"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nick" > >> One possibility is the release of an APS film SLR to complement the >digital range. It could use the DA lenses after all. > >Not likely, all the film manufacturers are getting out of APS film. >OTOH, this could make Pentax look seriously at the concept. >It would fit their marketing strategy.
Hey, why not just expose an APS-sized negative on 35mm film? Just think of all the extra room you'd have for data imprinting on the film! You could have shutter speed, aperture, exposure mode & compensation, metering mode, focal length, time, date, film ISO (if the DX code is overridden), latitude, longitude & altitude (the camera would of course have built-in GPS), outside temperature, sign of the zodiac, birthstone... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com