Pål wrote: "I'm dissapointed by the *ist D because it is strictly for the K-mount base without any vision beyond that. I'm sorry, but my bet is that the *ist D is totally forgotten after PMA except by us. Hell, its probably forgotten already after the news of the new Canon."
Not true. READ dpreview's discussions on the new *ist-D. people are talking. Plus I think one has see it in the flesh to appreciate it's small size. --- _Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lawrence wrote: > > > So in your mind, what do you mean by stylish? > None of the Pentax SLR > > cameras in its history deviates too much from the > conventional SLR design. > > But they invented that design in 1959. > > > > On the contrary, *ist D design looks very > "Pentax". You can black out all > > the labels, put it with a D100 and 10D, most > people can identify the > > Pentax from 20 feet away. > > > I can't. If somebody had blacked out the name I > would never have guessed the *ist D was a Pentax. My > bet would have been a new Nikon D80 to replace the > D100. Perhaps a Minolta but never a Pentax. > I don't think Pentax can build their brand > recognition by looking like Nikon. That didn't work > for Canon and won't for Pentax. If they insist of > selling the same thing cheaper than the competition > they will go bankrupt. > I'm dissapointed by the *ist D because it is > strictly for the K-mount base without any vision > beyond that. I'm sorry, but my bet is that the *ist > D is totally forgotten after PMA except by us. Hell, > its probably forgotten already after the news of the > new Canon. > > > Pål > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
