for the Spotmatic, just not from pentax.
Service is still available from Pentax, for the LX.
The PZ1p is still listed as a current model on the Pentax USA web site as of
yesterday.
Each of these are still usable, as consumables i.e. batteries and film, are still
available for them.
What will be the status of consumables for a DSLR 20 years after it is discontinued,
(that is if you consider a memory card/stick/whatever consumable), batteries are
certainly in that category however.
At 02:52 PM 1/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Cotty wrote: > a few months ago, and if it is superseded at the PMA, fine. I would not > consider mine to be 'out of date', whatever that means. Would one > consider a PZ-1, or an LX, or a Spotmatic 'out of date' right now? If itAbsolutely. Well, sort of absolutely. The Spotmatic is no longer produced. There are no new spare parts. There is no more service. There's not even lenses made for its mount. Its about as out of date as it gets. Its still usable, and its just as functional now as the day you may have bought it, but let's be honest, its out of date. The LX is no longer produced, some places won't service it. I believe there's no more spare parts. Its still usable, and at least you can buy new lenses for it, but I would say its out of date. I don't know anything about the PZ-1. Your D60 will no longer be current, its not out of date and its not even obsolete, but I believe teh word they use to describe something like that would obsolescent. Perfectly usable, perfectly functional, but no longer current. But, just like the Spottie and the LX and the PZ-1, still perfectly servicable and usable.. even better, since I'm sure spares will be manufactured for it for some time, yet. > Cotty (exp. 02/05) Oh, I figured you expired sometime ago.. ;) -- http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com <-> photography and portfolio.
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