According to the interview with the new Pentax prexy a
few months ago, they were going to release a low-price
camera (the istDL), then the digital 645 successor,
and then a follow-on to the D.
We'll see. I'm still buying my film by the brick.
Rick
--- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Well, that *would* make it a tough decision!
>
> But what kind of timeframe are we looking at?
> Pentax's next DSLR is sure
> to be another step on the march toward the coveted
> $500.00 price point,
> rather than a step up from the ist-D, and probably
> won't be available
> until spring next year. Probably when Pentax gets
> their own CMOS sensor
> out (they're working on it now).
>
> The camera that comes next may be another
> top-of-the-line model but it
> might be another even-less-expensive DSLR. The money
> is where the
> big-selling consumer cameras are.
>
> --
> Mark Roberts
> Photography and writing
> www.robertstech.com
>
>
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