Hi Robert, on 27 Oct 02 you wrote in pentax.list:
>>- a cheaper MZ-S made of polycarbonat replacing MZ-5/MZ-6 >>- the present MZ-S as semi-pro camera >>- the previous MZ-D with minor changes and the APS-sized chip >>- a MZ-flagship as big as the MZ-D with an integrated, fast winder and >This sounds utterly sensible to me, too (with the possible exception of the >polycarbonate in the first one being maybe impossible as indicated in other >threads). Yes, I've read those threads, too. Maybe the MZ-S platform is oriented "upwards" only. >This would make a fine line of cameras with consistency and yet >variety appealing to various users and yet sufficiently condensed to >eliminate overlapping and too-similar models. I suppose they'd have to hang >onto some sort of MZ-30 type thing for a while at the bottom end and maybe >use that sort of chassis for the problematic scaled-back polycarbonate >"cheaper MZ-S" you mention. I can't judge the technical possibilities and hurdles to build an MZ-S made of plastics. On the other hand I wonder if this might not be necessary to build a competitive - i.e. cheap - MZ-D. >Interesting speculation - thanks for the post. You're welcome. Nice to see, that some of my thoughts being translated form German to English seem to make sense...;-) Regards, Heiko
