very true. but there is one major (imo) difference: none of the brands you have listed had ever produced a single AF camera.
by now, pentax has already 2 dslrs. they have the technology, they have the products on the market. they may not be a major pro brand, but so what? neither had they been one in the AF era. as long as they keep producing cameras and lenses. then again, i won't be surprised if they lose the MF. which may be good for them (although sad for me) -- digital MF may very well be a dead end. best, mishka sick and tired of all this FUD. On 5/26/05, Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not really. Marques have been fairly stable for about two decades, but we > lost a lot between the seventies and the full implementation of autofocus. > Gone from the 35mm SLR business are Topcon, Petri, Chinon, Miranda, Mamiya, > Rollei and after living on as a ghostly shadow, Olympus finally shook off > its 35 SLR product line. Who knows how many others have escaped my memory. > I haven't seen the Ricoh name on any new SLRs for a few years either, and I > have no idea what Alpa is doing although they still exist in some form. > > Now, we are seeing the digital revolution pick off the stragglers in the > same way that autofocus did before. > > regards, > Anthony Farr > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (snip) > > > > Yeah, but camera systems are dead ending much more than they used to -- > more > > often, and sooner. > > > (snip) > > > > Marnie aka Doe ;-) > >
