Sounds like he forgot the name of the new one was actually *ist DS.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: George Sinos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 7:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #145 > > > Earlier Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "You have got to be kidding. This > is a ruse. If Pentax releases a DSLR, any DSLR, called a ' *ist > DLX Pro' I > will eat my hat..." > > I just read an article in the online version of Photo Industry > Reporter. Several Photo Industry execs were asked what will > happen in 2005: > > <http://www.photoreporter.com/2005/01-24/features/whats_coming_up_ in_2005.html> A few excerpts from the comments by Jim Kast, President Pentax Imaging Company: "The reception accorded the Pentax *ist SDS Super, our new broad-spectrum compact digital SLR, has been outstanding�much better than we expected...� �...our overall market awareness is less than 40 percent and that�s something we have to address." "...medium-format products are not moving because pros worry about committing large sums to film cameras of any kind. We�ve talked about coming out with a digital Pentax 645, but I can�t say anything more definitive at this point." �Obviously the brightest spot in the Pentax lineup is digital SLRs and our goal is a 20 percent market share..." "We also have many digital SLR accessories under development, and I think you�ll see some exciting announcements before too long." There are also predictions from execs of Olympus, Delkin, Konica-Minolta, Canon, Kodak, and Sony. See you later, gs ---------------------------------- George Sinos e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://georgesoptions.net Photos: http://georgesphotos.net ----------------------------------
