jaapv
RFF Sponsoring Member.
A very old story-stillborn vaporware, alas
Ken Ford
Refuses to suffer fools
Take an MP. Add a FF sensor; B&W only would be just fine, thank you. Use the existing cloth shutter. Done.
Huw's apparently stillborn M2(D) would have been close enough for me!
Huw's apparently stillborn M2(D) would have been close enough for me!
jgeenen
Established
Forget about compatibility - start from scratch. What's wrong with the current compact digital P&S ? Right - bad viewfinder, low speed lenses, superzooms and ergonomics.
A digital "frankenstein" taking today's technology could be:
Take the viewfinder of a current ZI. Place a Canon G7 electronics underneath. Replace menu controls with Epson R1-Ds dials. Put that all in a Rollei 35S box. Equip that beast with old Pentax 110 SLR lenses. You're done.
A digital "frankenstein" taking today's technology could be:
Take the viewfinder of a current ZI. Place a Canon G7 electronics underneath. Replace menu controls with Epson R1-Ds dials. Put that all in a Rollei 35S box. Equip that beast with old Pentax 110 SLR lenses. You're done.
AusDLK
Famous Photographer
The perfect digital RF is the Hexar RF with a sensor instead of a pressure plate, a slot for a SD card, two buttons (one for WB adjustment, one to choose from preconfigured and saved ISO/color settings), and USB port.
It would sell like hotcakes and the M8 would be wiping tears from its eyes as the collective masses ignored it in droves.
C'mon Sony -- wake up and smell the coffee...
It would sell like hotcakes and the M8 would be wiping tears from its eyes as the collective masses ignored it in droves.
C'mon Sony -- wake up and smell the coffee...
Welsh_Italian
Established
For me, something the size and build of an Olympus XA, maybe with a more direct manual control for focussing, would be a great model for a compact digital camera.
Having said that, being able to reuse old lenses would be tremendously useful? The glass in a lot of old lenses is still superb and competes extremely well with modern lenses.
Control-wise I prefer having manual controls that are accessible on the body and not menu-driven things. Camera design evolved over decades resulting in machines like the 1970's Japanese rangefinders which were easy to operate once you knew what each bit did. I suspect that the radical change in compact digicam design has less to do with ergonomics than with marketing or engineering decisions - perceived convenience over function.
Optical viewfinder? Yes please! When I take a picture, I press the viewfinder so close that the camera rests against my head which makes it much more stable than being held just by two hands.
Having said that, being able to reuse old lenses would be tremendously useful? The glass in a lot of old lenses is still superb and competes extremely well with modern lenses.
Control-wise I prefer having manual controls that are accessible on the body and not menu-driven things. Camera design evolved over decades resulting in machines like the 1970's Japanese rangefinders which were easy to operate once you knew what each bit did. I suspect that the radical change in compact digicam design has less to do with ergonomics than with marketing or engineering decisions - perceived convenience over function.
Optical viewfinder? Yes please! When I take a picture, I press the viewfinder so close that the camera rests against my head which makes it much more stable than being held just by two hands.