Me too. If Pentax were to spend a bit on marketing the *istD, it could be a real winner. Just the small size and AA battery use give it a big advantage, IMNHO.
Bill -----Original Message----- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 12:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *istD and the future (WAS: Re: Digital Formats and Partial Coverage Lenses) P�l Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm afraid I'm not very optimistic regarding the *ist D's fate in the >marketplace. There are three fundamental problems with the camera: >1) it is not entry level enough to make an impact. By this I mean it is >just a "me too" compared to the D10 and the D100 and has no obvious >price advantage compared to those. It will face hard competition from >forthcoming, cheaper DSLR's. 2) Design. The *istD is ugly with no design >flair thats going to convince anyone. I got to use an *ist-D quite a bit last weekend and I disagree strongly with both of those points. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
