Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-29 Thread Thibouille
I prefer the MZ-X. Did you ever see one? 2006/9/26, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > There are some pictures of the Pentax booth at Photokina in dpreview. > > This one is strange: > > http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2006/Pentax/IMG_0409.jpg > > K mount, no mirror box... Looks like a k-

Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread Adam Maas
Mark Roberts wrote: > "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2006/Pentax/IMG_0409.jpg >> Wouldn't a K-mount DV camera be fun? ;) > > Could be. But someone would have to make an APS-C sensor that didn't > need any mechanical shutter. Does

Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina) > > Could be. But someone would have to make an APS-C sensor that didn't > need any mechanical shutter. Does any such animal exist? Wouldn't have to be.

Re: Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread Juan Buhler
On 9/26/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Wouldn't a K-mount DV camera be fun? ;) > > Could be. But someone would have to make an APS-C sensor that didn't > need any mechanical shutter. Does any such animal exist? A bit smaller than APS,

Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread Mark Roberts
"Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2006/Pentax/IMG_0409.jpg >> > >> >Wouldn't a K-mount DV camera be fun? ;) Could be. But someone would have to make an APS-C sensor that didn't need any mechanical shutter. Does any such animal exist? --

Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread Adam Maas
Scott Loveless wrote: > On 9/26/06, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Juan Buhler wrote: >>> There are some pictures of the Pentax booth at Photokina in dpreview. >>> >>> This one is strange: >>> >>> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2006/Pentax/IMG_0409.jpg >>> >>> K mount, no mirror

Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread David Savage
At 09:17 AM 27/09/2006, Scott Loveless wrote: >On 9/26/06, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Pentax makes me laugh. That thing has been around for years and years. > > Perhaps they can come up with something new to show off their design > > abilities > > >Wouldn't a K-mount DV camera

Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread Scott Loveless
On 9/26/06, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Juan Buhler wrote: > > There are some pictures of the Pentax booth at Photokina in dpreview. > > > > This one is strange: > > > > http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2006/Pentax/IMG_0409.jpg > > > > K mount, no mirror box... Looks like a k-mo

Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread P. J. Alling
It's the mythical Digital Viewfinder DSLR. (Oh, God I hope not). Juan Buhler wrote: >There are some pictures of the Pentax booth at Photokina in dpreview. > >This one is strange: > >http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2006/Pentax/IMG_0409.jpg > >K mount, no mirror box... Looks like a k-mou

Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread David Savage
On 9/27/06, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "We were fascinated by the 'Pentax Design Studio' display of mockup > concept models including the ultra-compact 'Digital K' SLR from 1997 - > a 'headless' K mount body with no viewfinder and a live view LCD." > > Interesting. Ugly. Dave -- P

Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread Christian
Juan Buhler wrote: > There are some pictures of the Pentax booth at Photokina in dpreview. > > This one is strange: > > http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2006/Pentax/IMG_0409.jpg > > K mount, no mirror box... Looks like a k-mount p&s prototype. Anybody > have any ideas? > > j > > Pen

Re: What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread Juan Buhler
Ah, never mind. It's a mockup from 1997. I should have read the text: "We were fascinated by the 'Pentax Design Studio' display of mockup concept models including the ultra-compact 'Digital K' SLR from 1997 - a 'headless' K mount body with no viewfinder and a live view LCD." Interesting. j On

What is this thing? (Pentax at Photokina)

2006-09-26 Thread Juan Buhler
There are some pictures of the Pentax booth at Photokina in dpreview. This one is strange: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2006/Pentax/IMG_0409.jpg K mount, no mirror box... Looks like a k-mount p&s prototype. Anybody have any ideas? j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com photob