>Yes, by all accounts Canon and Nikon are making really excellent digital >SLRs. This is worrying from the viewpoint of Pentax's eventual >competitiveness in this field. With film cameras, the manufacturer has to >be a good optical company. The "box" doesn't affect picture quality -- that >depends on the lens and the film, and you can use any brand of film in any >camera. In digital cameras, the greatest difference comes from the >electronics, and it is hard to see Pentax, with its late start and limited >range, keeping up.
Except that Pentax will undoubtedly buy in the sensor and allied electronics, which will be current technology that has been researched and developed accordingly.... Cotty ____________________________________ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ ____________________________________ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ ____________________________________
