I bet Pentax will sell every *istD they can make, even maybe if they price it slightly higher. The main concern is if they can recover the R&D costs (and make some profit) before replacing it (100D and 10D are older and sells in higher volume). I'd really like to know how an *istD-like camera costs (R&D+manufacturing)... I'm optimist, however: I think Pentax will survive :-))
Alex Sarbu ----- Original Message ----- From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 5:15 PM Subject: Re: Digital Formats and Partial Coverage Lenses > Intersesting, the D100 doesn't sell, they are pilling up on the dealers > shelves? How can sales as fast as you can make something be disappointing. > Also remember the D100 has competetor that take the same lenses. The 10D > does not. I think aother error in your comment is that the istD and the D100 > have the same autofocus system, I believe that it is the D2H and the istD > have very similar autofocus systems. The D2H is an even newer design than > the istD. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "whickersworld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:10 AM > Subject: Re: Digital Formats and Partial Coverage Lenses > > > > 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 > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.507 / Virus Database: 304 - Release Date: 8/4/03 > > >
