumph. On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-14 Thread P. J. Alling
No they can't. Look at a *ist-D compared to an MX or even a MZ series camera, notice how thick the body is front to back, there's a lot space required for the sensor and electronics that a roll of film doesn't need. There wouldn't be room in a classic Auto 110 body. Nor is there any space

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jan 11, 2011, at 15:03 , Dario Bonazza wrote: A Pentax mirrorless camera system based on a 4/3 sensor would make sense, being it different enough from their SLR line and not as silly as the I10. A clever move indeed. Naah... too clever for Pentax, I don't believe it's going to happen.

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jan 11, 2011, at 15:35 , Cotty wrote: On 11/1/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: I can see it now. Pentax will make a camera with every sensor, smaller or larger, except the 24 x 36. Cotty's hat will reign in triumph. I may have it cast in bronze :-O Remember to

New Auto 110?

2011-01-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
This is fun: http://www.43rumors.com/pentax-about-to-announce-a-mirrorless-system-with-sensors-of-the-same-size-of-four-thirds-sensors/ Might Pentax try to cash in on the classic camera trend? -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-11 Thread Miserere
On 11 January 2011 17:41, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: This is fun: http://www.43rumors.com/pentax-about-to-announce-a-mirrorless-system-with-sensors-of-the-same-size-of-four-thirds-sensors/ Might Pentax try to cash in on the classic camera trend? -- Steve Desjardins But it

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Oops, read it more carefully. A little SLR with a 4/3 sensor, in colors no doubt. Funny enough to make money . . . On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: The funny part is that the 110 was an SLR.  A mirrorless version would keep that little prism hump?  

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-11 Thread Dario Bonazza
A Pentax mirrorless camera system based on a 4/3 sensor would make sense, being it different enough from their SLR line and not as silly as the I10. A clever move indeed. Naah... too clever for Pentax, I don't believe it's going to happen. After all, just read all those other silly K-rumors,

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
The funny part is that the 110 was an SLR. A mirrorless version would keep that little prism hump? Just like that little jewelry compact, what was it . . . On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 January 2011 17:41, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
I can see it now. Pentax will make a camera with every sensor, smaller or larger, except the 24 x 36. Cotty's hat will reign in triumph. On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: A Pentax  mirrorless camera system based on a 4/3 sensor would make sense,

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/1/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: I can see it now. Pentax will make a camera with every sensor, smaller or larger, except the 24 x 36. Cotty's hat will reign in triumph. I may have it cast in bronze :-O -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-11 Thread David Parsons
They could just put a 4/3s sensor in a 110 body. Then they rerelease the lenses with new coatings. On Tuesday, January 11, 2011, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: A Pentax  mirrorless camera system based on a 4/3 sensor would make sense, being it different enough from their SLR

Re: New Auto 110?

2011-01-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
It is funny, huh? the 4/3 sensor is almost exactly the size of the 110 frame. On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 8:08 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: They could just put a 4/3s sensor in a 110 body.  Then they rerelease the lenses with new coatings. On Tuesday, January 11, 2011, Dario