Re: Asahi patent for image stabilization....
Crazy idea: Couple the IS optical train with a negative element (all in body) and then couldn't you put a full-frame image on a non-full frame image sensor? On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Alan Chan wrote: Could it be that they are working on image stabilization within the body of the camera that will work with all current and not-so-current lenses? Oh boy, that might be even bigger than Contax AX. regards, Alan Chan _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com - 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 . - 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 .
Re: Asahi patent for image stabilization....
Could it be that they are working on image stabilization within the body of the camera that will work with all current and not-so-current lenses? Just speculation. C - 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 .
Re: Asahi patent for image stabilization....
I see that the Pentax patent is similar to Nikon's implementation of the IS feature. This means that it should work at approximately one stop slower shutter speed than Canon's IS - about three stop worth is gained as opposed to Canon's two. Pål - 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 .
Asahi patent for image stabilization....
All, Here's another cool patent that was awarded today. It's US Patent Number 6,374,048 for Device for correcting a tremble of a focused image. The drawings for this one are also very detailed, indicating that they actually built it --Mark http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1Sect2=HITOFFd=PALLp=1 u=/netahtml/srchnum.htmr=1f=Gl=50s1='6,374,048'.WKU.OS=PN/6,374,048RS =PN/6,374,048 - 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 .
