On 22 Jul 2005 at 1:12, Pål Jensen wrote: > Sure, but again theres one big difference from the past: Pentax have fairly > recently allocated 60% of their R&D towards DSLR's. This is a far cry from > their > interest level in slrs' from the past decade or more. It would be ridiculous > to > suggest that Pentax will use this money to exclusively dumbing down the > *istD's > further. Again you can of course be cynical and simply don't trust the > company. > Basically they are at it, but it will take at least 1,5-2 years from > initiating > this new focus until you see the fruits of it.
A two year announcement to production cycle in this market means they will definitely lose many potential sales, it's just too slow. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
