Steve D posted: > It's not as if someone else has taken over the list or that anyone is > actively suppressing "film" talk. As someone here mentioned once, any > hobby magazine starts to run out of new things to teach you every few > years. The richest source of new data, techniques, and general news is > digital, so of course there will be much talk of it.
True 'nuff ... > I think that many are surprised at how fast the *ist D caught on and > how many on the list has bought it. This means that there will be lots > of questions and discussions. Since the camera is expensive, however, > it has also made it hard for a certain portion of the list to make use > of this new medium, no matter how much they might want too. I'm very > hopeful that something fixes this within a year or two, either the Baby > D or a reasonable used market. One interesting problem Pentax might > have is the presence of a cheap "used" Canon DSLR market since it has > "much older" models available. Despite predictions, it's gonna be a few > years before the D gets old enough to create a good used market. > I'm surprised myself that there isn't much discussion about other Pentax digital equipment. Given the slightest encouragement (you are warned!) I would be happy to discuss the wonderful Optio 550 ... ERNR
