The *ist chassis is very different from the *ist-D anyway. I have to
agree that the MZ-S/D would be a good choice for the base of a later FF
or almost FF digital body, otherwise Pentax would have to re-engineer a
new prism, and they tend to use over anything they can.
graywolf wrote:
Since the MZ-D and MZ-S were engineered together I would think that if
the D had hit production it would have had full K/M compatibility.
Also, I would not bet that the MZ-D would not show up in the future
with a different sensor and updated electronics. After all they've
already paid for most of the engineering, and as most MZ-S owners will
tell you it is a damn good base to build on. I can not imagine them
building a full frame sensor camera on a *ist chassis unless the
sensors became as cheap as a can of tuna fish.
graywolf
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Adam Maas wrote:
William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling"
Subject: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
I didn't have to. There were more than enough witness' to it's
existence. It's not like I believe in flying saucers or not believe
in them. I'm very cynical, but I believe there was a full frame 6
megapixal Pentax DSLR which, due to a large number of
circumstances, put Pentax back into their cautious mode, when bold
moves are probably necessary. I also believe that due to it's user
interface it had full support for K/M lenses. Your statement to
the contrary not withstanding.
The MZ-D(ebacle) was long enough ago that I don't remember for sure
if they showed a working camera or a non working mock up.
It's debatable, that they would have left the mechanical support on
the MZ-D, had it seen the light of day anyway.
Did I read in one of your posts that the istD had the mechanical
linkages in preproduction models but by the time the camera was in
stores, the linkage was gone?
William Robb
I would expect them to have left in the comaptibility, it's not like
they were working off a platform that already had abandoned this
compatibility (As the *ist did)
-Adam
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