I think that Pentax's limited R&D budget will be spent on DSLRs and any film camera that can be derived from them. I suspect that you simply shift the nature of your manufacturing from primarily mechanical products to primarily electronic ones. Leica has decided to stick with mechanical but this is a very limited market and its not obvious that Pentax could justify it financially, especially when they are going to be cutting it close trying to compete with DSLRs. I guess Pentax could subcontract out a mechanical design, but it would be a collector kind of affair and VERY expensive.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
