Three of the most recurrent expressions in Paal's writing are "cheap", "entry level" and "flagship". Anything that's not "flagship" is " cheap" and "entry level".
cheers, caveman
Matt Bevers wrote:
I own three M lenses and I might buy an *ist. I know that Pål insists that the *ist is "entry level" and therefore in the same class as the MZ-60 (despite the fact that at B&H the *ist is $299 and the MZ-60 $149). There are, however, a number of features that make the *ist attractive to an enthusiast whereas the MZ/ZX-60 is not: