> I'm pretty sure this is the case. The lenses seem to be as simple, cheap and > toy-like as possible - a proper addition to the similarly toy-like MZ-60, > which is IMHO one big mistake by Pentax.
It's not a mistake, actually. There's been a trend over the past couple of years of people who buy cameras at camera stores being switched over from point-and-shoots to entry-level SLRs. This is because the price of good p/s cameras have gone up, and the price of SLRs has come down. So when people buy from knowledgeable venders, they often walk out with an entry-level SLR rather than a $300 p/s camera. P/s sales are down over the past couple of years as part of the "digital evolution," but SLR sales are actually up slightly, and this is why. --Mike
