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From: "David A. Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> My ideal camera would see a return to separating the motordrive from
the
> body. There are times when small and quiet are paramount.
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Economics is the cold hard reason for getting rid of the thumb-lever
from the film advance system. Not just the lever itself but the gearing
that went with it. And don't forget that the camera plus motor would
then need to bear the expense of a camera bottom plate and a motor top
plate that an integrated camera/motor doesn't need, plus the coupling
mechanism and electrical contacts that would be simple straight-through
wiring on a camera/motor unit. Plus the lever area would be another
dust entry point that has been eliminated on the combined unit.
All future cameras need is a slow, silent winding mode (can't be too
hard if Canon can do it) and non auto rewind (I noticed recently that
Nikon F4s retained a manual rewind crank, don't know if it continued on
the F5).
When a camera tries to be everything to everybody we get dinosaurs like
the Nikon F5 and Canon EOS1V. If you want a small and quiet camera why
not get a rangefinder, there are several good system rangefinders to
choose from. The argument that they are unsuited to longer than 135mm
lenses is a crock because if you need more than that then quietness is
not such a big issue (OK maybe in a theatre but if you're that far back
amongst the audience then you're obviously not an accredited
photographer so should you really be taking photographs?).
Regards,
Anthony Farr
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