For those waiting for the DS & DS40/2.8 pancake ... ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Martin, Michelle__PAIC_Mkt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 08:48:59 -0700
>Watch for DS by end of November/early December. The lens is up in the air.. >But you may want to try [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- they learn about shipping > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 8:31 AM >To: Martin, Michelle__PAIC_Mkt >Subject: RE: Digital Versatility Suggestion > >Glad to contribute. > >Is the "DS" shipping in the US yet? >Will we see the DA 40/2.8 pancake lens in the US? > >Sincerely, > >C. Brendemuehl > >---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >From: "Martin, Michelle__PAIC_Mkt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 08:16:02 -0700 > >>Thanks -- I passed your messages on to the product managers... >> >>Michelle Martin >>Public Relations Coordinator >>PENTAX Imaging Company >>A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc. >>600 12th Street Suite 300 >>Golden, CO 80401 >>303.728.0224 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>www.pentaximaging.com >>Vote for America's Least Connected Family! >>http://familyconnections.pentaximaging.com/familyconnections/ >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 7:59 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; @localhost; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Digital Versatility Suggestion >> >>One of the issues that many digital photographers have told >>me about is the small size of all, including CF, memory modules. >>They're easy to lose. They fall out of bags. It's a pain. >> >>And since digital cameras are (finally) becomine real computers, it would >>stand to reason that we need a better, more universal bus in the camera and >>a more modular method for handling memory modules. Here's what I'm sending >>to the manufacturers: >> >>1. Establish a common bus *in* the cameras. Maybe a mini-PCI or SCSI. >> >>2. Create memory "packages" to hold several modules of choice. >> xD, sD, CF, whatever. The bus would be the common factor. >> You could put multiple large cards in your package, >> plug it to the camera bus, >> and shoot as long as you needed. >> >>Advantages: >>a. Use as many or few modules as needed. You control the cost >>b. The camera OS would span multiple modules as needed. Larger >individual >>pictures & net volume are now available. >>c. Have a bad module that won't "span"? Just take it out or swap it and >>keep shooting. >>d. Intelligent writing could automatically span bad modules, preserving >>your work progress and the image integrity. >> >>Your thoughts? >> >>Sincerely, >> >>C. Brendemuehl >>-------------------------------- >>'Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to >>realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.' Ronald >>Reagan ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
