Smaller than the MZ-S and with AA batteries in the camera itself seems pretty darned innovative to me.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 3:47 PM Subject: Re: No respect (again...) > Dick wrote: > > > > Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In my eyes, the ist D is not ugly at > > all. Innovative design? Maybe not, but still good looking with a finish > > that reminds me of the MZ-S with its leather like grip and black spackled > > top plate parts. We still have to wait for performance reports to pass > > judgement. > > > My point isn't that it is bad performer or not worth the money or whatever. My dissapointemnet comes from the simple fact that the *ist D look too much like too many other cameras and thereby Pentax loose the chance to make people that are not usually checking out Pentax too take notice. > > Pål >