On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 01:53  AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:

> And your point is?

That perhaps it isn't vaporware, that perhaps there will actually be a 
camera produced using the full frame 6MP Phillips chip that Pentax was 
supposed to be using in their D-SLR before they canned it.

 From the site:

> PMA 2002: We got our hands on Contax's long awaited N Digital D-SLR 
> today. This camera has been on the books now since July 2000. For those 
> who don't know or don't remember the N Digital is based around the full 
> frame (36 x 24 mm) Philips 6 megapixel chip. At last years PMA Contax 
> had a plastic mock-up, this year we find real working pre-production 
> models which shoot, review and have working menu systems. Contax seem 
> confident that the camera isn't too far away. My concern is that 
> they'll be bringing an expensive six megapixel to market at least a 
> year too late.

I think he's hit the nail on the head, and that was Pentax's concern, 
too.

-Aaron
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