On Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at 10:03 PM, William Kane wrote:
> My major problem with this idea is that making a SMALLER camera would > hurt my hands. I already need to add a grip to my SLR's to make them > fit comfortably, and sometimes it still hurts . . . Smaller is not > necessarally better . . . however, if Pentax wanted to design one > around this concept, perhaps they could just add more battery power? > Or maybe they could add more slots for memory, like RAM slots in 'puters. That would take up more space and be almost as useful as more batteries. Since we're talking improvements we'd like to see, how about� little plugin modules for digicams that tweak the look of the raw data? You could have your Velvia module, your Portra module, E100sw, Provia, and any of those discontinued films you miss. And why not some kind jiggery to manipulate the data in other ways? Filter modules, lens "look" modules�"I'll take a Super Tak 50/1.4 with a red whatever and a film that was discontinued before I figured out what it would be good for, please." You could get Pentax modules, Canon modules, Nikon, Leica, Voightlander, Konica, Contax, Barbie Cam, Holga, whatever. Wouldn't that be cool? Heck, one digital camera with the right plugins could be any camera with any film or lens you wanted. What about making a dinky Field camera with all the swings and tilts but had an SLR viewfinder and took 35mm lenses? Most of the image circle from real 35mm lenses is wasted on those tiny chips. Can you imagine the macros you'd get if you could just tweak plane of focus a little? Pack your kit up, stick it in you fanny pack, throw your tripod over your shoulder and you're off to the next shot. Dan (the sleepy man) g'nite
