Thomas wrote: > if you think large chips are going to replace medium-format, > why then not make a body in MF-style (cubic body with perhaps > interchangeable backs for digi& 35mm-film, interchangeable viewfinders > like prism and waistlevel of course) that takes 35mm lenses? > There once was the Rollei 3003 in exactly that style...well, that would > be a fantastic digital one!
I doubt many want a kind of every format in one body camera. People who buy digital probably want digital and already have a perfectly good 35mm camera. Such a solution is expensive and few are willing to pay for it. In addition compromises have to be made. The box design of 6X6 and 645 cameras is dictated by the film transport. Theres not much point in keeping this design if theres no film transport present. A Pentax 645 based DSLR could be made at the same size, if not smaller, and same shape as a Canon D10. Theres no point with a large box anymore. Of course film cameras that take digital backs exist and more will come but they only owe their present to the fact that they are based on cameras that sell in so small numbers to start with that separate digital platforms aren't viable. As soon (if ever) MF sized sensors are cheap enough to warrant something resembling volume sales, you'll see separate digital MF based cameras that have nothing in common with the film siblings except for lens mounts. Pål
