Are there indeed electrical contacts between the film back and the camera back on the 645NII? I think I have to visit Pentax and take a look at it. Anyway, Pentax have recently patented both a vacuum back and a digital back for the 645. This could be interesting indeed. I had dropped the idea of upgrading my 645N but if the new one has electrical contacts I'll reconsider.
Pål Mark wrote: >Pål (and all), I took a look at the patent in question (6338580). The >drawing looks very much like a 645n film insert. Further, in his Luminous >Landscape review of the Pentax 645nii >(http://www.luminous-landscape.com/645nii.htm), Michael Reichmann >mentionsl that a primary reason for the upgrade from the 645n was to add >digital contacts between the camera body and film (or digital) insert. It >seems to me that such contacts would support either a digital insert or >the vacuum insert. Finally, Pentax patents with generic-looking drawings >seem to disappear without a trace, while patents with very >specific-looking drawings may actually see the light of day. Keep hope >alive, Pål! This one might actually make it to market. You'll have to >upgrade your 645n to a 645nii, though.... - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
