[Leica] Re:where oh where is the DMR?

[feli2 at earthlink.net (feli)]

I don't think there will be a full frame back for the F6, for the  
simple reason that you can't fit a full size chip into the gate. It's  
the same reason why the DMR is x1.37, which is the biggest they could  
squeeze in there.

The F6 appears to be a strain of the D2x/D2h body and guts with a  
film transport.
If Nikon does a full frame D3, I'm guessing it will be a variant of  
the D2X.


feli

On Jun 29, 2005, at 7:50 AM, B. D. Colen wrote:

> In the for-what-ever-it's-worth department - I'm going to be very  
> surprised
> if Nikon doesn't come out with a full-frame digital back for the  
> F6. Note
> that unlike the F5, it has an add-on motor drive, rather than one  
> that is
> integral, and it doesn't have a removable prism - which "pro"  
> Nikons have
> had since the F. I have to assume there're well thought out reasons  
> for both
> of those changes, and taking the camera digital makes sense in that  
> regard.
> There's also the fact that Nikon has put it's emphasis on speed and
> electronics, rather than sensor size, and having full-frame as an  
> add-on
> option to an existing camera would make sense in that regard as well.
>
> B. D.

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