On 28/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I don't know, they seem to be selling quite a few *ist-D's in spite of: > >1.) The lack of aperture simulator, (yes that has been partially addressed >which makes it more likely I'll buy one in the near future). > >2.) Lack of advertising, at least compared to the Canon and Nikon offerings. > >3.) Really silly name. > >4.) Lack of Cachet compared to, well compared to, just about everyone left >in the camera manufacturing business. > >5.) The Canon Digital Rebel selling for roughly 2/3rd's it's price. > >So who knows, some of us die hards will insist upon doing just that.
Actually, this scenario now is pretty good territory for Pentax to pull a cunning stunt. If there really is a Baby D in the pipeline, PMA would be an excellent opportunity to announce it. Nikon's Baby D will be hyped up, but that will be the only competition (the new 1D being in a different arena). If Pentax can offer a foolproof Baby D for 300D money, and make it look nice and small, with easy handling - could be a real nice rabbit out of the hat.... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
