Mike wrote: "Pal notwithstanding, I think we are smack-dab in the middle of a full-bore Pentax renaissance."
Could be!!!! Finally they are taking the bull by the horns! I HOPE however, that there will be new lenses (pro grade ones), Af converters, and a replacement for the FTZ500 flash. I would imagine these will come to light when the higher end version of the *ist comes out (?) OR maybe with the new KAF3 mount? Peter --- Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mike what do you know that we don't ( we all know > you > > know ) > > > Well, I think it's okay to say this now, that > Olympus will be debuting the > 4/3rds system at the PMA show, with several new > purpose-built lenses, > including a 600mm-equivalent fast telephoto. Since > the 4/3rds sensor size is > smaller than the sensor size of the *ist D, it will > be interesting to see > what size the lenses turn out to be. Comparing the > fast tele to the > equivalent 35mm lenses will, I hope, finally prove > the point I've been > trying to make for a year now that lenses > purpose-built for a smaller sensor > can be smaller, lighter, faster, and cheaper than > their 35mm counterparts. > > Also, the EOS-10D is *already* selling at a street > price of $1500, and Nikon > is expected to drop the price of the D100 to $1500 > to match it. That pretty > much means that Pentax will have to match the $1500 > price-point for the *ist > D, body only. We can be assured that it won't be > appreciably more expensive > than that. > > As I think somebody already mentioned, the stock > price of Pentax has taken a > sharp rise in recent weeks. Pal notwithstanding, I > think we are smack-dab in > the middle of a full-bore Pentax renaissance. > > --Mike > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
