For all practical purposes, the original D sold out as well. It certainly didn't "tank." I still prefer it over the other D cameras. But that's mainly because the dual dials and the battery grip make it a better choice for most of the work I do. Sales were relatively brisk for quite a while. I think B&H is the only seller that has some left, and they reportedly have just a few. Used prices are okay as well. One went for $700 just the other day. It will be interesting to see what mine brings. It's at $400 now on ebay, so it's going to sell, only the amount is in doubt. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Well, I never would have bought a D, but the DS2 had me at hello. "Stupid" > enough to get the sale. > > The K100D's anti-shake is a pretty big deal, and the price difference between > it > and the ten MP body will likely continue to fuel sales of the 100. > > None of these, aside from the original D, tanked. Had they not made them, > how > could they have sold them? > > -Aaron > > -- > http://aaronreynolds.ca > http://battersbox.ca > http://hardballtimes.com > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subj: Re: Japan DSLR Stats > Date: Thu 2006 Aug 24 1:53 pm > Size: 1K > To: [email protected] > > That's not true at all. How can you make a judgement like that? > > I really don't give a rat's ass about what people think about the camera I > carry. I do care about how I spend the limited amount of money I have > because I can't afford to run out and buy a new camera system everyday. > > It's also of interest because Pentax's position in the marketplace has a > bearing on how quickly and slowly they bring new products to market. So far > I think their stupid *ist D variations and now two more K100 6MP variations > were a waste of resources when they should have been concentrating on > getting more innovative products to market sooner. > > > Tom C. > > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > numbered." > > > > > > > > >From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: Japan DSLR Stats > >Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:13:01 -0700 > > > >On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:52 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: > > > > > ... Why are people so obsessed with whether or not Pentax are in > > > "first > > > place"? > > > >Because they have nothing better to occupy their time. To people who > >think this way, the "Pentax" badge is emblematic, a matter of status > >in ownership. > > > >Me, I don't give a damn about Pentax other than that they have made a > >very nice set of lenses and good cameras to use them with. I make > >photographs. Having someone say "That's a nice picture!" or even, > >heaven forfend, buy one of my photos is far far more rewarding to me > >than having someone say, "Wow, you must have a great camera! Pentax > >is doing really great now, eh?" > > > >G > > > >-- > >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >[email protected] > >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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