P3D Re: Twinning Point & Shoot cameras

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:01 AM 5/20/98 , you wrote:
>I'm looking for a camera model with certain attributes for a twinning
>application and can't find what I think I need. Maybe someone has a
>suggestion of a suitable camera. The bodies are to be mounted bottom to
>bottom for vertical images. The requirements are:
>1) motor driven film advance built in(i.e., no accessory MD's):
>2) 33 to 35 mm fixed focal length:
>3) front element of lens not to exceed 23mm in diameter;
>4) manual focus capability;
>5) electronic shutters that can be synchronized close enough for flash
>synch.
>
>It all sounds pretty modest, but I just can't find one camera that possesses
>all features except some real high end toys like the titanium Nikon!
>I hope someone may know of something!

I think it's going to be tough to meet both #3 and #4.  I don't know of any
SLRs that have small lens diameters like that.  They're mostly in the 50mm
to 60mm range or thereabouts, as far as I know.  Point and shoot cameras
often have small lenses, but they don't have manual focus.

-pd


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