Absolutely right. The LX was orphaned. The series had potential that was untapped. Why that happened is anybody's guess. >From the customer side Pentax often seems confused and without long-term direction. Quality products seem to be just neat gimmicks that have been orphaned or abandoned.
Collin > The biggest mystery to me remains the Limited lenses. Say what you will, > there just ain't a Pentax camera for them, even in the Japanese market. Yet > there are _three_ of them, so it's not like they were just a one-off > prestige thing. Unless they were planned for a camera that never made it > into production, or unless the 43mm was a one-off that sold so well it > spawned the other two, then I just don't understand the reasoning. That's > the biggest question mark--what are, or what were, the Limiteds for? > --Mike
