Tom wrote: > Oh good the plastic frame, mag bodied Canon 10D is "PRO". So I am glad the > Stainless Steel frame, plastic bodied istD is not. > > Personally, I think the frame needs the rigidity of metal while the body > needs the durability of plastic. The stainless steel erector-set frame of > the istD looks to be exceedingly rigid, but only time will tell which design > is better in the long run.
I didn't try to define what what constitutes a "pro" body. I was trying to interpret what could be meant by a Pentax pro, 35mm based slr that fit into Pentax line-up and tradition. It was an attemt to guess what could be meant by a statement. As Pentax upper end body for 35mm, MZ-S is magnesium, I find it likely that anything placed at the same level or above, is made likewise. Weather sealing is common these days on "pro" bodies. The LX, Pentax first 35mm "pro" slr (at least in terms of marketing), pioneered wheather sealing. Hence, if Pentax makes another "pro" slr, digital or not, I find it likely that Pentax continue the trend they actually invented. P�l
