I agree. Pentax needs a flexible platform that will appeal to the masses. I heard (from Pal?) that Pentax will upgrade digital cameras every 6 months, which seems about right given chip technology. So it seems reasonable that Pentax, at first, doesn't want to monkey with some camera that will only appeal to Pentaxians. If an LX with AF was their new DSLR, how many would they sell? This is not to say that Pentax will not come out with a more unique, Limited high-end camera in the future, but they have to think of the digital market.
ALSO, I asked this question earlier, but I'm curious how successful the MZ-S is (or was on it's release)? Not many stores that I've been to in Canada or the U.S. carries them regularly, but they carry plenty of Pentax digital P&S's. Digital is a different ball of wax, so while the *ist D is a "me too" camera to many (I like it), this is what I'd expect given this market. Peter --- dick graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The "ist D" looks like what each of us thinks it > looks like. I think the > left side of the camera, as you face it, looks like > a PZ. The right side > looks like the "ist" 35 mm film version. From a > manufacturing and > marketing standpoint this makes some economic sense. > Because the digital > state of the art is so fluid wouldn't it make sense > for Pentax to dip into > already available parts bins to help keep costs > down, knowing that model > upgrades are going to come fast and furious. > > DG > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
