Don't you want Pentax to sell new products, (besides you could maintain
full available automation, something you lose with the current converter).
Village Idiot wrote:
I thought that they already made a Pentax 67 Lens to Pentax 645 Body Adapter?
Village Idiot
In that case they could intend to
Silly me.
Village Idiot
> Don't you want Pentax to sell new products, (besides you could maintain
> full available automation, something you lose with the current converter).
>
> Village Idiot wrote:
>
> >I thought that they already made a Pentax 67 Lens to Pentax 645 Body Adapter?
> >
> >Vil
In that case they could intend to sell a big circular lens converter for
67 lenses where you just pop that ring off and add the converter.
John Francis wrote:
Village Idiot mused:
My biggest complaint aesthetically about "B" is the curved
Pentax nameplate on the front of the viewfinder. I lik
I thought that they already made a Pentax 67 Lens to Pentax 645 Body Adapter?
Village Idiot
> In that case they could intend to sell a big circular lens converter for
> 67 lenses where you just pop that ring off and add the converter.
>
> John Francis wrote:
>
> >Village Idiot mused:
> >
>
William,
You are correct about "C" having a classic Pentax look. That must be why I
like that body the best.
Village Idiot
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "mike wilson"
> Subject: Re: 645D Photos (under glass) here
>
>
> > Alin Flaider
On 18/3/05, Takehiko Ueda, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Hi all,
>
>to be more spcific, the site which cotty referred to
>
>says as follows;
>
>'beside (the mock-ups), there's an inquiry as to "your
>impression from models A, B and C,and your opinion about
>digital cameras". lucky 3answerers wi
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> To:
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:59 AM
> Subject: Re: 645D Photos (under glass) here
>
>
> > According to another web site (in Japanese), they
> are
> > taking votes as to which of the three everyone
> prefers
> > best at the exhibition.
>
>
i would say, fortunately. they are really ugly.
mishka
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:36:16 -0800, Marco Alpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> unfortunately there's no large version yet.
ubject: Re: 645D Photos (under glass) here
> According to another web site (in Japanese), they are
> taking votes as to which of the three everyone prefers
> best at the exhibition.
- Original Message -
From: "mike wilson"
Subject: Re: 645D Photos (under glass) here
Alin Flaider wrote:
Citroens follow the shape of a falling blob, the B (and the
thing that
inspired it) look like inflated frogs.
Now we know what you do during those long, cold, lonel
Village Idiot mused:
>
> My biggest complaint aesthetically about "B" is the curved
> Pentax nameplate on the front of the viewfinder. I like the
> classic straight name. I think the curved nameplate has a cheap
> look to it, as if Pentax was unable to fit it on a straight line.
If you look at
My biggest complaint aesthetically about "B" is the curved Pentax nameplate on
the front of the viewfinder. I like the classic straight name. I think the
curved nameplate has a cheap look to it, as if Pentax was unable to fit it on a
straight line. Having said that, there is a dollar amount a
Rob Studdert opined:
I think the "B" camera is short for Butt-ugly
q-: I actually like it. I think they all look awesome, but do lean
towards B. I wonder though whether deciding which exterior is to be
produced should really be based on a poll of under-glass models.
Anything like handling, funct
pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: 645D Photos (under glass) here
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:09:55 -0500 (EST)
Tom C mused:
>
> I actually like the shape of 'B'. It has curves.
> I've aways thought the 645 looked too much like a box.
>
> Tom C. (also likes Citroen
Tom C mused:
>
> I actually like the shape of 'B'. It has curves.
> I've aways thought the 645 looked too much like a box.
>
> Tom C. (also likes Citroens)
Darn. I thought we were going to get a unanimous decision.
(Yeah, right. Like that would ever happen here ...)
Alin Flaider wrote:
Citroens follow the shape of a falling blob, the B (and the thing that
inspired it) look like inflated frogs.
Now we know what you do during those long, cold, lonely Romanian
winters. Hope Valentin hasn't exported the pastime to Canada 8-)
Servus, Alin
Tom wrote:
TC
I guess this discussion is going into the most beautiful advertizing ...
From what I know of medium format cameras its the specs and the
durability that's the main stuff, not the looks.. well maybe not-- if
you say its canon and olympus like then its not a camera A canon is
for the military
Citroens follow the shape of a falling blob, the B (and the thing that
inspired it) look like inflated frogs.
Servus, Alin
Tom wrote:
TC> Tom C. (also likes Citroens)
I actually like the shape of 'B'. It has curves. I've aways thought the
645 looked too much like a box.
Tom C. (also likes Citroens)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: 645D Photos (under glass) here
Date: Thu, 17
Quoting Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> RS> I think the "B" camera is short for Butt-ugly
>
> Yes, some of them look like they have left them for too long out in
> the sun... and the poor beast had melted...
Yeah, but Canon has sold a huge number of SLRs that look like that happened
to them. :
Quoting Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Perhaps these are all the available customizations, with B aimed to
> Canon fans. ;o)
>
> Servus, Alin
>
> AC> So do I. I think the body shape of B looks really stupid, but it's just
> me.
Nope, it's not just you.
However, doesn't matter w
Nah, they have an eye on Canon Eos 1 whatever. Mockup B is there
just to show you how nice Pentaxes are. ;o)
Actually I find it interesting that Pentax is looking for user feed
back on details such as design. I think they've taken very seriously
the goal of satisfying the Pentax fans. Th
RS> I think the "B" camera is short for Butt-ugly
Yes, some of them look like they have left them for too long out in
the sun... and the poor beast had melted...
Good light!
fra
Are they really? I find that funny. Let's take an official vote on the
PDML.
According to another web site (in Japanese), they are
taking votes as to which of the three everyone prefers
best at the exhibition.
You can see the image of DA12-24 here;
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/parts/image_
On 17 Mar 2005 at 13:40, Ronald Arvidsson wrote:
>
> Doesn't A look a little bit like the Leica R8?
I think maybe it's more like mongrel cross between a Canon IX APS SLR and an
Oly E-10 :-(
I think the "B" camera is short for Butt-ugly
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UT
Doesn't A look a little bit like the Leica R8?
Cheers,
Ronald
From: Marco Alpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: Pentax List
Subject: 645D Photos (under glass) here
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:36:16 -0800
Not one, not two, but three different "mock ups":
http://www.digital
Frantisek wrote on 17.03.05 13:17:
>
> All have square body with mirror housing, definitely. Also, the Kodak
> sensor is not capable of electronic viewfinder at all. That's just
> technological impossibility at this moment. Third, IstD has a very
> small prism too.
Actually I think all MZ-series
On 17 Mar 2005 at 11:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> B looks like it might have an electronic viewfinder. There is very little
> space
> for a prism, if you compare it to the other two. Of the other two, C looks
> like
> it might be a little cramped for a prism, also. Difficult to judge on suc
m9wnc> B looks like it might have an electronic viewfinder.
m9wnc> There is very little space for a prism, if you compare it to
m9wnc> the other two. Of the other two, C looks like it might be a
m9wnc> little cramped for a prism, also. Difficult to judge on such
m9wnc> slim evidence but that does
>
> From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2005/03/17 Thu AM 10:55:04 GMT
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: 645D Photos (under glass) here
>
> The lens gives some sense of scale. All of them seem to be smaller than
> a Canon 1DS. That could
The lens gives some sense of scale. All of them seem to be smaller than
a Canon 1DS. That could be a very good thing.
Paul
On Mar 16, 2005, at 11:36 PM, Village Idiot wrote:
IMHO C is by far the best looking and A is definitely the ugliest.
Then again, what do I know?
Village Idiot
OK, so it'
Frantisek wrote on 17.03.05 10:11:
> Contrary to few rumours that are floating on dpreview (pure
> speculation forums as always), the lens doesn't reminiscence the
> Tokina 12-24 at all.
No, it doesn't. But on the other side Nikkor ED 70-300/4-5.6 doesn't
reminiscent Tamorn 70-300 at all but all k
TU> You can see the image of DA12-24 here;
TU> http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/parts/image_for_link/16927-1200-2-3.html
Contrary to few rumours that are floating on dpreview (pure
speculation forums as always), the lens doesn't reminiscence the
Tokina 12-24 at all.
Good light!
fra
Rob Studdert wrote on 17.03.05 9:14:
> If the "C" body (*ist D family likeness) is really an option then we can
> pretty
> much assume that mechanical aperture coupling won't be an option since the
> aperture ring will be difficult to operate because of the superfluous prism
> overhang. Probably
On Mar 17, 2005, at 4:06 PM, John Francis wrote:
FWIW, I prefer design "C".
Me too.
I think it'd look a lot better with a square hood fitted to the lens,
too.
Cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
On 17 Mar 2005 at 15:59, Takehiko Ueda wrote:
> According to another web site (in Japanese), they are
> taking votes as to which of the three everyone prefers
> best at the exhibition.
If the "C" body (*ist D family likeness) is really an option then we can pretty
much assume that mechanical ape
On Mar 16, 2005, at 10:59 PM, Takehiko Ueda wrote:
Web master of the digitalcamera.jp (Kumio Yamada,
photographer) says that "They will be in the market just
after the PMA2006.", but I can't find out which of 645D,
DA12-24 and DA50-200 he refers to.
Thanks for the translation! They've already estim
Well, I like C best, though I don't think I'm going into MF.
Sincerely,
Takehiko Ueda
OSA, JPN
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From: Takehiko Ueda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
>Sub
Hi all,
--- Marco Alpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not one, not two, but three different "mock ups":
>
> http://www.digitalcamera.jp/
>
> I'm thinking this thing is still pretty far away.
>
> There also seems to be a chart with a lens
> development timeline, but
Perhaps these are all the available customizations, with B aimed to
Canon fans. ;o)
Servus, Alin
AC> So do I. I think the body shape of B looks really stupid, but it's just me.
- Original Message -
From: "Village Idiot"
Subject: Re: 645D Photos (under glass) here
..Then again, what do I know?
I don't know.
I just don't know.
William Robb
Yeah... sort of reminds me of NASA's Lunar Module..
Tom C.
From: Marco Alpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: Pentax List
Subject: 645D Photos (under glass) here
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:36:16 -0800
Not one, not two, but three different "mock ups":
http://www.digitalcam
IMHO C is by far the best looking and A is definitely the ugliest. Then again,
what do I know?
Village Idiot
> OK, so it's settled. "C" it is. Who wants to tell Pentax?
>
> -Marco
>
>
> On Mar 16, 2005, at 7:10 PM, Alan Chan wrote:
>
> > --- John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
D***! I am frustrated that I can't read that lens development timeline
chart.
The second pic of the 12-24 (down the page, by itself) has to be the
50-200. This can't be the lens hood for a 12-24.
Joe
OK, so it's settled. "C" it is. Who wants to tell Pentax?
-Marco
On Mar 16, 2005, at 7:10 PM, Alan Chan wrote:
--- John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
FWIW, I prefer design "C".
So do I. I think the body shape of B looks really stupid, but it's
just me.
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlac
--- John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> FWIW, I prefer design "C".
So do I. I think the body shape of B looks really stupid, but it's just me.
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
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Mark Erickson mused:
>
> Marco Alpert wrote:
> >
> > Not one, not two, but three different "mock ups":
> >
> > http://www.digitalcamera.jp/
FWIW, I prefer design "C".
Not that it matters - I don't think I'm getting into MF
Marco Alpert wrote:
>
> Not one, not two, but three different "mock ups":
>
> http://www.digitalcamera.jp/
>
> I'm thinking this thing is still pretty far away.
Maybe, but maybe not. The mirror box, lens mount, electronics, and
viewfinder guts might be the same for all three and they're "test-dri
Cool lookin' cameras.
Shel
> [Original Message]
> From: Marco Alpert
>
> Not one, not two, but three different "mock ups":
>
> http://www.digitalcamera.jp/
>
> I'm thinking this thing is still pretty far away.
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