On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, David A. Mann wrote:
> Jim Brooks writes:
>
> > They don't appear to be jumping on the bandwagon too quickly. Coolpix 995
> > and Dimage 7 make it harder for Pentax to make an early impression!
>
> I read an article recently about how some of the best test-equipment
> manufacturers (HP, Tektronix) succeeded not by trying to be first into the
> market, but by actually having the best products.
Let's hope that's what Pentax is doing with digital. Pentax wasn't one of
the first companies to come out with a handful of APS cameras, for
example, but when they did they brought out the Efina T, which was a
gorgeous camera. Like the Optio 330, it had a metal body. It had a
longer zoom than the Canon Elph (3x vs. 2x), and didn't have the weird
slide-out flash that Canon's Elph 370 (3x zoom) had. It was a great
little camera as far as APS ones went. Now the Optio 330 is small,
metal-bodied, has 3MP (good 8x10's), and is one of my favourite miniature
3MP models out there right now. I hope the trend continues.
chris
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