From: Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:52:14 -0600 (CST)
The *ist sounds like a nice little camera.
Oh dear, it *sounds*. ;-)
I'm not sure how well it's going to fare as an F80 / Elan 7 contender (my Pentax rep describes it as an MZ-5n replacement, so there will be >a body below it), but it looks good on paper.
I'm surprised by this, since everything so far has pointed in the direction that the *ist is a MZ-6/ZX-L and MZ/ZX-7 replacement - not MZ/ZX-5n. That the *ist competes with EOS 300V (Rebel Ti), Nikon F/N 75 and Dynax/Maxxum 5. That the *ist is an entry model, and that there will come two more bodies - one mid-market (MZ/ZX-5n and MZ-3 replacement) and one up-market (MZ-S replacement).
But the *ist may function as a MZ/ZX-5n replacement until the mid-market model (*ist L?) comes out. The MZ/ZX-6 are much newer, so it will live longer than the MZ/ZX-5n.
Both the F/N 80 and EOS 30/33 (Elan 7) are more expensive.
Unfortunately, I won't buy any more Pentax AF bodies until AF
is quieter than it currently is. I'd prefer Canon's silent operation, >but I'd even be happy with Nikon's volume.
I have not seen any report on the AF sound (Heiko, Arnold, anyone?).
Best wishes, Roland
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