Re: Pentax related news?

2001-04-29 Thread dave o'brien
A scroll of mail from Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat, 21 Apr 2001 12:04:30 +0200 Read it? y Rob wrote: The digital version, not due immediately, will be called the Pentax MR-52 What a weird and quite rotten name. I'd guess they got a really bad fax of a press release and it's really

Re: Pentax related news - MR-52?

2001-04-24 Thread MZ3_fella _
Could it be the MR-52 is an in-house product designation (like the KB-numbers)and not a model name? _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: Pentax related news - MR-52?

2001-04-24 Thread Mark Roberts
MZ3_fella _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could it be the MR-52 is an in-house product designation (like the KB-numbers)and not a model name? Maybe the 5 is a poory written (or hastily read) S? I don't know how a Z could possibly be mis-read as an R, though! - This message is from the

Re: Pentax related news?

2001-04-22 Thread Todd Stanley
Well if this is true, and Pentax sticks to their naming style of higher numbers=lower model, we can expect so really advanced cameras if the new digital is in the 50's, putting it about where the MZ-50 is... Todd At 12:04 PM 4/21/01 +0200, you wrote: Rob wrote: The digital version, not due

Pentax related news?

2001-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
Hi Team, I picked up a copy of Australian Camera April 2000 today, there were a few items worth relaying however I can't vouch for their accuracy, in the same magazine I found the following quote from a Nikon advertorial "Pentax already offers a 43mm f1.7 manual focus lens for the purists",

Re: Pentax related news?

2001-04-21 Thread Pål Jensen
Rob wrote: "The digital version, not due immediately, will be called the Pentax MR-52" What a weird and quite rotten name. Pl - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax

Re[2]: Pentax related news?

2001-04-21 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, you can call it "Mister". The -52 suggests that there are likely to be 52 (-0..-51) new flagships for you to speculate about in the future, which should keep you out of trouble :o) --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Saturday, April 21, 2001, 11:04:30 AM, you wrote: Rob wrote: "The