FWIW, I just checked Pentax' Dutch website, and there film SLRs are now not
even mentioned anymore, except for the "product archive" section. The Dutch
distributor's current price list only features the MZ-M, MZ-60 and *ist,
and something tells me that's just while stocks last. In contrast, the *ist
DS is now prominently featured on the site(and available in shops), with a
MSRP of � 999 incl. VAT.
I don't know if the Dutch market is in any way representative for the rest
of the world, but if so, I guess this suggests that Pentax has declared not
just the MZ-S, but in fact all 35 mm film cameras, things of the past (as
predicted before by others on this list). Bummer.
Z.
