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Epson introduces digital M

For Justin Scott . . .
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Posted by Justin Scott (Hektor) on Friday, February 13, 2004 - 11:10 pm:

I don't understand why the lever advance!
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Here are my interpretation of the various control.

Top deck:
1. the advance lever is to wind the shutter - save battery life.
2. the little lever below the advance is potentially use to
wind the shutter for 'double-exposure.'
3. the shutter speed dial is self-explained with a)with EV
compensations ±2EV at 1/3 stop increment; b)Bulb-one
second to 1/2000 sec speed. I doubt if it has a prolong
slow speed beyond 1 second; 2) ISO sensitivity is set
as per a standard film camera (before AF-SLR came in vogue).
4. the analogue dial shows a) the number exposure possible (up to
500); b) battery level for F(ull) to E(mpty); c) compression
settings (i.e., resolution, auto, manual, etc.); d) N(ormal)
or H(igh) or R(aw) capture mode 5. accessory shoe is Non-Dedicated for Auto flash only not TTL.
Note serial number 90001xx. There are two serial numbered
s&les shown. 9000187 and 9000176.
6. lever next to accessory shoe is for frameline selection
7. the mystery 'rewind knob' MAY BE use to open the access
door for the memory card compartment and/or the computer
ports (IEEE 1394 and/or USB and external power connection
OR . . . diopter adjustment for eyepiece
OR . . . Viewfinder 'zooming' control

Back:
1. the LCD screen is pivoted and may be rotated to act as its
own cover (by turning it backward)
the five (5) buttons on the LCD, from top to bottom:
a) playback
b) menu
c) for selection control (for both menuing and playback)
d) go to next page (for menuing or for thumbnail page
selection
e) this last button is the same as the 'OK' or the 'Set'
button for menuing control.
2. The level below the advance lever is the main power switch
3. the button to its left is a possible AE lock

Front:
1. only visible control is the 'M-mount' release button.

Left side (as viewed from back:
1. external PC fitting for external flash synchronization
2. the compartment for memory card and computer control must
either be located at this end or located behind the panel
below the power switch.

Bottom:
Who knows as there are no pictures of the bottom. I can only assume
that there is a tripod socket (1/4-20), a battery compartment and
if the memory compartment is not located in either of the two places
I describe earlier, it'll be on the bottom.

This is AS I SEE them!

Tsun
 
Thank-you Tsun, a most informative summary which I have filed for future reference.

Regards,

Justin
 
A very interesting assessment of the controls, Tsun

Thankyou and best regards, Craig
 
I don't understand why the lever advance!...
Thanks Tsun for the information..but are you SURE it's not just to wind the digtals onto the take up spool?....
On a serious note..Anybody know how much it's going to cost and where to get one?
jeffintexas
 
One of the things I find the most interesting about this body is not that it will be able to mount a LTM or M mount body but that it will in fact be able to mount lenses such as the Canon FD line. by using a Canon Mount Adapter B which allows for a Canon FD lens to have proper registration on a LTM body which with the addition of a M bayonet adapter will have the same effect on a M mount body. This might not be that useful if the rear LCD screen is not real time viewing the way it is on most P$S digitals or if they use an optical viewfinder rangefinder as it appears they are (an EVF a LCD viewfinder like the new Canon Pro 1 is going to have would sure be nice). But it would still allow zone focusing of a huge number of SLR lenses from Canon, Pentax, Nikon, Contax etc...... to be mounted to this body.

Any one ever wonder what a 7.5mm Canon fisheye would look like with a digital capture or my 14mm f2.8L nFD or any of the great SLR manual focus wides and 50's that would be able to zone focus on this body.

The idea that I could buy a body to use my 5cm f2.8 Elmar LTM on and capture a digital image and then be able to switch to a 35mm f1.8 Canon LTM or a 17mm f4.0 Canon FD really interests me.

If Cosina finds a nitch with this first venture I see then (based on their historical business model) producing bodies that would work with these different Manual focus SLR and rangefinder lenses. Could be a great profit maker for them. A kind of universal digital body.

Mark W.
 
The Epson M, is this for real? I cannot believe that the pic of the digi Epson M looks so unreal/unattractive. I know Epson is capable of superb looking designs but this one really baffles me. Why would Epson want to invest in a digi camera with an M mount? The number of M-mount lenses is limited. Unless there is a partnership with Epson to produce a prototype digi M?

Is someone having fun in this forum with all of us?
 
Sorry folks about my ignorance on the existence of the Epson M body...... My apologies.
 
No apology necessary. I'm glad you posted and make me aware of the option. I will look into it and consider buying one! Thank you.
 
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