> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:35:33 +0100 > From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?P=E5l?= Audun Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Dear Mr Pentax : >) > > I guess Pentax could come up with something with a max fps rate of 4-5 > depending if they are going ahead with the flagship.
In the discuss forum at http://www.photozone.de - I've seen reports from MZ-S users that the 2.5 fps rate is an understatement. It seems like the MZ-S can go up to 4 - 4.5 fps with fresh lithium batteries in the optional battery pack/handgrip. Pentax may not have so much to show at PMA - last year PMA and the PMA before it and the PMA even before that - were all quite uninteresting from a Pentax 35mm SLR perspective. I suspect that Pentax waits for the Photokina. We must not forget that Pentax is a small company, and as such they're more limited than the big three. With this in memory, I feel that Pentax has showed and released an impressively amount of new products the last 12 months. MZ-S with 24-90, AF360FGZ, 28-105 f/3.2-4.5, 31 Limited, 645NII, MZ-6 with new lens 28-90, MZ-60. MZ-60 may feel like a disapointment, but do remember that if Pentax can't reach the entry-level customers, they're loosing market. MZ-60 is a way for Pentax to extend the userbase by getting new users. More users means more accessories and lenses available. MZ-6 was a needed update of the MZ-7. Things happens very fast in the entry-level segment and Pentax needs to be alert and active here. The release of the MZ-6 does not mean that they won't be an update of the MZ-3/5n. In fact, now that the beginner segment is fully updated, it's now time for Pentax to concentrate on the middle segment. If it will be a MZ-6 with some new functions and the viewfinder from the MZ-3/5n - or a stripped-down MZ-S - I don't know. But it might be ready for Photokina. I also believe that the new digital SLR will see the light of day at Photokina. The Optio range is successful - even here in Sweden. Pentax Scandinavia has signed a deal with one of Swedens largest distributors to computer stores (Computer 2000). The Optio range is already available at many computer stores, with more to follow thank's to this deal. It's the most sold digital compact in it's price range at the swedish internet store Cyberphoto. Simply because Canon Ixus digital cost the same, and offers only 2x zoom and lower resolution. Best regards, Roland - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
