Pentax has an established customer base and an existing system that the *ist D builds on. When Canon introduced the EOS they were one of the stronger manufactures and continued to manufacture their old system while support for the new one built. Olympus has already killed the OM system. The lenses announced so far aren't 1. Particularly compact, in fact seem to be about the same size as 35mm lenses of the same focal length and 2.) Don't include any wide angles that address the smaller format, Ok so they have a 28-108 zoom equivalent "whoopie". It's still not particularly compact, nor is it particularly wide for those of us who have a 24mm or wider lens.
It seems there's far more reason to believe in the Pentax being a viable product than Olympus.
At 03:55 PM 3/3/2003 +0100, you wrote:
Peter wrote:
> AND this Olympus is not any smaller than any other > system in body or lens size. No reason to buy in & no > extensive system.
And where are the reason for buying into the Pentax DSLR system? The camera so far is just a prototype. There are no compact lenses yet. Lets wait and see. To my eyes, Olympus may have a great idea.
P�l
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
