50th Anniversary DSLR

MattMatic · 2007-06-06T15:07:33+0100

Just found this: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07060101pentax50thdslr.asp Shame it's not going for production... not sure about the black control on the silver top. But love the pentaprism shape! Matt

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Classvino Classvino

248 posts
19 years
Ontario,
Canada

Posted 11/06/2007 - 15:18 Link

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what I'd really like would be a digital back for my Auto 110, but that's even less likely

Wow - what an idea! I have the 110 kit, an aps-c sized sensor would fit, but would there be room for any of the rest of the electronics? I guess if they can build a VGA web cam into a largish pencil, then they wouldn't have too difficult a time cramming it all in...

Ultra portable, reasonably fast glass - a digital SLR that takes up less room than many compacts - what more could anyone want?

DISCLAIMER : This would be an additional camera... I wouldn't trade my K10 for it...

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Tyr Tyr

2176 posts
19 years
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Posted 11/06/2007 - 17:33 Link

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Mongoose wrote:
what I'd really like would be a digital back for my Auto 110, but that's even less likely

Have you seen the webcams on notebooks, like the newer MacBooks? They are about 2mm lens and 6mm diameter cameras with most of the electronics within a 2cm space.

Big difference with DSLRs is all the extra processing, memory, display, motors controls... Although I don't see why a digital back would not be possible.

Unfortunately none of my cameras have exchangeable backs, plus I've got a K10 anyway.

PS. Anyone else think K10 sounds better than K10D?

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Dan

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George Lazare... George Lazarette

8192 posts
22 years
London

Posted 11/06/2007 - 17:38 Link

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PS. Anyone else think K10 sounds better than K10D?

Well, it sounds better than K9P.

G

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Mac Mac

744 posts
19 years
Montreal,
Quebec,
Canada

Posted 11/06/2007 - 19:07 Link

GEORGE!!!!

Mac from Montreal

SP, SPII, SPF, PZ-10, P30, SFX, K110D, istDS, Optio 60, Z-10, H90, RZ10, I-10, f3.5 28mm, f1.8 55mm, f1.4 50mm, f3.5 135mm, f2.5 135mm, f4 50mm Macro, f4.5 80-200 F, f4 35-70, f3.5 28-80, f3.5 35-135, f3.5 18-55, f1.8 31mm Ltd., two Auto 110's, Auto 110 lenses and filters, tubes, bellows, Manfrottos and a sore back.

Mannesty Mannesty

7650 posts
21 years
Totana,
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Posted 11/06/2007 - 20:44 Link

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Tyr wrote:

PS. Anyone else think K10 sounds better than K10D?

Well, it sounds better than K9P.

G

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Mongoose Mongoose

2891 posts
19 years
Wiltshire,
England

Posted 11/06/2007 - 21:03 Link

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Mongoose wrote:
what I'd really like would be a digital back for my Auto 110, but that's even less likely

I think the ideal sensor would be the 4/3rds one, it's a slightly different aspect ratio but the same 2x crop factor as 110 film so probably close enough for the lenses to cover it. If I was Pentax I would have at least looked into reviving System 10, even if only for the bragging rights of "smallest DSLR" (stick that one in your pipes and smoke it Olympus!).

I thought for a while about trying to bodge a sensor into a 110 film cart, but decided it is beyond my abilities and quite possibly isn't possible at all due to the thickness of the CCD.