Babel Fish Translation, In English:
The ペンタックス enters into lens exchange type digital single-lens reflex The ペンタックス with the goal of next spring enters into the lens exchange type digital single-lens reflex camera market. Besides the fact that simultaneously, in the film camera the type of single-lens reflex from the present basic 6 type is squeezed the below the half, it is the plan that it makes the type reduce by half concerning the compact camera and the medium format camera. By the fact that it shifts in the デジカメ field which grows favorably, you aim for the position improvement at camera business. Presently, 3 corporations of Nikon, CANON and Kyocera merchandise the lens exchange type digital single-lens reflex camera. The Nikon make body is used, when the Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. and Kodak which develop the type which corresponds to the Nikon lens are included 5 corporations have entered. Also Olympus optical industry next spring has decided entry with the lens exchange type digital single-lens reflex camera of individual standard, it is inevitable for competition to intensify. The ペンタックス, the APS (the new photograph system) size (24×16 millimeter) by the fact that you adopt, has entered into final adjustment in the image pickup element of the digital single-lens reflex camera. As for price the schedule which is held down to 20 ten thousand Yen levels at realized price. As for image pickup element size of digital single-lens reflex of marketing, 35 millimeter full size (36×24 millimeter), APS size main current. It is superior in the gradation expression whose extent and the photograph where the image pickup element is large are detailed, but the problem that causes price 70 ten thousand Yen becomes high, also body size large. The same company by the fact that APS size is adopted, holds down price cheaply, assures the miniaturization of body size. Simultaneously the interchangeable lens for デジカメ single-lens reflex of wide angular correspondence several this the schedule which is thrown. As for share of the film camera of the same company, last year the compact camera 25%, single-lens reflex 12%, with the medium format camera 40%. In the film camera which the market reduces by the fact that the type is squeezed, the sale quantity per 1 type is extended, rate of return is raised. ペンタックスホームページ / stock price Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen O'Neal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 1:37 PM Subject: RE: Pentax annonces digital SLR > Pal, > > This link seems to be in Japanese. Am I missing something here? I don't read > Japanese. Can you translate? > > Thanks, > glen o'neal > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 1:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Pentax annonces digital SLR > > > Ryan wrote: > > > Any link? > > > http://www.jij.co.jp/news/021016/auto/401.html > > > > PÅl >

