Jay,
I received the B&H Digital Catalog also. Where is the Contax N1
listed? I did not notice it when I quickly perused the catalog this
weekend.
Still waiting to get my mitts on the D1s up front,
C�sar Matamoros II
Panama City, Florida
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> Subject: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one
>
> B&H's new digital catalog lists the new Contax N1 which is a 6MP camera
> and
> uses new AF lenses (50f1.4 lists for $595). So the 6 MP is here. Canon
> suprised me by coming out with a 4 MP EOS1D for @ $6,500 list. I use the
> D30
> at work and enjoy using it, especially when my 80-200 f/2.8 becomes a 320
> f/2.8, but hate the 20mm now a 32mm. The 1D will have firewire and only a
>
> 1.3 lens magnification, but for a street price of $5,000 you still only
> get a
> 5.5 x7.5 photo-quality image. The D30 when it first came out sold for
> $3,000
> a year ago. The price has only come down $500 (with a free 1 gig
> Micro-drive
> and extra battery), so it is definitly holding its value. I hope Pentax
> comes out ahead of the pack with a 5 MP SLR since Minolta, Olympus and
> Sony
> already have fixed lens cameras available now in this size, and the Sony
> is
> less than $1,000.
>
> Jay
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