I bought my second body from a major UK supplier in April. When I
enquired about future availability, they told me that the camera was still
being made. In the UK at least, it is priced the same as the DS (£600
when I bought mine, slightly less now), which is not "high" (at least by
UK standards).
For my needs, it's fast enough, and has enough pixels. I doubt if its
successor will be enough of an improvement to justify my spending what I
expect will be quite a lot more than £600 on it. Indeed, I don't
anticipate buying another body for quite a while.
When you consider what the PZ1-P and MZ-S sold for, and compare facilities
and construction quality, I think it's great value.
I suspect Pentax have sufficient parts in stock to continue making them
for the time being, and will do so in small batches as required - like the
lenses. The more knowledgeable buyer will seek them out without Pentax
having to spend any money on promotion. Seems like a reasonable strategy
to me!
John
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 06:05:23 -0000, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ironic, considering what I payed for mine in Sept ($899CDN with the D-BG
grip at Blacks, on blowout)
-Adam
P. J. Alling wrote:
They stopped building them but they're not discontinued, not according
to Pentaximaging at least. They're priced high to keep
them in stock until the replacement is announced.
Herb Chong wrote:
i'm surprised that a camera whose manufacture was supposedly
discontinued in February is still available so long after that.
Herb....
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Oh, so the sky isn't falling ;>)
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