Pal, the ME, actually the entire M series line, is the best looking 35mm
slr made, period!
DG
At 12:10 AM 3/1/01 +0100, you wrote:
>Dick wrote:
>
> > Is it just me, or do others sense that Pentax took some design cues from
> > the Ford Focus. The sharp edged high profile design of the Focus seems to
> > be echoed in the MZ-S. Now if the MZ-S sells as well and receives the
> > critical acclaim that the Focus has, Pentax will be in fat city. And how
> > fitting is it that I compare a camera's design to a car named Focus!
>
>
>Not at all. In fact, the focus has no edges whatsoever. Its purely
>ornamental. The focus is rounded in shape but gives impression of being
>angular by having angular ornamentation like ligts, lists etc. They even
>had to make some ridges over the wheel arches so that the wheel didn't
>look ridiculously small. Truly awful.... Design gone bananas and even Ford
>admits it.
>The MZ-S style is in its shape - not about ornamentation. This has been a
>typical Pentax design feature (look at the Spotmatic, M-series and the
>MZ-series). In fact, they have been very similar to the best european car
>design (not the focus). Clean shapes and no ornamentation. Canon,
>particularly in the 70's, is all about ornamentation. Look at the AE-1 and
>compare it to the ME.
>
>
>Pål
>
>
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