Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal, I was talking to someone this lunchtime about why it should be that digital camera design should have pursued cramming more pixels onto small chips, rather than enlarging the chips up the size of 35mm frames, thereby facilitating the union of the two technologies. The reply was that the manufacture of large chips is a most complex and difficult one, whether this will ever be overcome, I've no idea. Perhaps Jim (Brick) can give us some insight here? Jim, (or others) are we ever likely to see 24x36mm chips sitting in the back of our (by then) old 35mm cameras? I recall there was one American (?) outfit who touted this idea and from whom we've heard very little of late. regards, Jem > -----Original Message----- > From: Pascal [SMTP:cyberdog@attglobal.net] > > Back in 1997 I was told by someone involved in Leica that a digital back > for the R8 was an idea that was on the table and would be developed in > future. Hence all those contacts on the back of the camera (there are too > many to be needed by the standard back). A pity we did not see anything > of that come true (yet?). > > And also, why is there no data-back like the one available for most other > pro cameras like the Nikon F5, the Contax AX etc.? Some of the functions > of such data-back are quite valuable, like the ability to print all > image-related data (shutter speed, f-stop ...) onto the first negative > and so on. > > Pascal > NO ARCHIVE > > -------------------------------------------------------- > See my photo pages at http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ > -------------------------------------------------------- > <<< PGP public key available on request >>> >