> It's been mentioned before, but hey Petnax (just going with the spelling > in the subject line)! How about a 110 DSLR with the original lens > mount? Nice small sensor, fixed aperture, small review screen (ok > really small, but who cares?), make it ISO 200/400, RAW would be good, > but I'd settle for jpeg. It would be a "fun" camera.
I've often thought about just that idea myself, and have wondered how difficult it would be to put a cheapass digicam (minus lens) on the back of an Auto110 body. Alas, even though I have both a cheapass digicam that I could take apart (Pentax Optio s4 with a busted LCD screen), and a couple spare Auto110s, I lack the technical knowledge and skills to find out. Regardless, a digital 110 would be incredibly cool, and I think Pentax might actually do well if they re-introduced the world's smallest SLR as the world's smallest dSLR. Just from dealing with customers at work, I could sell dozens of them myself. Lots of people come in wanting the flexibility of a dSLR, but the size of a pocket camera. You wouldn't believe how many people want to be able to fit a full-sized SLR into a purse, or get a case for their SLR that provides next to no protection just because they want to keep the camera outfit's size as small as possible. A tiny dSLR would fill a niche that I think a lot of people would be very interested in. Then again, I love little cameras and tend to get a little overly excited about them. Ah well, a guy can dream... John Celio P.S.: I wonder if the technology is available these days to make autofocus lenses for something the size of an Auto110D? -- http://www.neovenator.com AIM: Neopifex "Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making a statement." -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
