Hmmm, I wasn't trying to improve an existing camera, rather to inquire
as to how one would design a system that could be infinitely adaptable.
Your suggestion of the semi-silvered mirror and dial-in flash is more
along the lines I was thinking where one could adapt the tool to their
specific use. I think that Oly was successful in developing the OM
system to do as many things as it does so well.
Also, I am curious why a higher flash sync is valuable to you. I often
find myself using the manual mode so that I can get *longer* shutter
syncs! ;) and I sympathize partly with the aperture in the VF, in fact,
I'd like to see how much compensation instead of just the +/-.
<snip>
An 8 megapixel digital back of course. And a lens that will tilt and
shift. A new line of "S" lenses maybe including some plastic
aspheric elements that duplicate the performance of the white Zuikos
for a third of the price. Some new zooms with similar technology to
the great IS models. Matrix metering for center weighted mode.
Dial-in fill flash. Faster shutter synch. Further work on the quiet
shutter and the ability to use a semi silvered mirror that can be
locked in place for a stealth mode like an old Canon Pellix. Aperture
read out in the finder.
You can't do flash fill with fast film if your fastest synch is 1/60.
If the background is sunlit you are pretty much limited to ISO 50
film, or ISO 100 if you want a 1 stop difference. That is why
dial-in works with things like Nikons - fast synch. At least that is
the way I understand it.
There was an old Mamiya 35mm camera with interchangable backs. The
back included spools, knobs, film way, pressure plate and a dark
slide. Something based on that idea might be morphed into the all
purpose camera since the backs are large enough to be designed to be
a film holder, digital back whatever. In these days of electronics it
would be easy for the backs to provide a signal to the camera
computer which would identify the type of back and change the mode
settings automatically. Seems to me that a manual focusing aid could
be put into an AF SLR which could be used to override the AF when
wanted.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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