On 27 Feb 2003 at 17:48, Lawrence Kwan wrote: > I don't see anything wrong with *ist D's design; in fact, I like it. The > worst thing is to try to be different just for the sake of being > different. Look at Olympus' 4/3 prototype monster, would you call that > distinctive and imaginative enough? I am so thankful that Pentax doesn't > look anything like that.
To be fair the Olympus' 4/3 prototype was just that, it proved that the system was feasible, the camera was obviously a modified E series body which is actually quite a usable design (very very similar to the 645 in many respects). Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html