Re: *istD: to wait or not to wait that is the question

[Paul Stenquist]

I would be very surprised to see the "S" offered as a replacement. I 
could see that they might stop producing more *istD cameras at some 
point, sell out stock, and then introduce a higher-res top of the line 
model. But to position the *istD-S as a replacement right from the 
get-go would not make much sense. They would never be able to sell out 
existing stock of the *istD. But I expect they'll continue to sell both 
models for the foreseeable future and introduce a higher res version in 
about a year.
Paul

On Sep 4, 2004, at 9:24 AM, Caveman wrote:
Oh so typically Pentax. Compare to Canon that is using the same card 
type (CF) in all their cameras, from the diminutive Digital Elphs to 
the 1D. If Canon can cram a CF in the Elph whay exactly stops Pentax 
doing so in a SLR sized camera ?
OTOH Pentax is using SD cards in the Optio line, so maybe they want to 
standardize on that. But then the Baby should be a dual format (CF and 
SD) to allow for the transition for people that bought the ist D and 
the possibility to use your Optio's card in the baby in some emergency 
cases.
If you think this is a moot point, just look at the memory stick 
challenged Sony. They made sure that the F828 and V3 can take both CF 
and stick. On the high end digicams the XD challenged Olympus is doing 
the same.
So maybe it's actually important.

graywolf wrote:
On the other hand, after the istDs (baby istD) comes out, the istD 
may become totally unavailable. The problem with that is, according 
to someone who has actually handled a prototype, the istDs will only 
use SD cards, so memory cards will not be interchangeable between the 
two cameras, not a good thing for someone who has already invested a 
bunch in CF cards.