That's true. That would certinaly be most pople's first guess, given the size of that panel.
It would make a neat DSLR, though, comparable to the 300D Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/05/03 12:33PM >>> "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I has an odd thought. (I actually have many of these but I'm sharing >this one.) The *ist (not the *istD) has an LCD panel on the back, >exactly where a DSLR would have a monitor. It's even the size and shape >of a monitor. I wonder if the *ist is designed to be converted to a >low end DSLR? The electronics would have to shrink a bit relative to >the *istD, but Pentax does have experience with small digital cameras. >I'm probably wrong but it just a thought. I think it's more likely that they wanted to make it *look* more like a DSLR, as that's likely to appeal to the masses. :) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
