----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Owens" Subject: Re: *ist 35mm
> This is pure speculation on my part, but it appears to me that the *ist 35mm > is a sort of hybrid between 35mm and digital. Approximately the same size, > same mount, LCD on the back and other features similar to the *istD. Almost > like the Pentax engineers started with somewhat of an idea of producing a > digital, based on their film experience, and ended up saying, "Hey, we're > about half way through this process and we've designed a small, compact film > camera, let's run it by the marketing department and see what happens". > The two chassis are not the same size, and share no common parts. What we are seeing is a "family resemblance". As another example, I noticed the other day that a particular Ford automobile seemed to have the same general nose shape as an F150 truck, although there would be no common body parts between the two vehicles William Robb
