on 10/11/04 2:58 PM, AG Schnozz at agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> I got information they will eventually build a shift. But when
>> I have no
>> idea. It's not in the road map for 2005 yet ....
>
> And when they do, they'll probably charge $6,000 USD for the
> thing. "It's the equivelent off... blah blah blah"
>
> AG
Seems like technically it should be pretty easy to design a shift lens for
the smaller sensor size... the image circle needs to be much smaller to
allow the shifts. Consider that the 24-Shift image circle is about 56mm
diameter, where a typical non-shifting lens image circle is ~43mm or so.
Just enough to cover the diagonal of the film, which is all that's needed.
But that same 43mm image circle is probably all you need for a 4/3 sensor
for lots of shift... just need the lens mount to shift, and the focal length
to be about 12mm or such.
So a 12mm lens for double-frame 35mm film with a 'flexible' mount could be a
shift lens for the E-1 system. Now since those E-1 lenses use electrical
connections to relay aperture and focus info, the mount doesn't need any
kind of kinky mechanical linkages to be AF and auto-aperture and support
auto-exposure modes. Just wire it up and have the motors hanging out past
the shifty parts...
It might be cheaper than making a shift lens for conventional mechanical
35mm cameras.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
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