MarcusGR
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Dear all,
my favourite, long-since abandoned, film-camera was my Pentax Espio 928.
It was small and lightweight, and it had a capable zoom (28-90). And, of course, it was "full frame". Yes, its aperture value was poor (3.5-9), but I can't help wondering why they can't make, nowadays, a digital full-frame compact ZOOM by just puttin in a digital sensor into an equivalent of my Espio 928 ..!! Current digital sensors are very sensitive to light ... And the resulting camera would still be very attractive even if - to improve minimum aperture - one had to give up some of its zoom, ... Besides, it would have a decent optical viewfinder so, personally, just to keep the camera small and light, I wouldn't be bothered by the lack of an LCD screen !! I would be very grateful to you for a technical explanation to my question.... I'm sure there is one. Kind Regards, Marcus.
PENTAX ESPIO 928 film camera:
Focal length: 28-90mm
Focusing range: 0.58m - infinity.
Macx. aperture: f3.5-9
Shutter speeds : 1/5s - 1/400s, plus B.
Film speeds: DX coded ISO 25-3200 (ISO 25 for non-DX coded film).
Dimensions: 126.5 x 73 x 57.5mm
Weight: 315g (without battery)
my favourite, long-since abandoned, film-camera was my Pentax Espio 928.
It was small and lightweight, and it had a capable zoom (28-90). And, of course, it was "full frame". Yes, its aperture value was poor (3.5-9), but I can't help wondering why they can't make, nowadays, a digital full-frame compact ZOOM by just puttin in a digital sensor into an equivalent of my Espio 928 ..!! Current digital sensors are very sensitive to light ... And the resulting camera would still be very attractive even if - to improve minimum aperture - one had to give up some of its zoom, ... Besides, it would have a decent optical viewfinder so, personally, just to keep the camera small and light, I wouldn't be bothered by the lack of an LCD screen !! I would be very grateful to you for a technical explanation to my question.... I'm sure there is one. Kind Regards, Marcus.
PENTAX ESPIO 928 film camera:
Focal length: 28-90mm
Focusing range: 0.58m - infinity.
Macx. aperture: f3.5-9
Shutter speeds : 1/5s - 1/400s, plus B.
Film speeds: DX coded ISO 25-3200 (ISO 25 for non-DX coded film).
Dimensions: 126.5 x 73 x 57.5mm
Weight: 315g (without battery)