Pål Jensen wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Unless the Pentax comes in at high-end 35mm-based DSLR prices, it's
going to have issues because of the lack of interchangable backs.
Not at all. The only reason for digital backs to exist is that the
price of the thing is so high that making a camera for it as well
would make it incredibly expensive. Making a digital back for an old
film camera doesn't make any sense except for keeping the prices down.
Pål
Well, except that they allow a professional shooter to buy a low-end
back for general use and just rent one of the uber-expensive high-MP
backs when needed, without having to worry about compatibility (Don't
laugh, that's exactly what the MF Digital shooters I know do), and you
only replace the back when upgrading, which is a nice cost savings when
the bodies are running around the price of a serious 35mm-based DSLR
alone. The prices are high because of silicon cost and because of low
production. MF digital is never going to be a cheap thing, but the
prices today come mostly from the fact they don't make a lot of backs.
-Adam
