Re: OT: Herb Keppler's article (Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?)

2002-09-05 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Herb, Resolution test done with real film indicate the performance of the film and lens combination. The actual resolution of the lens is much higher than indicated in a simple test. The relation ship is 1/final resolution = 1/film

Re: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?

2002-09-04 Thread Robert Woerner
OK guys and gals, go shoot some Kodachrome, get it developed, and look at it on the light table. You will all feel better as you wait to see what Pentax has up it's sleeve. Robert Remember, Canon and Nikon lose money on their digital cameras(how the heck do they stay in business anyway??).

RE: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?

2002-09-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
) Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:18:23 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina? Touble is, with digital cameras the bugs don't get ironed out completely - you get a replacement

RE: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?

2002-09-04 Thread Michael Nosal
At 10:46 AM 9/4/02 -0400, J. C. O'Connell wrote: THE FUTURE IS DIGITAL. ... I still feel somebody is going to come up with a full frame sensor which will retrofit to existing film SLRs, especially once the full frame sensors get cheap enuff. Maybe not if DSLR bodies get cheap enuff real fast.

RE: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?

2002-09-04 Thread J. C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: Michael Nosal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 12:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina? At 10:46 AM 9/4/02 -0400, J. C. O'Connell wrote: THE FUTURE IS DIGITAL. ... I still feel somebody

Re: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?

2002-09-04 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Doesn't Pentax lose money every year lately? - Original Message - From: Robert Woerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 10:17 AM Subject: Re: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina? OK guys and gals, go shoot some Kodachrome, get it developed

Re: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?

2002-09-04 Thread Brendan
]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina? OK guys and gals, go shoot some Kodachrome, get it developed, and look at it on the light table. You will all feel better as you wait to see what Pentax has up it's sleeve. Robert Remember, Canon and Nikon lose money on their digital cameras(how

Re: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?

2002-09-04 Thread Steve Desjardins
I guess I wasn't being clear about this. I'm definitely not saying that Pentax needs a DSLR to stay in business. I'm saying that my fear is that Pentax might have so much financial trouble (for any reason) that they will go the Olympus route and stop producing their better cameras, especially

Re: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?

2002-09-04 Thread Brendan
Pentax may have thought that it will not save them and decided not to release their pj-1 --- Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would such a camera save Pentax. I have no clue. It certainly didn't help Minolta that much.

Re: OT: Herb Keppler's article (Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?)

2002-09-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Mike Ignatiev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quote from Herb Keppler's article : In other words, unlike film, the bigger sensor area does not necessarily produce needed higher resolution. Just what has he been smoking? Man, he's gonna get a *lot* of mail on that gaffe! (But think of all the money

Re: OT: Herb Keppler's article (Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?)

2002-09-04 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Quote from Herb Keppler's article : In other words, unlike film, the bigger sensor area does not necessarily produce needed higher resolution. Just what has he been smoking? Man, he's gonna get a *lot* of mail on that gaffe! nothing because

Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?

2002-09-04 Thread Mike Ignatiev
...if those were only legal in my state... Anyone trying to make a case for Pentax coming out with a new high end body and line of lenses is a strong candidate for psychotropic drugs.

Re: Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?

2002-09-04 Thread Steve Desjardins
Move to Nevada. It looks like they're getting close . . . Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/04/02 04:05PM ...if those were only legal in my state... Anyone

Re: OT: Herb Keppler's article (Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?)

2002-09-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Quote from Herb Keppler's article : In other words, unlike film, the bigger sensor area does not necessarily produce needed higher resolution. Just what has he been smoking? Man, he's gonna get a *lot* of

Re: OT: Herb Keppler's article (Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?)

2002-09-04 Thread Bob Blakely
Not a gaffe. Think a little more... Regards, Bob... From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Ignatiev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quote from Herb Keppler's article : In other words, unlike film, the bigger sensor area does not necessarily produce needed higher resolution. Just what

Re: OT: Herb Keppler's article (Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?)

2002-09-04 Thread Mishka
give us a clue? - Original Message - From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 7:03 PM Subject: Re: OT: Herb Keppler's article (Re[2]: No Pentax D-SLR on Photokina?) Not a gaffe. Think a little more... Regards, Bob... From: Mark