645D estimated street price - unbeleivable it must be a mistake!

[Lucas Rijnders (Privé)]

Op Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:27:25 +0200 schreef William Robb  
<w__robb at accesscomm.ca>:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lucas Rijnders (Privé)"
> Subject: Re: 645D estimated street price - unbeleivable it must be a
> mistake!
>
>> I know you were kidding, but I actually looked at a 645 and A-lens:
>> they
>> do appear to have the same setup as the Ka-mount, including the
>> aperture
>> actuator and (redundant?) aperture simulator. Why is it there? Solely
>> to
>> support 6x7 lenses?

> It's so the camera can open aperture meter with the lens off the A
> position.

And control from the body was one step too far at the time? Technically  
everything is ready for it, isn't it?

> The 645 is like a large Super Program in operation.

I noticed. The 'large' part had me worried, but it's remarkably  
comfortable to hold.

-- 
Regards, Lucas