On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:45:11 -0500 (EST), Mark Dalal wrote:
>I doubt it. I think this is gonna be as good as it gets for Pentax 35mm
>bodies. Quite clearly, this is an "advanced amateur" body. It's rugged,
>stylish, and specs out very much like the Elan 7 (with the exception of the
>ruggedness issue). BUT, it's really no F5/1V competitor nor does it quite
Maybe, but I still wonder why they use the "MZ-series" in the post if they were not
thinking about a
"higher-end" system. I don't know, maybe medium format is what they intend to advance.
>I don't think they're gonna make a higher end 35mm camera. In the interview
>published in Practical Photography a few months ago, they intimated as much.
>I recall that this body is to compete with the F100/EOS 3 class body, not
>the F5/EOS 1v. If you're serious enough to spend that kind of money
>($1500-2000) on a camera body, Pentax assumes you're gonna get a 645 (or a
I missed that interview so I can't comment.
>Overall, I like it. It's the coolest looking body I've seen a in a long
>while. It specs out nicely and hopefully, the AF will be better than it
>seems to be on paper. And THANK GOD they finally created a body with an
>optional vertical grip & shutter release.
>$699 or so at B&H sounds like a fair price to me.
Agreed. I will definitly be looking for it to arrive so I can get my fingers on it. :-)
Later,
Gary
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