A lot of the weight is probably down to the operating software being written in COBOL, with lots of superfluous code. They should use a lightweight language and operating system like Oberon.
Also, pixels weigh the same (15.34 luctograms) whatever size they are, so the more they force onto a same-size sensor, the heavier it all gets. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi > Sent: 28 September 2007 17:10 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: N80 Viewfinder, etc. (Adam?) > > Yes, most DSLR bodies tend to be a bit thicker than 35mm film SLRs. > They have more stuff in them... > > "stuff" ... That's a technical term. ;-) > > Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
