http://www.luminous-landscape.com/new/photokina2002.shtml
Good news for Pentax 645 owners (me included). A reader has reported
that he visited Photokina yesterday and saw the first digital back for
the Pentax 645. It is made by NPC in cooperation with Mosaic Imaging.
The first generation model
-Original Message-
From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 5:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Pentax + Photokina = 645D - NOW HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS!!!
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/new/photokina2002.shtml
Good news for Pentax 645
We live in interesting times...
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 11:16 PM
Subject: RE: Pentax + Photokina = 645D - NOW HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS!!!
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/new/photokina2002
Thought you would like it! Maybe I will have to get a 645 after all?
-Original Message-
From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 29 September 2002 23:27
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pentax + Photokina = 645D - NOW HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS!!!
We live in interesting
:53:06 +1000
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Pentax + Photokina = 645D - NOW HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS!!!
Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Resent-Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 20:54:26 -0400
On 29 Sep 2002 at 22:16, Rob Brigham wrote:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/new/photokina2002.shtml
I'm glad
http://www.loreo.com/pages/products/loreo_lubot_lenscap.html
Does that look like a Pentax to anyone else?
Dan Scott
From: Brad Dobo
It certainly does...
I guess that should quelch the concern that third party lens
makers were dropping support for Pentax.
William Robb
Thanks
They have a strange website. They say this is currently on display on
the Photokina 2000.
On Friday 27 September 2002 23:10, Rob Brigham wrote:
Turn your expensive camera into a P.O.S., sorry, no P. S.
The LOREO Lens in a Cap is a new body cap for SLR cameras. It
protects standard
Wow. Pentax announces the Optio 330GS at Photokina. Isn't that great?
I wonder why Pentax bothered sending anyone to Photokina at all,
except to gawk wide-eyed at the offerings from Kodak, Canon, and
Sigma.
Talk about losing face - those Pentax guys must be slinking home with
bags over
At least Nikon lenses will fit the AWESOME Kodak 14MP offering. Nikon can sell a heck
of a lot of lenses as a result.
Robert
If it's any comfort - Nikon was just as absent at Photokina as
Pentax looks like Kodak and Canon stole a march on Nikon for sure.
--
John Mustarde
www.photolin.com
wasted a
perfectly good can of chilli for my latest camera. Don't worry mom, I'll
pay you back when I release my pinhole at Photokina. At least I'll have
more to show than Pentax. :)
Keeper of the Flame,
Brad Dobo ;p
The last couple of Photokinas we have had a few members of PDML on hand and
giving reports to us, they even talked with the Pentax reps, I
believe. There has been such a lack of information on the list about
Photokina this year am I to assume we had no one on hand? Oh well, might
as well
on the list
about Photokina this year am I to assume we had no one on hand? Oh
well, might as well hope for something at PMA in March.The PMA 2003
website is up and running.
DG
--
Frits J. Wüthrich
(Sent with Kmail)
The cave team reports:
The MZ-D was just unveiled. The rep was kind enough to let us play with
it for about 30 minutes.
Here's the scoop:
It actually comes in three pieces:
- A MZ-S with digital back
- a remote unit
- 2 software CDs
Now the details:
The digital back holds nothing but the
Pentax is DEAD!
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Long live the PENTAX!
Life goes on. I still like my kit. I know that I won't replace it with
anything that doesn't afford me at least the same options and cost
significantly less than what's currently the case. Fortunately, my
client is
I heard Nikon's new full-frame digital SLR (not announced at Photokina but
coming soon, trust me) has no LCD at all - it comes with a 17 CRT monitor
that's connected to the camera via a cable.
--
Mark Roberts
www.robertstech.com
Photography and writing
I heard Nikon's new full-frame digital SLR (not announced at
Photokina but coming soon, trust me) has no LCD at all - it comes
with a 17 CRT monitor that's connected to the camera via a cable.
Hmmm... And I've heard that C*n*n has a DSLR coming out that
doesn't use any monitor at all, except
Valentin Donisa wrote:
The cave team reports:
The MZ-D was just unveiled. The rep was kind enough to let us play with
it for about 30 minutes.
Here's the scoop:
It actually comes in three pieces:
- A MZ-S with digital back
- a remote unit
- 2 software CDs
Now you're just being mean. :-)
It certainly does...
- Original Message -
From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: Just unveiled accessories for Pentax at Photokina!
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 05:10 PM, Rob Brigham wrote:
Turn your
May 1 Oct. will be a time for a major when Pentax changes its name to Nitax,
or is it Cantax?
Jim A.
From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:58:47 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Photokina?
Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Resent
- Original Message -
From: Dan Scott
Subject: Re: Just unveiled accessories for Pentax at
Photokina!
http://www.loreo.com/pages/products/loreo_lubot_lenscap.html
Does that look like a Pentax to anyone else?
Dan Scott
From: Brad Dobo
It certainly does...
I guess
- Original Message -
From: Jim Apilado
Subject: Re: Photokina?
May 1 Oct. will be a time for a major when Pentax changes its
name to Nitax,
or is it Cantax?
I think last Photokina we decided it would be Kotax
William Robb
William Robb wrote:
I guess that should quelch the concern that third party lens
makers were dropping support for Pentax.
HAR! smirk !8^D
-
Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the
Because they already own every other conceivable photo accessory?
At 06:31 PM 9/27/2002 -0400, you wrote:
I thought you were joking, until I followed the link! Why would anyone
want something like this?
Rob Brigham wrote:
Turn your expensive camera into a P.O.S., sorry, no P. S.
The
Welcome back Valentin!
den
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The Penta Magazine - online photo magazine
www.penta-club.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/events/PHOTOKINA-2002/news/olympus/slr
_uk.html
Cotty
Oh swipe me! He paints with light!
http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/
Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at
http://www.macads.co.uk/
Hallo,
the first Photokina day is over and I can't find any news from Pentax on the
net.
There are also no news from Minolta and Nikon.
Yes, there is a new Hasselblad AF which looks like a gun from Startrek
Has anybody news??
Regards
Rüdiger
Speaking of Bruce's dessert, there hasn't been one message today concerning
news out of the opening day of Photokina! Someone must have been there and
can share with us the news or non news.
DG
Check www.luminous-landscape.com
Nothing from Pentax yet.
Lukasz
-Original Message-
From: dick graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 10:15 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Photokina and Bruce's Humble Pie
Speaking of Bruce's dessert, there hasn't been
Heh, funny, after all the excitement and speculation on Photokina and Pentax
(be it a DSLR, or USM, IS, etc) that Pentax is going to torture us and keep
us in the dark until the dying minutes :)
Absolutely hilarious.
Oh swipe me! He paints with light!
http
Also:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/photokina2002_index.html
And
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/new/photokina2002.shtml
-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 25 September 2002 22:45
To: Pentax List
Subject: Watch here for Photokina news
from Photokina.
Regards, Bob S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi gang,
... here is some more info on the new technologies in the Icon camera:
- GPAS (global positioning and aiming system); the camera includes a GPS
receiver and an array of magnetic and gravitational field sensors that
allow for the exact determination of the camera's position and aiming at
the
Rob Brigham wrote:
Sorry, that first link may be a little too long. You will have to cut and
paste the whole lot into the address bar in your browser.
That reminds me. Anyone here who uses Pegasus Mail; version 4.02 allows
you to highlight a wrapped address and launch it in your web
I also thought it looked on the large size, ironic when you remember where
Olympus was in the '70s and '80s. But there's no doubt it's an SLR, nothing
looks remotely like a direct viewfinder.
Regards,
Anthony Farr
- Original Message -
From: Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rob wrote:
Rob wrote:
That's what I thought - there is no saving in body size here, maybe its
just the lenses which will be smaller.
I had high hope for this system. Now it looks like an utter waste of time and
resources. Big camera with small format is pointlesss. Many will be dissapointed.
Pål
Cotty wrote:
'Pentax seems to be remaining tight-lipped about it's upcoming launches,
but has confirmed the launch of the Optio 230.'
There are some launches. I got the information that there were many new product
numbers arriving.
However, the AP article makes no mention of the
/users/CMC/photokina/index.htm
(although I think this list is complete now and Pentax arent on it!)
-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 22 September 2002 22:27
To: Pentax List
Subject: Photokina watchers
Keen Photokina watchers should note this page
Sorry, that first link may be a little too long. You will have to cut
and paste the whole lot into the address bar in your browser.
-Original Message-
From: Rob Brigham
Sent: 23 September 2002 10:50
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Photokina watchers
Also look out here
And possibly http://213.155.72.24/users/CMC/photokina/index.htm
(although I think this list is complete now and Pentax arent on it!)
I did visit one of those lists, and entered 'Pentax' as an exhibitor.
I got the following results:
URL: www.pentax.de
Hall: 01.2
Stand: F021 / G020
The links were to Pentax press releases at Photokina and new product
lists by exibitor. Pentax have not released anything yet, but this is
where it will probably appear first!!
http://www.photokina.de/servlet/PB/menu/1062991_l2/index.html
Don't go to exhibitor list, go to 'Exhibitor's press
for the fact that no one had
stated that Pentax will NOT show a digital slr at Photokina. What I try to say is that
having nothing cannot be under embargo.
Pål
their sleeves
but seeing as how they're very tight lipped, I'm not holding my breath
either.
Cheers,
Dave
Original Message:
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From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 20:09:24 +0200
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Photokina watchers
Keith wrote:
It's
I'm getting tired of waiting for photokina. Not that I'm going to buy
anything that is (or isn't) announced and I'm certainly not jumping ship
based on this show but I am anxious to hear what's up and put an END to the
rumor mill for a while at least.
SO
When the heck is this show?
Starts
Message-
From: Rob Brigham
Sent: 19 September 2002 09:51
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: more Photokina info
My apologies, I tried to tidy the babelfish translation and
interpreted its tranlation of 'lumineux' as lightweight -
presumably it actually means something to do
-Original Message-
From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Rob, from my Larousse:
Vedette: patrol boat, scout; star, leading man, leading lady.
Seems definition #2 is what you want, but weren't offered!
Even better, they might be displaying their products on leading
From C d'I:
SLRs at Photokina
Much noise currently circulating in connection with the innovations of
Photokina. Some are founded, others not... C d'I sorts between
information and rumours.
A few days before Photokina, the rumours are rife in connection with
what one will see there... of what
Unfortunately still no mention on Pentax, unless that is the 'embargoes'
reference...
-Original Message-
From: Rob Brigham
Sent: 18 September 2002 16:31
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: more Photokina info
From C d'I:
SLRs at Photokina
Much noise currently circulating
That was it. All the news that's fit to print.
From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What about Pentax?
- Original Message -
From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pentax at Photokina
OR have they been told not to talk about
cameras and lenses too much, and let a secret get out? I dunno...but it
was
strange.
I don't think Pentax would keep things so strictly secret
Would it be easier to design lenses for digital cameras if the chip was not
flat, but curved like a parabol dish?
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Ryan K. Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 4:25 AM
Subject: Re: photokina rumors
No, it's
the marketing point of view to let some news leak out into
public to increase the curiosity of medias and users. IMHO the silence means
ther will be nothing special at the Photokina and there's no use to put
strong hopes in it...
Sad but I'm pretty sure about it:((
Regards
Artur
---
* Antti-Pekka
:42 AM
Subject: Pentax at Photokina - where to watch?
In anticipation of Photokina, where would listers recommend to keep an
eye on? Are there any decent news sites or official sites that one could
check regularly in the run up to announcements about new gear? What's
your take on this?
Cheers
: Brad Dobo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 12 September 2002 16:00
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pentax at Photokina - where to watch?
Yes, I'd like to know that as well. I hear they are putting
the IS and USM into their amazing new zoom spotting scopes
only. Or is it the new
Raim0, Dario and I will be getting together at Photokina. We're meeting at
the Pentax stand at 11:00 on Saturday 28 September. Anyone else planning on
being there? The more the merrier!
Cheers,
Pat Temmerman (MZ3_fella)
_
Join
A good, general, imaging news site is here: http://www.photointer.com
Make sure you look at statistics here:
http://www.photointer.com/pageset/Statistics1.html
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In anticipation of Photokina, where would listers recommend to keep an
eye on? Are there any decent news
I must have missed the rumor about Pentax making some big news at
Photokina, probably Pal's info. Could you repeat it?
DG
Introducing the new Pentax 'Rose-tinted spectacles'!!!
What do you mean, new? I already have several pairs. Why is it that
Brighton is forever Sunny?
Actually it is, today.
Peter
Raim0, Dario and I will be getting together at Photokina. We're meeting at
the Pentax stand at 11:00 on Saturday 28 September. Anyone else planning on
being there? The more the merrier!
Folks, I shall attempt to struggle along (don't hold your breath). You can
easily identify me
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Sent: 12 September 2002 18:16
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: We're meeting at Photokina
Raim0, Dario and I will be getting together at Photokina.
We're meeting at
the Pentax stand at 11:00 on Saturday 28 September. Anyone
else planning on
being there? The more
Once again, Pentax is behind the curve. Nikon, Canon and Leica have had
rose-tinted spectacles for years.
At 01:04 PM 9/12/02 -0400, you wrote:
Introducing the new Pentax 'Rose-tinted spectacles'!!!
Hi,
one can also try at:
http://www.genyosha.com/index.html
and click on Latest news. Normally this are subscribed pages, but before
major events they offer free user names and passwords. This days before
Photokina as well, ID and password being 0266 like it stands on the page.
Cao, Matjaz
Dick wrote:
I must have missed the rumor about Pentax making some big news at
Photokina, probably Pal's info. Could you repeat it?
Don't blame it on me! The fuzz is due to the fact that someone posted recent Pentax
patents on a new KAF3 lens mount that take USM and IS lenses. Some
Folks, I shall attempt to struggle along (don't hold your breath). You can
easily identify me by the hordes of hangers-on, groupies, roadies, and
nubile
fans trailing in my wakeor maybe I shall be toting the snakeskin
LX with Black 31mm. Which is it Cotty, Rob?
Great Scott. His
You are right, of course...
Perhaps Pentax will have the first full-frame ones?
-Original Message-
From: Doug Brewer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 12 September 2002 18:28
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pentax at Photokina - where to watch?
Once again, Pentax is behind
I think the first part of option 2 is correct, but that doesn't mean
that major news will be shown - option 1 may still be correct!!
-Original Message-
From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 12 September 2002 18:47
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pentax at Photokina
On 12 Sep 2002 at 18:36, Brad Dobo wrote:
Can you repeat that in English? :)
:-)
OK. We had a discussion a while back on the PDML about the validity of
digital lenses. The inference was that not all conventional lenses were
digital compatible, yet there was nothing but vague indications of
-Original Message-
From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On 11 Sep 2002 at 11:42, Rob Brigham wrote:
On the Kodak Web site they also have a full frame '11MP' chip:
http://www.kodak.com/US/plugins/acrobat/en/digital/ccd/kai11000.pdf
Thanks for posting this link,
light fall off as noted in the case of this sensor (which I assume is the
direction many designs are headed) the there may be a case for lenses that are
optimised for digital applications. Oh no
I bet the CMOS imaging chips don't suffer from this problem as much as
CCD does.
R
Have you guys seen this???
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0110/01102401pentaxdslrnomore.asp
-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 3:25 PM
To: Pentax List
Subject: RE: Pentax at Photokina - where to watch?
www.dpreview.com
http
On 12 Sep 2002 at 19:00, Ryan K. Brooks wrote:
light fall off as noted in the case of this sensor (which I assume is the
direction many designs are headed) the there may be a case for lenses that are
optimised for digital applications. Oh no
I bet the CMOS imaging chips don't
Or this
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0102/01021106pentaxdigitalslr.asp
-Original Message-
From: Glen O'Neal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 7:49 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Pentax at Photokina - where to watch?
Have you guys seen
On 12 Sep 2002 at 19:49, Glen O'Neal wrote:
Have you guys seen this???
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0110/01102401pentaxdslrnomore.asp
Yep, a little while ago :-)
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
/01102401pentaxdslrnomore.asp
-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 3:25 PM
To: Pentax List
Subject: RE: Pentax at Photokina - where to watch?
www.dpreview.com
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/index.php
www.pentax.de
www.pentax.com
I wonder what's Pentax' target market?
-frank
Glen O'Neal wrote:
Have you guys seen this???
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0110/01102401pentaxdslrnomore.asp
--
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert
Oppenheimer
-Original Message-
From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 1:47 PM
Dick wrote:
I must have missed the rumor about Pentax making some big news at
Photokina, probably Pal's info. Could you repeat it?
Don't blame it on me! The fuzz is due
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Pentax at Photokina - where to watch?
Have you guys seen this???
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0110/01102401pentaxdslrnomore.asp
-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 3:25 PM
And I thought you just trying to revive it as a tourist destination. ;
At 01:04 PM 9/12/2002 -0400, you wrote:
Introducing the new Pentax 'Rose-tinted spectacles'!!!
What do you mean, new? I already have several pairs. Why is it that
Brighton is forever Sunny?
Actually it is, today.
Peter
at Photokina - where to watch?
www.dpreview.com
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/index.php
www.pentax.de
www.pentax.com
Possibly http://www.jessops.com/info/news/ (they will be there, not sure
if they will have live updates)
And if they post english news, or you run it through babelfish
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 12 Sep 2002 at 19:00, Ryan K. Brooks wrote:
light fall off as noted in the case of this sensor (which I assume is the
direction many designs are headed) the there may be a case for lenses that are
optimised for digital applications. Oh no
I bet the CMOS
It would be more important in wide angles than in telephotos...
I'll let the reader draw their own conclusions.
At 09:36 AM 9/13/2002 +1000, you wrote:
On 12 Sep 2002 at 18:36, Brad Dobo wrote:
Can you repeat that in English? :)
:-)
OK. We had a discussion a while back on the PDML about
elsewhere... (plse Pentax???)
-Original Message-
From: Bruce Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 11 September 2002 01:47
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: photokina rumors
I would say that by 12MP any advantage that film has is
mostly
Rob wrote:
RB I did wonder if this was the sensor for the 1Ds, but that is apparently
RB a CMOS, so this must be going elsewhere... (plse Pentax???)
No, it's still interline CCD, the same old RGGB architecture, and
this may explain the rather slow fps rate. BTW, lots of performance
Canon does (develops) their own sensors ; a company that size can. They may even do
their own fab. Nikon doesn't buy off the shelf parts. Kodak will probably come out
with a new DCS camera.
I would be amazed if Pentax came out with anything more sophisticated than a DZLR.
From: Rob Brigham
Looks like C$%^# used some super glue to stick two 1/2
frame 6mp sensors to make a 12 mp almost full frame
dslr. Twice the resolution at twice the price.
__
Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
And these are the CMOS sensors used in the D60/D30? If so, wow.Do
you have a source for this rumor?
R
Brendan wrote:
Looks like C$%^# used some super glue to stick two 1/2
frame 6mp sensors to make a 12 mp almost full frame
dslr. Twice the resolution at twice the price.
]' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 14:48:54 -0400
Subject: RE: photokina rumors
Not a rumor. Canon Europe put the press release (dated 9/24/02) on their web site
early, and pulled it very soon
afterwards. The text from the announcement is in a photo.net thread.
My take on the high end
I can't believe I wrote this... of course I meant 50MP at... probably the same measly
$50K g
-Original Message-
From: Mike Ignatiev [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:25:25 +0400
Subject: Re[2]: photokina rumors
If true, that's one hell of a way
on the 7Hi.. it's
been around since the Dimage 7.
Cheers,
Dave
Original Message:
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From: Mike Ignatiev [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:25:25 +0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re[2]: photokina rumors
If true, that's one hell of a way to boost the resolution. Especially
I would say that by 12MP any advantage that film has is mostly theoretical.
One would have to have a top grade lens, tripod and fine grained film to get
a resolution advantage.
I'm not saying that the Dimage is great, but with effective optical ranges
of 28-200mm most people would be quite
On 9 Sep 2002 at 0:32, MPozzi wrote:
I really fo not understand how the 645NII can ever
have a digital back.
Any back that goes onto it, will need to be thicker
than the existing ones (to carry the chip, the power
source etc.)
However, since it is going to be thicker, it will be
Okdidn't know about that.
thanks
--- Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
-- Original Message
--
From: MPozzi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
However, since it is going to be thicker, it will
be
impossible to look through the viewfinder as it is
fixed
On 9 Sep 2002 at 0:32, MPozzi wrote:
I really fo not understand how the 645NII can ever
have a digital back.
Any back that goes onto it, will need to be thicker
than the existing ones (to carry the chip, the power
source etc.)
However, since it is going to be thicker, it will be
Hi all,
is anybody going to the fair? When? Are we going to have a PDML meet?
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
Bonazza 2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Päivä: 09. syyskuuta 2002 20:51
Aihe: Re: Photokina 2002
Why not? I'll be there from Sep. 25 to 27!
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
- Original Message -
From: Raimo
Dario wrote:
Hard to believe. They should have received press releases to translate
before the event.
A Pentax distributor employee, who's going to attend Photokina, was very excited about
the show and was certain that Pentax was going to show something great. He claimed he
didn't know what
Hi Dave,
At the time Pentax announced they were scrapping plans for the 6MP
full-frame DSLR, they also announced that they would be working on a
lesser-specced DSLR along the lines of the (then) Canon D30. I have an AP
with this info in the news pages somewhere, unless it's one of the ones I
are truly
under
development at Pentax, not just hopes.
It is likely we'll see something at Photokina next September, and
something
more at PMA next Spring. Looks like Pentax is working harder than during
the
last decade, after all.
Let's hope we're not getting too dissapointed
: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 3:16 AM
To: Pentax List
Subject: RE: Pentax WILL (most likely) show a digital SLR at Photokina!
Hi Dave,
At the time Pentax announced they were scrapping plans for the 6MP
full-frame DSLR, they also announced that they would
Don't be too hasty, David. Pentax has dissappointed us in the past, and there
is still no clear sign they will do differently this time. They seem far too
comfortable with small, cheap compacts, both film and digital.
David Chang-Sang wrote:.
I retract my earlier adamant stance on this topic
Dario wrote:
I'm already disappointed. According to recent info from Pentax, I'm quite
convinced most of PDML'ers will be EXTREMELY disappointed with Photokina,
and then somebody else will switch to Canon, Nikon, or maybe Fuji to get an
excellent D-SLR without waiting Pentax forever. I only
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