John wrote: > If it is not good, or not cheap, Pentax has missed their market. At > this point in the DSLR market, Pentax is a third-party camera maker, > much like Sigma and Tokina are third-party lens makers.
But are there any indication that the *ist D is goling to be particularly cheap? Competitive yes, but cheap? Pentax must know that theres a built up demand for a K-mount DSLR and many stand in line waiting for it. It make no sense to my mind for Pentax to sell the *ist D cheap, at least intially, as there are so many who will buy it almost regardless. The fact is that the third party Sigma DSLR achieved more interest at announcement than the *ist D, but does it sell? I agree that Pentax has become a cheap brand but they cannot survive in the DSLR market by being cheap as I fear both Nikon and Caon have the market share giving them the power to be even cheaper. P�l
