Oh, definetly. But at an expected MSRP of $7000 it
will be a little while before I can afford that. I am
hoping to see a pro level digital camera with the
exposure control of the z1p.
Nick
--- Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Personally, I am waiting with anticipation to see
> what Pentax's digital SLR
> offering will be (will it ever come?) before I take
> the plunge with any
> half-hearted solutions. A few weekends ago, I spent
> the weekend at the track
> with my brother's Canon D30 shooting handheld with
> his 80-200/2.8.
>
> http://www.lumine.net/driving/motegi/
>
> It was my first outing with his camera so there was
> a lot to learn; the best
> thing was that I was able to shoot freely with his
> Microdrive inside (1GB
> storage, equivalent to several thousand shots).Yes,
> quantity does not equal
> quality, but practice sure does make perfect,
> especially when you can shoot,
> shoot, and shoot again without worrying about how
> much film you have left or
> what it will cost to get all the rolls developed.
>
> All in all, I shot about 500 shots with a huge
> amount going into the Trash
> but at least next time, I know what I should and
> shouldn't be doing!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 1:37 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #858
>
>
>
> pentax-discuss-digest Saturday, June 16 2001
> Volume 01 : Number 858
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 18:48:19 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Nicholas Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Digital Film (WAS: RE: CCD back for
> Pentax?)
>
> - --- Isaac Crawford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The biggest problem with this approach is that
> you
> > give up some of the
> > most positive features of digital photography...
> > instant viewing,
> > adjustable white balance, removable media, editing
> > in camera, and
> > instant wysiwyg for things like exposure
> > compensation. If you're willing
> > to put up with the inferior image quality of
> > digital, you should at
> > least get to use the positives of that medium!:-)
> >
> > Isaac
>
> First of all, I never said it was a perfect option;
> just a viable one. And for $700 if/when it is made
> for
> the z1p I will have one in my bag. :) But I really
> think that the limitations are really, imo, not
> really
> limitations. It's like the site says, "film, but
> digital." The main reasons that I prefer digital
> over
> film is; 1) Elimination of waste no chemicals,
> little
> packaging, reusability, etc; 2) Reduction of cost
> and
> time. This unit fulfills those needs. But, I think,
> it
> is a technology a little ahead of it's time. It does
> need work.
>
> Nick
>
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Blessed Be,
Nicholas Wright
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