Come on Bruce, are you doubting P�l's information and sources? I predict Pentax WILL release a flagship & a DSLR that will put C & N out of business or at the least reduce their market share to say 10%.
Well that's what my Ouji board told me... Peter --- Bruce Rubenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As Herb already noted, Pentax had a booth at Photo > Expo in NY. It was about > the same size as usual and rather quiet. My chat > with the rep from Colorado > didn't yield any more information than has been > posted here. In fact, it > seems that information about products reaches the > Pentax US, through > official channels, about the same time it hits the > internet. The rep thought > it was very funny that the same day his boss was in > Japan being briefed, he > got a call for a customer who gave the rep all the > details on the DSLR. The > rep had no idea when the DSLR would actually go on > sale. It could be when it > was announced (probably at PMA the first week of > March) or months later, > sometime in the fall. (that macro lens could be mine > yet) > I couldn't resist asking about the release of the > "Flagship". He burst out > laughing, and I told him about the info out of > Pentax UK. He had no comment. > > Other Random Show Notes: > Minolta wasn't there at all (I wanted to look at > their new scanner.). > Digital was all the rage, as it has been for the 3 > or so years I've been > going. I played with the Sigma DS9: step right up, > no waiting. I found the > camera not particularly comfortable in the hand. It > shoots like a camera and > you see a little picture on the rear LCD. Perhaps > because NY is such a pro > oriented market (or at least many of the folks going > to the show are) there > wasn't much interest in the camera. There was a lot > more interest in the > Kodak 14n (or what ever that new one is called). It > handles very nice. It is > much more than a digital back on a Nikon body. The > main body casting is made > out of magnesium and done by Kodak. The Kodak rep > said they just buy "a bag > of parts" from Nikon. I think they should have > bought a bag of F100 parts > instead of the N80 parts. Kodak also makes note of > it being a 6th generation > DSLR. Pentax has a lot of catching up to do. > > BR > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
