You're probably right so far as what will be available from now on,
nevertheless...
From: "Anthony Farr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> From: "David A. Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> (snip)
> > My ideal camera would see a return to separating the motordrive from
> the
> > body. There are times when small and quiet are paramount.
> (snip)
>
> Economics is the cold hard reason for getting rid of the thumb-lever
> from the film advance system. Not just the lever itself but the gearing
> that went with it. And don't forget that the camera plus motor would
> then need to bear the expense of a camera bottom plate and a motor top
> plate that an integrated camera/motor doesn't need, plus the coupling
> mechanism and electrical contacts that would be simple straight-through
> wiring on a camera/motor unit.
These are all good points so far as making the camera cheaper. I am willing
to pay the extra necessary to obtain what I want.
> Plus the lever area would be another
> dust entry point that has been eliminated on the combined unit.
Dust via this entry was never a significant problem.
> All future cameras need is a slow, silent winding mode (can't be too
> hard if Canon can do it) and non auto rewind (I noticed recently that
> Nikon F4s retained a manual rewind crank, don't know if it continued on
> the F5).
If it winds at any speed for any significant number of rolls, then it has
battery weight & bulk that I don't want.
> When a camera tries to be everything to everybody we get dinosaurs like
> the Nikon F5 and Canon EOS1V. If you want a small and quiet camera why
> not get a rangefinder, there are several good system rangefinders to
> choose from.
I don't like rangefinders. Not best suited for macro work. Won't take large
lenses.
> The argument that they are unsuited to longer than 135mm
> lenses is a crock because if you need more than that then quietness is
> not such a big issue (OK maybe in a theatre but if you're that far back
> amongst the audience then you're obviously not an accredited
> photographer so should you really be taking photographs?).
I don't care much about quietness, though it is a plus. Everything following
"crock" is a crock. Your solution is to have multiple camera systems for the
same format - a rangefinder to be small, light and quiet and an SLR to be
large, heavy and noisy. So... ah... you got a rangefinder that uses the same
lenses as this SLR? I don't have much good to say about having to duplicate
about six very expensive lenses. Got a system there you want to recommend?
Does that rangefinder have an autofocus option? Oh, yeah. Haul out the SLR
(and separate lenses) for this.
Your points may be good market points. Nevertheless, I know what I want.
Regards,
Bob...
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