I hope your wrong about the next flagships of major mfr's being digital. I
agree that Pentax would be sitting pretty if most 35's when digital, because
of their MF offerings. They are even now in that regard.
Wouldn't it just burn your butt if all the "pros" when digital? Right now
many "amateur" status photographers can afford to buy what is promoted as
"pro-level" equipment. If that switched to digital with bodies in the $5K -
$10K range...
Of course, this is likely ro revive the age old thread of what "pro" is.
Hope not.
By the way I just have to get this out of my system. Does Galen Rowell and
his OBVIOUS pimping of even Nikon's mid-level 35mm offferings make anybody
else want to puke too? Sometimes I enjoy his OP column, but I recall one
recently that was what I just described.
Ahh, I feel better now.
All that said, there's nothing wong with a K1000 or MX is there?
Tom C.
-----Original Message-----
From: Treena Harp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, February 11, 2001 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: News from PMA - MZ-S and other stuff
>I think the REAL new flagship is this camera's digital twin. I think most
>makers of 35mm cameras will go to digital for their top offerings to appeal
>to the photojournalism market, which will probably leave all of the 35 mm
>lines relegated at most to "advanced amateur" status -- if the "pros" are
>shooting digital, what need have they for a "pro" film camera? I think
>that's the logic that will prevail. If people don't buy the EOS 1v and the
>F5 because their job requirements are digital, those cameras will die. What
>will be left are "connoiseur" models with good features, but high price
>tags.
>
>If that's so, then it actually leaves Pentax in a pretty position. Those
who
>want more features and better picture quality from film will move up to the
>645 and 67 as digital takes over the 35 mm market. That makes it the only
>one out of Nikon, Canon and Minolta that has a solid medium format
offering.
>And, the medium format cameras are still cheaper than anything digital
>offered to professionals -- probably will be for some time.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "aimcompute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 11:45 AM
>Subject: Re: News from PMA - MZ-S and other stuff
>
>
>> I'm assuming there's no such body in the works. The words "Pentax
>> Introduces the New Flagship of Its 35mm Autofocus SLR Lineup" would
>indicate
>> this is as good as it gets. Obviously Pentax believes there only
>competing
>> with themselves. Not that this is not a good body, it's just doesn't
>appear
>> to be a flagship that is trying to compete with other mfr's flagships.
>>
>> Tom C.
>>
>>
>> Dave wrote:
>>
>> I'm taking this camera as a sign of things to come for a Z-1p successor.
>> In general it appears to be a souped-up Z-1p with a few compromises to
get
>> it into a smaller body. It's also very light IMO. I am really looking
>> forward to
>> the flagship pro body, assuming it exists ;)
>>
>> So is it available in chrome? <g>
>>
>>
>> - Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
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