The woeful responses to the demise of the LX and the rise of the MZ-S
leads us to consider what the next generation cameras should be.
Pentax has led the way in the past when the introduced the ME/MX and
later the MZ series of cameras. Now the time is right.
Think of the MZ-S as a poor relation to what they will probably have in
store in the future. There will probably be some revolutionary things but
the will not give up the K bayonet system. The things will probably include:
1. Interchangeable backs with accessory bases. They will not be the bulk
film backs of the past but digital backs that will contain the electronics
for the sensor and the base, which will mount like a winder, will contain
the processor and storage system. Different resolution sensors would be
available including a 24 MP monochrome.
2. Interchangeable finders will return. A new finder, for use with the
digital backs, will include a miniature display containing the present or
the previous image. The mirror box will be blanked out by a plasma film
between the pentaprism and focusing screen.
3. Conventional photography will be augmented by the inclusion of a power
base. Winders, in the past, have been heavy but with the newer and lighter
power sources, tremendous long-term power is available. A dual voltage
autofocus motor will operate at higher speeds and torque which, with the
SAFOX-8 system, will track even the most demanding of subjects.
4. Image stabilization make its entrance. The previously mentioned power
base will provide the power to the lens through another lens mounting
contact. This is just the beginning to future of powered lenses.
5. The limited series of lenses will be re-named "professional" and will
no longer target the consumer market. The first of the powered lenses will
make their debut and one of the most exciting will be the internal
"shift/tilt" lenses. Optics will truly enter into the next generation.
This is just a brief description of what should be on offer.
Regards,
Bob Rapp
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