P�l wrote: "Which is an incredibly bold aim. It must be clear even for Pentax that in order to achieve this they need to be at least equal to the competition in every respect. Hence, it means a totally revamped camera line-up. I have high hopes and since Pentax has been far more open lately we can expect three film slr's of which one is the long awaited flagship, two additional DSLR's of one is pro the other "novice" grade, a smaller more compact 67, a digital solution for the 645 system (whatever that means)."
It seems too bold. So do you think DSLR's have opened a new playing field? Pentax must have a superior product in order to draw potential buyers from Nikon or Canon. It could be done if Pentax have a good plan. However, given that the *ist-D is more $$ than the Canon 10D ($1700 vs $1500), Pentax are getting off on the wrong foot. Plus Pentax really need to upgrade their lens line ASAP (with IS & USM). Right now the *ist-D is a D100/10D clone. It's just smaller that's all. Big deal. The better have some great things under their sleeves. Oh, and this "flagship" has been mentioned for how many years? I'll believe it when I see it. Peter --- P�l_Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lawrence wrote: > > > So they are predicting 1.8 million DSLR worldwide > sales in 2005 and 2.5 > > million by 2006. Pentax is aiming for 20% market > share of DSLR by 2005. > > > REPLY: > > Which is an incredibly bold aim. It must be clear > even for Pentax that in order to achieve this they > need to be at least equal to the competition in > every respect. Hence, it means a totally revamped > camera line-up. I have high hopes and since Pentax > has been far more open lately we can expect three > film slr's of which one is the long awaited > flagship, two additional DSLR's of one is pro the > other "novice" grade, a smaller more compact 67, a > digital solution for the 645 system (whatever that > means). > > P�l > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
