P�l, Do you suspect it is an updated "LX" with autofocus to match the Limited Lenses (as it has been rumoured previously) and a digital sibling?
It would follow similarly to what Pentax did in 1980 when they introduced the LX, which was build on a different platform from the MX/ME Me Super etc... Jose R. Rodriguez > > From: P�l Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/11/01 Fri AM 08:33:11 CST > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: New Pentax SLR platform > > Not everybody have been convinced about a new platform for Pentax 35mm slr and >digital slr. However, I gotten the basic fact as stated by Pentax UK confirmed today >from other inside sources. What I cannot get confirmed is that all future cameras >will be built on this chassis as Pentax UK claim. My source simply didn't know. It >makes sense though. > The story is that a new film SLR, which is supposedly superb and extremely good >looking, has been shown under the table. The specification of this camera is unknown >but it apparently isn't entry level as it is described as fabulous. The new digital >slr is based on this camera. Hence, this is a new 35mm/digital sibling pair just like >the MZ-S/MD-S. Note that this camera is built on a completely new chassis; it is not >based on the MZ-S or the lesser MZ models. Nor does it looks like the MZ-S or the >other MZ- models. > > P�l > > >
