> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Jansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Lawrence wrote: > > "Yet, Pal is raving it as a > > true professional > > system. > > > > I personally thinks Pentax *ist D looks way better > > than the Olympus, and > > more like a real SLR rather than Olympus' ZLR look." > > Yup. The Olydak is an E20 without a glued-on lens. > Talk about unoriginal. Boring. At this point it's nor > a professional system. A flash and a hand full of > lenses if all you can get. Plus you have to buy them > new. At least with C, N, and Pentax you can get a ton > of great used pro glass for relatively cheap.
Remember, this is supposed to be an open system. At this point, I agree, it's not all that interesting, but Kodak and Fuji have both signed on as partners. I think people would take a second look if Fuji offered a few lenses, and Kodak offered another body. Also, the specs on the thing aren't available yet. It will be quite boring if it turns out to have the same sensor as the E-20, but what if there's a 9 meg sensor in there? > > If Pentax came out with the Olydak, I would imagine > people on this list would say: "what the heck is this > thing?" More K mount users would jump ship than ever > before. Except Pal of course... There's nothing stopping Pentax from developing lenses for this camera - the mount is available for any manufacturer to develop lenses or bodies for. It wouldn't be too hard for them to convert the FAJ lenses to a 4/3 mount. A body takes a much higher commitment, but lenses are another matter. I for one am interested in seeing where this system goes, but right now the lack of anything wider than 28mm, plus no short fast tele make it a non-starter. tv
