>Aside from Minolta users, no one cared, because it was a Minolta. The same >thing would be true for a "flagship" Pentax. Pentax will never recover the >R&D costs, let alone make a profit, on a hot snot film SLR. The whole film >SLR market is shrinking due to digital. It will go from single digit to >double digit negative growth as the DSLRs get better and cheaper. The >window of opportunity for new world class (as opposed to boutique class) >SLRs closed 4 years ago. Anyone trying to make a case for Pentax coming out >with a new high end body and line of lenses is a strong candidate for >psychotropic drugs.
The future existance of film based cameras might be debateble, but I always thought good lenses were important. I know Photoshop can do wonders, but no amount of sharpening can replace high resolution lenses. Am I missing something? regards, Alan Chan _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
