>The MZ-S offers a package pretty much comparable to an Elan 7, a
>$/EUR 550-600 camera. The built of the MZ-S is said to be better, so
>it could cost a bit more. But like others, I see no reason why this
>camera should cost more than $750-800. Especially I see no reason why
>other cameras, like Elan 7 or Minolta 7, being small too, can offer
>3.5+ fps, EV comp in 0.3+0.5 steps, flash exposure comp on the body,
>larger finder (o.k., not Canon...), cross AF, AF-indication on the
>screen and so on and so on, and Pentax can't. If some say: they never
>intended - I simply don't belive this, since we are far away from
>bells and whistles here but talk about class typical features with a
>clear benefit for the user. I totaly agree we don't need another F5,
>and it probably wouldn't sell with the name Pentax on it anyway.
In order to answer this question, I think one might also ask why people
would still buy the LX. I think the only answer (to me anyway) is, quality.
This applies to Leica and Contax too.
regards,
Alan Chan
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