Bryan,
I replied to a posting by Andy Gilbert, which contained a post from C.H.
Ling. They were all sent on this OM list.
George S.
bryan223@xxxxxxx writes:
> I mentioned this idea on one of the Yahoo Olympus groups, how did it get
> here?
>
> Bryan Pilati
> OM-2N
> Va-USA
> Disclaimer: I'm always joking
> unless I should be serious.
>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <A HREF="mailto:ClassicVW@xxxxxxx";>ClassicVW@xxxxxxx</A>
>> To: <A HREF="mailto:olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 4:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Digital Back, Again
>>
>>
>> If I understand you correctly, you may be confusing the idea of an add-on
>> digital back to an existing camera system, (which gives all sorts of
>> mechanical and electronic headaches to solve) to the Contax N1 digital
>> camera, which is a new product, specifically designed around the full-size
>> 35mm frame.It must be a lot easier to design a digital body from scratch,
>> than to try to jam everything needed into an existing film camera body.
>> From what I have heard, the Contax N1 Digital certainly works well. And,
>> since it was designed about the same time as the N1 film camera, The
>> bodies are nearly identical, if not downright identical in size, shape,
>> and control layout, and the two bodies use the same lenses. This has GOT
>> to be a big attraction to pros that shoot both film and digital. Time will
>> tell.
>>
>> George S.
>>
>> gilbs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>
>>
>> C.H.Ling Wrote:
>>
>> Don't expect normal Contax 35mm system lenses can be used on this
>> digital camera, it only use the N1 series lens, that means you need to
>> redo from start even you own many Contax old lenses.
>>
>> >> Yes, I see. However there has been much talk lately along the lines
>> that
>> it isn't economical to have a CCD the size of a 35mm film, or the angle is
>> wrong or something. Maybe I'm missing the point here, but surely what we
>> need is a CCD this size at the film plane. Sure the electronics will take
>> up some room, but it CAN be done, right? I just want the option of
>> capturing straight to digital using my OM gear. If Olympus made it I'd
>> even
>> buy it new!
>>
>>
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