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Yes , that is true , a killer in price , size and weight .A retrofocus 35mm would be killer!
It should be possible to make something inbetween the Digaron 32 and Digitar 35, and I think that is the most likely scenario. It seems to be in line with the strategy of the whole Digitar lens lineup.Yes , that is true , a killer in price , size and weight .
Look at the HR-DIGARON 32mm . Forget about that .
The military might - NASA would not. And it's not just because of their slashed budgets. There is little use for Bayer sensors in quantitative scientific applications. The IQ260 Achro would be potentially more useful, if it could only do long exposures like its colour brother.When NASA buys 50 x IQ180s
It would be nice if the next generation of digital backs could incorporate 'digital shutters' - i.e. they could (if selected) switch on and capture data for 1/1000 sec, 1/500 sec or whatever. All we'd need then is a stand alone aperture on each lens, which shouldn't be too challenging to engineer.It's a bit unclear to me for how long new lenses can be sold with Copal shutters...
I think the Rodenstock Digarons are large and heavy not only due to retrofocus design, but also due to larger aperture (f/4 instead of f/5.6), and more correction to provide better performance at say f/8.To build a retrofocus lens in the size and weight of an almost symetric lens like the SK 36mm , APO-SIRONAR-DIGITAL or CZ BIOGON you must reinvent optics .