Why "expensive"? There are some, like me, who would go for a moderately priced new Pentax SLR. If I wanted expensive I would go for the 645 or the 67.
Jim A. > From: P�l Audun Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 11:25:09 +0200 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: So 35mm isn't dead after all? > > From Vividlight.com: > > Lower digital camera profits may induce manufacturers to increase 35mm > production > JPEA Photo Electro News (PEN) reports Japanese camera manufacturers may be > introducing new film camera models this summer and fall, due in part to > decreasing profits on digital cameras. > Around 5 million digital cameras were sold in Japan last year, while the > shipment of film cameras barely amounted to 3 million. In the traditional > camera arena, Fuji and Kodak will continue producing APS models. Canon, > whose Elph/Ixus series remains a bestseller, will also retain APS camera > production, but other makers will focus on 35mm again, PEN reports. > "We will introduce attractive and comparatively low priced 35mm models this > summer and autumn," an Olympus spokesperson told PEN. Nikon is most > concerned with a recent decline of SLRs. Nikon, Minolta and Pentax will > follow suit, PEN reports. > --------------------- > > > Lets hope Pentax will further develop their slr line. An expensive, Limited > camera this fall would have been nice! > > P�l > - > 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 . - 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 .
