On 10/21/06, Lawrence Kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 21 Oct 2006, David Savage wrote: > > Any moving part can break. What I'd like to know is how the sensor is > > fixed in position when SR isn't in use. > > The sensor is not fixed, it can be moved around by shaking the camera. > Apparently, Pentax engineers have tested this exhaustively, and there is > no ill effect from the loose CCD. > > >From what JohnCPentax has described (not sure if I understand him > correctly), the CCD only moves into position after the shutter release is > pressed, and *during* the time when the mirror flips up. But it can move > so quickly that it would be in position well before the mirror stops at > the up position.
So basically the sensor is always "floating" and only shifts when SR is activated. Which is how I thought it might work when the battery life data was mentioned a few months ago. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
