IMHO for a high end digital SLR camera to sell in sufficient quantities
to be viable, you have to crack the PJ market. This is where this type
of camera is most used and useful. And, this is where Nikon and Canon rule.
As digital SLR camera's become more mainstream and start to replace 35
Actually except in the 60's they never had the might to challenge C or
N. Only their loyal momentum kept them up near the top. As it is they
are the leader still usually in PS so the Optio line looks like they have
begun to switch over to digital. In high end cameras they don't have the
Chaso DeChaso wrote in regard to our favorite brand:
I just
want them to stay in business so that they can make
lenses and film cameras for a while longer.)
Pentax has already made quite enough cameras and lenses to service my
needs until the day I die. And some very fine ones at that. I
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It's the very first 35mm SLR digital camera listed, right before the D30.
The lenses that are compatable with it and accessories are followed
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote:
Looking at the specifications
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 15:12:58 -0700 (PDT), Juan J. Buhler wrote:
Ouch. That means a *really* tiny viewfinder then...
No, not really, that depends on magnification factor in the viewfinder
optical system just as much as the actual covered area itself.
Regards, Jan van Wijk
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Juan J. Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote
On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote:
Looking at the specifications -
Magnification 0.8x with 50-mm lens set to infinity
and -1.0 m(-1)
So that *does* mean a tiny viewfinder. Keep in mind that not all the
24x36 original frame is shown, so you start
The Acer Scanwit ain't bad if you ensure the particular one you get does focus
accurately (I had to return the first example I had). The included software
(Mira, in Australia) is reasonably competent and fast, and the only problem
scans I have had so far have been with very old and thin
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On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, John Francis wrote:
Longer, effectively. The lens produces an image of exactly
the same size, but only
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Bruce wrote:
My concern is if you are going to do no better than the competition, and
they are more entrenched, how are you going to compete. The motto We're
no
worse than the rest comes to mind.
Agreed. I guess all they want to do is have some
On Tuesday, October 23, 2001, at 02:23 AM, Rob Studdert wrote:
Can't say that I'm too fussed on the mechanical build and function of
the
SS4000, also the Polaroid software is just pathetic, I would really be
looking
at the new Nikons if I were you. Pssst want to buy a SS4000 cheap :-)
I
Here's a thought:
surely the only reason that the 3MP camera would not be full frame is the
distance of the sensor array from the lens. If when designing the 3MP camera
the array were place closer to the lens then surely full frame would be
achieved. Wouldn't this solve the lens issue, (if not
I believe that (some of?)the Fuji cameras use a non-rectangular array of
sensors (heaxagonal/honeycomb pattern maybe?). This requires them to re-map
(interpolate) the data from the sensors to a rectangular pixel pattern.
Eric
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On Mon, 22 Oct 2001
Trouble is - you would lose either infinity focus or close focus, as
your sensor is no longer mounted on the normal plane of focus.
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The 'magnification' factor is one of the reasons I have not truly
looked at a digital SLR. I have started to enjoy wide angle shooting and
would not relish having to get a 17mm to get
You know the real people who seem to be benefitting from this digital
whatnot are Sigma. This is all due to the smaller sensors. Apparently
none of the camera manufacturers make any money out of the bodies, but
Sigma sell s**tloads of wide angle lenses now.
I keep reading user reviews which
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Here's a thought:
surely the only reason that the 3MP camera would not be full frame is the
distance of the sensor array from the lens. If when designing the 3MP camera
the array were place closer to the lens then surely
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote:
We received our Nikon D1H and D1X yesterday afternoon. I
will begin playing with them today.
The manual states that the viewfinder shows 96% of the frame
recorded.
Ouch. That means a *really* tiny viewfinder
You forgot the small matter of focus. :)
--graywolf
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Here's a thought:
surely the only reason that the 3MP camera would
Juan J. Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote:
We received our Nikon D1H and D1X yesterday afternoon. I
will begin playing with them today.
The manual states that the viewfinder shows 96% of the frame
recorded.
Ouch.
So we go from 6MP release this year to 3MP first glimpse next year (and
probably released 2003!). This is not good Pentax!!
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News in AP
Rob Brigham wrote:
So we go from 6MP release this year to 3MP first glimpse next year (and
probably released 2003!). This is not good Pentax!!
Plus the ccd is probably not full-frame.
tv
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This might be a good thing!! a decent d30 class
digital SLR may get more K-mount development going.
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Rob Brigham wrote:
So we go from 6MP release this year to 3MP first
glimpse next year (and
probably released 2003!). This is not good
Pentax!!
Plus
to examine Nikon and Canon
offerings.
Bruce Dayton
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This might be a good thing!! a decent d30 class
digital SLR may get more K
Bruce wrote:
My concern is if you are going to do no better than the competition, and
they are more entrenched, how are you going to compete. The motto We're
no
worse than the rest comes to mind.
Agreed. I guess all they want to do is have some offering, no matter what.
A full frame CCD
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This might be a good thing!! a decent d30 class
digital SLR may get more K-mount development
going.
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Rob Brigham wrote:
So we go from 6MP release this year to 3MP
rate.
Bruce Dayton
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snip
Probably a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway.
I think I understand that a perceived advantage
aimcompute wrote:
Bruce wrote:
Probably a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway.
I think I understand that a perceived advantage to using a full frame CCD
was that the CCD captures the entire scene entering the camera thru the
lens. Is this correct?
Nope, The full CCD means that your
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Currently, no SLR on the shelf from Nikon or Canon has a full frame CCD.
Telephoto lenses are also multiplied. If you shoot lots of telephoto,
this
could be an advantage. The point I was making was that part
Shel Belinkoff asked:
Do other quality digital cameras offer FF CCD that can be
used with the lenses from their SLRs?
No - all current digital SLRs built around 35mm bodies have
sensors smaller than full frame. This gives a focal length
multiplier for all lenses - somewhere between 1.3
Bruce Dayton wrote:
The big advantage to a full frame CCD is that our existing wide angle lenses
will remain as such. Nothing quite so exciting as having your 20mm behave
like it was a 35mm. So, if I have to buy some new lenses (I like wides),
then why buy Pentax. It seems to me, that
. There is a difference between just surviving and
actually thriving.
Bruce Dayton
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Bruce wrote:
So now I look at a company who appears
Ah... that's what I thought.
only the central portion of that image
falls on the digital sensor. The effect is exactly the same
as taking the central portion of a 35mm negative and using that
to produce a standard print.
Tom C.
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On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:43:35 -0700, tom wrote:
This is all true...however, Canon and Nikon user have been happy to buy
up D30's and D1's, so I guess Pentax believes the same of Pentax users.
Apparently the smaller frame size sells ok, and I guess Pentax thinks
they can make some cash.
I like
Bruce Dayton wrote:
The price tag would be high. Could I afford one? Good question. I, too,
would be somewhat concerned with low light performance. The real
disappointment is not just that it is delayed, but I keep seeing a pattern.
Rather than driving the market, Pentax is only
Jan van Wijk wrote:
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:43:35 -0700, tom wrote:
This is all true...however, Canon and Nikon user have been happy to buy
up D30's and D1's, so I guess Pentax believes the same of Pentax users.
Apparently the smaller frame size sells ok, and I guess Pentax thinks
they
Jan van Wijk remarked:
I like the idea too, I'd rather have a 4MP K-mount digital
SLR for $2000 to $3000 in a few months
(or, more realistically, in probably around a year)
than the 6MP full-frame for maybe $7000 now ...
That's pretty much what I've been saying for the last six months,
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, John Francis wrote:
Longer, effectively. The lens produces an image of exactly
the same size, but only the central portion of that image
falls on the digital sensor. The effect is exactly the same
as taking the central portion of a 35mm negative and using that
to
No, I don't think so. It'll be at least a 4MP, and probably a
5MP camera.
It's really too late already for anything as small as 3MP.
Len
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Oh, this is very bad news. Pentax is again playing catch-up on
last
year's technology. They could have been ahead of the pack with
the
digital MZ-S.
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Rob Studdert wrote:
But at least a flat-bed or film scanner scans the three primary
colours for each absolute pixel whereas in a digital camera the
CCD is masked by a matrix of colour filters ie for every cluster
of four pixels there are a red, blue and two green
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 10:37:57 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote:
[...] in a digital camera the CCD is masked by a matrix of colour
filters ie for every cluster of four pixels there are a red, blue
and two green sensitive CCD pixels. These sensors and the surrounding
ones are used to interpolate the
On 22 Oct 2001, at 21:13, Doug Franklin wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 10:37:57 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote:
2) How does the absolute resolution of the captured image compare
between this undersampling and the full sampling performed by, e.g.,
a flatbed or film scanner.
Well we can only
Bruce Dayton wrote:
My concern is if you are going to do no better than the competition, and
they are more entrenched, how are you going to compete. The motto We're no
worse than the rest comes to mind.
A full frame CCD was, IMHO, one of the big differences between the Pentax
and a D30
Chaso DeChaso wrote:
Wasn't there a time when Pentax actually cared about
being a leader? Are they now content with always
following (more and more distantly), at best offering
products close to the others and cheaper? This would
be sad. If they simply don't have the might to
compete
BH's new digital catalog lists the new Contax N1 which is a 6MP camera and
uses new AF lenses (50f1.4 lists for $595). So the 6 MP is here. Canon
suprised me by coming out with a 4 MP EOS1D for @ $6,500 list. I use the D30
at work and enjoy using it, especially when my 80-200 f/2.8 becomes
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