----- Original Message ----- From: "P�l Jensen" Subject: Re: Dedicated lenses for DSLR
> I'm confident that image quality is up there with compewtition. This doesn't bother me at all. However, the question about Pentax support of their products will be amplifies at this juncture. Will Pentax upgrade the *ist D? Will they make something placed abowe the *ist D? What will happen with the FA lenses line? What about the FA* lenses? Limiteds? Whats up with the FA J lenses? And what are the dedicated D lenses all about? To answer this questions you need a larger crystal ball than I have available. Unfortunately, no such question is necessary when it come to Canon. > I believe that those who will buy the *ist D are people into SLR's and who have done their research and homework well. Unfortunately, Pentax lack of support of their 35mm slr user base the last 15 years or so will may backfire. It isn't that products aren't good enough, it is the lack of trust in the company and their willingness to commitment. This is the first thing you have said in a week that actually makes sense. Pentax's history of model introduction has historically been pathetically slow. The *ist D may well be on the shelf as the only digital SLR offering for far longer than it has a right to be. That it's not using cutting edge technology is consistent with Pentax, but they do have problems staying less than 4 steps behind what is current camera technology, hence they were still flogging the LX as the flagship when the Nikon F5 was getting old. William Robb
