Darren, he's comparing the relatively complex Leica to his ultra simple design.
Always fun to hear the thoughts of industrial designers, even/especially student ones. How can the K-5 be discontinued *before* a replacement upgrade model is introduced? Isn't that a marketing faux pas? Or is it a clever way to create demand for the now onsolete kit and get it moving? Hmmm. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > Some design student's half effort. He forgot to take the Leica X2 off > this image: > http://s3.amazonaws.com/v6.production.assets/1344803869900-NOZZWGSUE68OZ0090NMI > > In other news... it appears that the K-5 is really discontinued and if > you wanted one you'd better grab one now before the price starts > upwards again. > Currently, you can buy a new body on that infernal auction site for as > little as $849. B&H is showing it as "discontinued". > > > On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://www.minimallyminimal.com/2012/8/12/pentax-si.html >> >> -- >> -bmw >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > "The key to seeing the world's soul, and in the process wakening one's > own, is to get over the confusion > by which we think that fact is real and imagination an illusion. It is > the other way around." > > -Thomas Moore, "Original Self" > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
