That was a different time and a different market. A pro spec film camera wasn't going to make it for them. But the DSLR market is evolving. It's either keep up or die. Paul
> OTOH, I remember what their upgrade to the PZ-1p turned out to be. :( A > nice camera, but not very improved spec-wise. > > Tom C. > > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax... > >Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:37:38 +0000 > > > >I think this prediction is in line with what most of us have come to > >believe, and I can't imagine that it would provoke a flame war. I'll be > >happy with a higher resolution APSC replacement for the D. At least for > >now. My remaining concern would be in regard to buffer size and write > >speed, but I can't imagine that Pentax would introduce an upgrade that > >didn't offer a major improvement in this area. By the way, wouldn't it be > >nice if the current battery grip fits the new D? > >Paul > > > > > > > > > > Not to start another flame war, but I thought these were good posts on > >Dpreview: > > > > > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=15223744 > > > > > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=15224522 > > > > > > I know we have gone over this before and many of you might have already > >seen > > > these particular posts, but I thought they are really good summaries of > >where > > > Pentax is at. > > > > > > Derek > > > > > > > > > > > > >
