Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-10 Thread Cotty
On 9/11/10, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: > >- Put a nice, trim eye-level viewfinder IN the camera and clean >ergonomics and shape. The Fuji X100's body and controls are a model of >simple, attractive, easy to figure out, easy to remember design. If this had a Pentax name on it, I

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Adam Maas
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > >> >> My reply: >> >> Ditto, and add a 28mm pancake and a couple zooms! > > How about being able to actually capture a moving object as seen you see it > in the viewfinder? > The EVFs that I've used are just about useless on non static subjects.

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread eckinator
2010/11/9 Jaume Lahuerta : > > http://k-rumors.com/k4-pentax-mirrorless-camera-to-be-announced-in-february-2011/ too bad they wasted the 110 designation on that meaningless i110 job... =( ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBS

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
I like it. just a little sight on the top like a rifle. On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:06 AM, eckinator wrote: > 2010/11/9 Steven Desjardins : >> >> The GF1/E-P1 design is the best route IMHO.  Pentax already makes >> small DSLRs.  They need something that has the appeal of a range >> finder.  I'm hop

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Dario Bonazza" Subject: Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring ! Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: If Pentax is going to get involved with an all electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lens camera

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Thibouille
Yep John, exactly and this means (being realistic) that screwdrive probably won't be supported and maybe even not aperture lever. It would be very nice but don't count on it. 2010/11/9, John Francis : > On Tue, Nov 09, 2010 at 07:37:53PM +0100, Dario Bonazza wrote: >> Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Miserere
On 9 November 2010 04:57, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > http://k-rumors.com/k4-pentax-mirrorless-camera-to-be-announced-in-february-2011/ > > > Hold on, Miserere !!! > ;-) For whatever it's worth, Thom Hogan is predicting a mirrorless Pentax for 2011: http://bythom.com/2011predictions.htm He phrased

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Miserere
On 9 November 2010 14:59, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Maybe just a DS with the mirror left out. I hope not! There would be little benefit there. This might be a viable option for K-x/K-r type bodies in the future (actually, it's what I think WILL happen), but it doesn't take full advantage of kil

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
Maybe just a DS with the mirror left out. On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >>- Put a nice, trim eye-level viewfinder IN the camera > > Not going to happen. I'd love it, too. But it ain't going to happen. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDM

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >- Put a nice, trim eye-level viewfinder IN the camera Not going to happen. I'd love it, too. But it ain't going to happen. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Miserere
On 9 November 2010 14:03, John Francis wrote: > > Note that with DA lenses this would require a mechanical coupling > to stop down the lens - there's no aperture ring on the lens itself. > This capability would probably have to be provided by the adapter; > I'd expect any totally new lens range to

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Nov 09, 2010 at 07:37:53PM +0100, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > If Pentax is going to get involved with an all electronic viewfinder, > interchangeable lens camera, I'd love to see them: > > - Design it as a NEW line with a short lens mount register to allow > adaptabil

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: If Pentax is going to get involved with an all electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lens camera, I'd love to see them: - Design it as a NEW line with a short lens mount register to allow adaptability to many lenses, like with Micro-FourThirds. - Deliver it with a trio

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Miserere
On 9 November 2010 12:49, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > [snip] > > If Pentax is going to get involved with an all electronic viewfinder, > interchangeable lens camera, I'd love to see them: > > - Design it as a NEW line with a short lens mount register to allow > adaptability to many lenses, like wi

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 9, 2010, at 11:49, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > - Put a nice, trim eye-level viewfinder IN the camera and clean > ergonomics and shape. The Fuji X100's body and controls are a model of > simple, attractive, easy to figure out, easy to remember design. > Oh god, I'd just managed to put that

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:52 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > The GF1/E-P1 design is the best route IMHO.  Pentax already makes > small DSLRs.  They need something that has the appeal of a range > finder.  I'm hopeful on this one. I have a GF1 on my desk right now. Since I bought the E-5, I've been

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Miserere
On 9 November 2010 04:57, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > http://k-rumors.com/k4-pentax-mirrorless-camera-to-be-announced-in-february-2011/ > > > Hold on, Miserere !!! > ;-) Ha ha ha, I have nothing to hold on to! --     \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Q

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread eckinator
2010/11/9 Steven Desjardins : > > The GF1/E-P1 design is the best route IMHO.  Pentax already makes > small DSLRs.  They need something that has the appeal of a range > finder.  I'm hopeful on this one. my bets are on an ANVIL design - Absolutely No Viewfinder & Interchangeable Lens and it will be

Re: Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
The GF1/E-P1 design is the best route IMHO. Pentax already makes small DSLRs. They need something that has the appeal of a range finder. I'm hopeful on this one. On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:57 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > http://k-rumors.com/k4-pentax-mirrorless-camera-to-be-announced-in-february-

Pentax mirrorless in Spring !

2010-11-09 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
http://k-rumors.com/k4-pentax-mirrorless-camera-to-be-announced-in-february-2011/ Hold on, Miserere !!! ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the