Jonathan Donald > > It seeems that Nikon (and now Pentax) have cast the > die for the emergent digital format size. It is > curious to note how much these companies have in > common, especially regarding their support of the 1.5X > multiplier sensor size with their reduced coverage > lenses.
That's hardly surprising, when the Pentax *ist D and Nikon D100 share the same sensor and much of the same electronics, including near-identical AF systems. The deal seems to be that Nikon get to sell surplus components (the sales of the D100 are disappointing), Pentax gets a DSLR without investing a lot of money, in return for lagging behind the state of the art technology by at least one year. I predict that the *ist D will be distinctly underwhelming, just like the D100. Canon rules. :-( John
