Rob wrote: RS> I don't dispute the underlying technological design difficulties RS> that you mentioned however it would make far more sense RS> economically to retrofitting new electronics to an existing, RS> complex and reliable electro-mechanical chassis?
It would, if it was the second or third generation of DSLR, built on expandable technologies. As I said, I think Pentax was forced to design the new camera from scratch, so reusing an existing chassis has little impact over the global project. There are other stages, not dependant of the chassis, that demand the biggest effort, dictate the deadline, and very likely the overall cost. This may be a good time to bring a new chassis, with little repercussion on the costs and delivery but with significant market impact. Who knows, we might be confronted with a E-1 like chassis with room for nose ;o) though Pentax specifically stated both film and digital slr will look the same. Personally I would have preferred an MZ-S design and look and feel, but can only hope they won't listen to Cameron ;o) and dump the great MZ-S interface. Back to development, I can only guess that all camera components, including the software, are now designed with a reusability goal, especially if they want to keep up with the 6 months products life cycle. Servus, Alin ------------------------------------------------------- Xnet scaneaza automat toate mesajele impotriva virusilor folosind RAV AntiVirus. Xnet automatically scans all messages for viruses using RAV AntiVirus. Nota: RAV AntiVirus poate sa nu detecteze toti virusii noi sau toate variantele lor. Va rugam sa luati in considerare ca exista un risc de fiecare data cand deschideti fisiere atasate si ca MobiFon nu este responsabila pentru nici un prejudiciu cauzat de virusi. Disclaimer: RAV AntiVirus may not be able to detect all new viruses and variants. Please be aware that there is a risk involved whenever opening e-mail attachments to your computer and that MobiFon is not responsible for any damages caused by viruses.
