On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 12:12:46PM -0400, Scott Loveless scripsit: > On 5/27/09, Nick Wright <[email protected]> wrote: [snip] > > And then I thought, the camera could automatically sense which kind > > of lens was on the camera. If a 645 lens was attached the sensor > > was in "645 mode" but if a 35mm lens was attached then it reduced > > itself to a 24x35mm frame and appropriate resolution. > > > > Would that be possible? Surely it would be. The better question > > would be, is it feasible? > > I think that once you got the 35mm lens at the right distance from the > sensor, you'd run into problems with the mirror hitting the rear > element.
Only if you can't move the sensor forward. While this would complicate the anti-shake, and it's about 20mm worth of forward, this doesn't seem completely impossible. I do not vouch for it being *sensible* in any way. -- Graydon -- 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.
