> Always dubious of new technology, I was wondering about what could > possibly > go wrong with the Pentax SR system. What are the potential mechanical > pitfalls? Also, based on what's known thus far, if SR "breaks," would the > camera still be functional?
That's hard to say right now. I know that when the KonicaMinolta Anti-Shake system first came out, we sold a ton of them but occassionally got one or two back due to AS problems. The sensor-shifting motors would start having seizures and never stop vibrating. While I'm sure this was great for getting dust off the sensor, it never allowed the user to take a photo. The problem was rare, at least. Tangent: I always thought it would have been much more fun to sell KonicaMinolta bodies if they'd called it their "Anti-Shake System." Plus, now I could tell customers that Pentax's SR kicks ASS. ;-) Anyway! I don't think you have nearly as much to worry about with Pentax's SR as with AS (or whatever Sony is calling it now). SR has no moving parts aside from the sensor platform, whereas AS had motors and tracks and gears and all sorts of other little things that could go wrong. Sorta like aperture simulators. ;-D John Celio -- 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
