RE: DOF and format size (was: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.)

2001-10-26 Thread Kent Gittings
:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: DOF and format size (was: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.) - Original Message - From: dave o'brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] (snip) DOF has to do with the focal length and the f-stop. Print magnification has nothing whatsoever

Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-26 Thread aimcompute
. - Original Message - From: Isaac Crawford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 8:55 PM Subject: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT. Patrick White wrote: aimcompute writes: I guess it makes sense. Up to now. digital photography has never

Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-25 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Subject: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT. A scroll of mail from Francis Tang [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, 23 Oct 2001 14:15:08 +0100 Read it? y I am curious about your comment about increased DOF with a smaller format. I was always under the impression that we get more DOF

OT: DOF and format size (was: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.)

2001-10-25 Thread Anthony Farr
- Original Message - From: dave o'brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] (snip) DOF has to do with the focal length and the f-stop. Print magnification has nothing whatsoever to do with it. - But print magnification has EVERYTHING to do with it. Until now I have kept my silence WRT this subject

Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-23 Thread aimcompute
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 4:13 PM Subject: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT. On 22 Oct 2001, at 14:07, aimcompute wrote: When we get down to it, it's not the size of the 35mm

Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-23 Thread aimcompute
Hey... now that's the spirit! Tom C. - Original Message - From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 7:17 PM Subject: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT. Bah, I'll never buy it until they make a full size 6x7

Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark wrote: This sudden change, whatever the rationale, is inexcusable. Yes, digital technology is advancing at a tremendous rate and the market for it isn't stable. But in October of 2001 they can't really expect me to believe that this is NEWS to

Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-23 Thread Francis Tang
Dear Mike, On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 02:37:11PM -0500, Mike Johnston wrote: P.S. I have to say that I'm totally NOT sold on the idea that a full-size sensor (meaning 35mm size, 24mm x 36mm) is a good idea. I'm really not sure it is. A smaller sensor size is really a great advantage: it means

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-23 Thread Rob Brigham
MF print magnification is less than 35mm, so that cant be the reason... -Original Message- From: Francis Tang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 October 2001 14:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT. Dear Mike, On Mon, Oct

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-23 Thread Kent Gittings
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Johnston Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 1:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT. Frits wrote: If the one that we already saw is upgradable, would it be possible it would hit the market

Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-22 Thread Cotty
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Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-22 Thread aimcompute
Interesting I guess it makes sense. Up to now. digital photography has never really been about quality. I find the Fuji Super CCD technology somewhat of a joke. You can't end up with more raw material than you start with. Tom C. - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-22 Thread Mike Johnston
Cotty wrote: News in AP regarding the Pentax Digital. Scrapping launch of Pentax 6 MP digital slr in favour of lower-end digital k mount slr more along the lines of the Canon D30 and Fuji S1. First appearance will probably be next year's PMA. And then in another post: Does anyone think

Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-22 Thread aimcompute
Mike wrote... snip P.S. I have to say that I'm totally NOT sold on the idea that a full-size sensor (meaning 35mm size, 24mm x 36mm) is a good idea. I'm really not sure it is. A smaller sensor size is really a great advantage: it means lenses can be significantly smaller and lighter and

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-22 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
Your order for the ditched 6MB or for the new one with the smaller CCD? I am not sure how to take this news. Perhaps it means the camera is more affordable? If the one that we already saw is upgradable, would it be possible it would hit the market with a smaller CCD to begin with? That might be

RE: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-22 Thread John Francis
Mark Roberts fumed: I certainly hope you're correct. Right now I'm still *furious* at this latest development. I spent several thousand dollars on equipment this year, largely based on the confidence that the digital SLR was coming and what I bought would be compatible. Gambling on just

Re: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT.

2001-10-22 Thread Isaac Crawford
Patrick White wrote: aimcompute writes: I guess it makes sense. Up to now. digital photography has never really been about quality. I find the Fuji Super CCD technology somewhat of a joke. You can't end up with more raw material than you start with. The Nikon D1x uses