Received a reply from Pentax to my email of last week. We already know this from Paal's sources, but with a slightly new variation of the same theme:
> Dear Mr. Hood, > > Thank you for your email regarding Pentax and the availablity of the Digital > SLR. You have made very many valid points in your email. > > We were all disappointed to learn that the MR-52 (or MZD as you refer to it) > was cancelled. However, I am sure that the the engineers gained invaluable > knowledge from this project and will use this knowledge when developing > future models. > > I am pleased that I can now tell you that a Pentax Digital SLR will be > available soon. There will be an announcement coming in Spring 2003 on this > new model. I can also tell you that this new Digital SLR will have a mount > that will allow the use of many current Pentax lenses with the body. > Engineers are also working on a new wide-angle zoom lens for this new > camera. > > We have enjoyed much success with our Optio line of compact digital cameras. > I am confident that the new Pentax Digital SLR will meet the expectations of > photographers like yourself, who have been waiting for this camera for quite > a while. > > With regards to your comments regarding the MZ-S camera, I will pass this > information on to our offices in Japan. > > We thank you for your continued support of Pentax and our line of products. > I hope that you will wait just a bit longer for our new Digital SLR. > > Sincerely, > > ______________________ > Christine Otani > Marketing Coordinator > Pentax Canada Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:cotani@;pentaxcanada.ca> > ______________________
