Pentax does produce the Optio digitals. That doesn't sound like Pentax is turning its back to its subscribers in the digital community. Need a DSLR check out Nikon, Canon, Fuji, or Kodak. Lots to choose from. Sell your Pentax stuff. I might be interested.
Jim A. > From: William Kane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 18:26:39 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Pentax at Photokina > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:29:41 -0400 > > Yes, > > Let us travel to Photokina. Let us pay exspenses for shipping > people, materials, security and supplies. Let us put it in a locked > safe and show no one outside of our own company. Let us waste more > money that could be used to turn around this bloated wasteball of a > company that turns it's back on its subscribers in the digital community. > > Ok, maybe I went too far, > IL Bill > > Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> It doesn't sound very plausible. >> >> P�l Jensen wrote: >> >> >> >>> Some interesting(?) tidbits from the Pentax universe >>> >>> Apparently, this years Pentax photokina delegation was among the largest >>> ever including the boss and heaps of engineers. Weird, considering they had >>> nothing to show. However, it turns out that they indeed showed a LOT but >>> behind closed doors locked in a large safe (no I'm not making this up; I >>> have this from a guy who was part of the Pentax delegation but not allowed >>> into the room! Only the utter hot-shots were allowed apparently). I have no >>> idea about the contents of this safe is but it's believed it's not the >>> digital K-mount slr. After all, that one is not that secret (probably >>> already on the distributors order list). >>> It was said that Photokina was less seen as a news fair nowadays and more of >>> a trade show (they are apparently thinking of arranging it every three year >>> instead of every two). Some informed observes suggest that Pentax will want >>> to celebrate their corporate name change (and 50th year of slr production) >>> with product releases (they wil get more attention this way). The >>> speculaters can guess whats in that safe. The pessimist will insist it's the >>> next $100 P&S while the (incurable) optimist will believe it is new KAF3 >>> lenses with USM and IS plus matching cameras. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > >
