I was thinking more about the ist-series, both film and digital. Related to this speculation is Pentax propensity to enter a field at or near the end. If the ist is entry level and if the 6MP sensor/system is a commodity component and
given that Pentax bodies would appear to be built for margin ... then ... a) we'll see a second ist film body to replace the MZ-S. It'll be really nice, but it will be their last and finest. But more importantly ... a) Pentax will have a platform suitable for rotating digital bodies into the mid price class and lowering prices as needed so that ... b) the 6MP body will drop to $300 (or something similarly significant) in 1 year c) they will come out with higher MP in that same mid-class range. But it will take another year for that price point to open up with commodity sensor solutions. d) the cheap DSLR will seriously damage the high-end DP&S. (A suitable market position for J lenses???) In other words, I expect Pentax to behave like Pentax. No more, no less. CRB -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
