Val sometimes you surprise me, now you have stunned me lol. --- Shaun Canning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Surely you jest!!! If all my lenses are rendered > manual focus only, I > won't be hanging around for too long... > > Cheers > > Shaun Canning > Cultural Heritage Services > High Street, Broadford, > Vic, 3658 > Mob: 0414-967 644 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.heritageservices.com.au > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Albano Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, 17 July 2003 7:13 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the > horse's mouth > > > LOL!!!! > > Regards > > Albano > > > --- Caveman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here it is: > > > > "Thank you for inquiry. We are striving to please > > our clients, and in > > this respect, we've already evaluated the > > possibility of using the > > latest RGBE CCD chip technology available from > Sony. > > Consistent with our > > company's policy, we think that a 1-2 years delay > in > > releasing our first > > DSLR is less important than having it up to date > > with the latest > > technology, leading to a higher degree of customer > > satisfaction. > > Consequently, we have started to redesign the > camera > > around the new CCD > > chip technology. We will also take advantage of > this > > deadline extension > > to address some other known issues as well. Some > > minor ones, like > > replacing the USB 1.1 port with a more current 2.0 > > one, but also some > > fundamental ones like the further refining of the > > lens mount. Working > > together with our most advanced client we > concluded > > that backward > > compatibility is a non issue, and it would be > > prefferable to use a small > > but good selection of zoom lenses, specially > > taylored to fit digital's > > needs. We eventually decided that the focus shaft > > will be relocated to > > the bottom of the lens mount, where it fits more > > conveniently and would > > allow for a simplified mechanism with less parts, > > and also permitting an > > economy of $0.24 per unit. An extra electrical > > contact will be placed in > > the former place of the focus shaft, allowing for > a > > later to be > > implemented advanced protocol for data > transmission > > between the lens and > > the camera. The side effect - of making the F(A) > > lenses being usable > > only in manual focus mode - will be of no > important > > consequence, since > > metering would also not be available with this > > series, and the FA-D > > series of zooms that will replace them will offer > > astounding performance > > when compared to any lenses designed for film > > camera. Of course, for our > > advanced customers, we will also introduce a FA-D > > Limited series of > > primes, designed with bokeh in mind, which will > > further enhance the > > highly acclaimed 3-D effect of bright-edge bokeh. > In > > order to further > > please our customers, we will also make these > lenses > > in black finish, > > which will be available in US with the silver > finish > > camera bodies (the > > silver finish lenses and black cameras will be > > reserved for the Japanese > > market only). > > I hope this has answered all your questions and > > addressed your concerns > > regarding the future developments in our camera > and > > lens lines. > > > > Sincerely your, > > M. Harakiri" > > > > > > > ===== > Albano Garcia > "El Pibe Asahi" > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > >
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