"I'm afraid that many Pentax 35mm SLR users (not just the subscribers to this list) couldn't care if Pentax never bring out another lens or film body if there is no announcement of a forthcoming K-mount DSLR very very soon. :-(
And justs to clarify I'm talking people interested in buying new equipment. I'm happy with the performance of my dead end Pentax film equipment too." ???? Since when is film dead? Kodak upgraded 2 of their pro slide films. Fuji will as well. Basically DSLR's at the moment are for pro's who shoots LOTS of film (2000 rolls per year is about average: that's about $24,000 at $12 a roll w processing) and can market their digital images. Many of these are PJ's where digital is the accepted medium, but again digital is filtering into other markets. Note that lots of magazines and stock agenices still take slides only. Therefore a $5000 DSRL for a PJ is no big deal considering the savings in film. However, someone like myself who sells photos (pays for my equipment) but is not "pro" (don't make a living from it), I'd be crazy to buy a DSLR today since it will go obsolete in 6 months or so. I'd be $5000 poorer, and not wiser. Yes, many of us here want new lenses. Remember that a camera body is just a fancy light box; lenses have soul & make the photos. Pentax will bring out new lenses anyway when they make a K-mount DSLR. If DLSR's are going to become more common, why wouldn't Pentax make a K-mount DSLR when prices & technology stabilize??? I think there will be room for film and DSLR's in the future. Cliff >From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: So?.. >Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 10:03:57 +1000 > >On 27 Sep 2002 at 16:34, Cliff Nietvelt wrote: > > > Don't think I'll jump the Pentax ship, since I'm quite happy with what I > > got. Just curious if they are releasing new lenses, especially FA*. To >me this > > is more important than a higher-end flagship camera...or a DSLR for that > > matter... > >I'm afraid that many Pentax 35mm SLR users (not just the subscribers to >this >list) couldn't care if Pentax never bring out another lens or film body if >there is no announcement of a forthcoming K-mount DSLR very very soon. :-( > >And justs to clarify I'm talking people interested in buying new equipment. >I'm >happy with the performance of my dead end Pentax film equipment too. > >Cheers, > >Rob Studdert >HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA >Tel +61-2-9554-4110 >UTC(GMT) +10 Hours >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
