Canon Digital Rebel (Announced Aug 03, 3 months before the *istD shipped in october 03), Fuji S2 Pro (Wasn't replaced by the S3 Pro until mid 2004). The D70 arrived shortly after the *istD (Jan 04).
The *istD was comparable to the D100 and 10D in specifications and performance (Actually the 10D was a bit better than the other two due to a higher framerate and larger buffer), which were current models when it was introduced. All 3 were mid-range bodies getting sold as semi-pro bodies (Which none of them were). -Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Name one DSLR on the market that was LOWER > Specificed and not discontiuned when *istD > Came out. Pentax > Started cheap and at the bottom and worked > Their way DOWN ( until the K100D and K10D). > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Adam Maas > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 3:20 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: The JCO survey > > Nope. > > It was almost identical to the Nikon D100, and the Canon EOS 10D offered > > only a larger buffer over the D100 and *istD. The Canon D60 and D30 were > > lower-end models, as was the Nikon D70 that shortly followed the *istD's > > introduction. And at the time it was the best-specified camera in > production at Pentax (The MZ-S, which is the only recent body to be > better-specified than the *istD, ended production at approximately the > same time). The Canon Digital Rebel was introduced about that time as > well, and was far less camera than the *istD (In fact the original rebel > > is arguably the lowest-end DSLR ever made, only the earlier Fuji S1 Pro > can give it a run (the Fuji is less capable, but far earlier technology) > > -Adam > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> The *istD WAS a bottom line model compared to >> All other makes and models of DSLRS on the market >> At the time. Just because they later made even >> Lower specified models doesn't make it "better" >> The bottom just got lower which was weird. >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of >> Shel Belinkoff >> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:54 AM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: RE: The JCO survey >> >> You haven't a clue. The istD was _not_ a bottom of the line model, > nor >> did >> it seem that Pentax was trying to put out "the cheapest possible model >> they >> could ..." After the D came the DS, which was substantially less >> expensive >> even though it had some benefits and features the D didn't have. The > DS >> was quickly followed by the DL, which was even less expensive, had > fewer >> features than the DS. The DS and DL were great successes for Pentax. > >> Shel >> >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: J. C. O'Connell >>> This is the third time I have posted my thery on this. >>> I think that Pentax's first DSLR (*istD) was trying >>> To be the cheapest possible model they could hit the >>> DSLR scene with. In that case, it's a BOTTOM OF THE LINE >>> Model >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
