> -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Brogden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I admit to being a little confused as to why more people don't like > Pentax's p&s digitals. Pentax has always excelled at > putting out small, > well-featured, well-built products. They're rarely the first on the > market, but they're usually worth the wait. > > What do most people want in a p&s digital? Something small > enough that > they'll take it places, something reasonably well-built, > and something > with as much flexibility as you can fit into a small body.
There are 2 types of p+s I'd like. One is the small, pocketable, take-it-anywhere type, the other is the larger "serious" type. I'd take a Pentax for the former and a G5 for the latter *except* that they just don't go wide enough. Digital p+s' in particular seem to suffer from tele-itis. Right now the p+s I'd like to get is that Pentax w/ the 24mm. One more thing...with digital sensor sizes, it seems to me there's an opportunity for a new class of p+s, a fixed lens camera with a seriously fast lens. How about a p+s with a 28mm f/1.4? Maybe another with a 85/1.4? I could do a whole wedding with those 2 cameras. Marketed correctly they'd fill the niche occupied by the Contax T3, Minolta TC-1 and Ricoh GR-1. tv
