I think the very high ends will be dropped, i.e., the F5 and the EOS-1v. The top end for Nikon and Canon film bodies will be the Elan 7 or N80 (Maybe F100). The high end market, whether pro or serious amateur, is digital now.
In addition, no one wants to even announce a new high end film body anymore. I bet you stock drops instantly, e.g., God, they're spending R&D money on that? New film bodies are CURRENTLY a niche market. To me the best indicator is watching Leica scramble to push digital stuff out the door. They cater to the equipment-fetish market and still ignore AF, but too many people want digital and don't want to scan. "Yes, I'm an old-fashioned guy and I want that old style mechanical body. Just make sure a 6 MP RAW file slides out the back." Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/19/04 12:44AM >>> -----Original Message----- From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 1:48 PM Sylwester Pietrzyk replied to Keith Wheley's reply to my reply as follows: KW >> ARE Pentax dropping the MZ-S? SP >At least it disappeared from Pentax Germany price list and it is no longer >available at biggest German internet shop www.fotokoch.de that fully suports >Pentax. Just *ist, MZ-60 and MZ-M left. The new price list did not contain the MZ-S. Adorama has dropped it from their website. RitzCamera.com and CameraWorld.com both list the BG-10 but neither has the MZ-S. I think they're selling off the existing stock and that will be the end of them. I'm thinking about buying another MZ-S before they disappear from the marketplace but I'm wondering if I should begin changing over to another system instead. I have so many cool Pentax toys that I'd hate to start over again. I'd also hate to sink more money into their products if they're going to drop the format. Tom Reese Tom, I will have to check, but my photo store may have an MZ-S on their shelves. I know that they cannot keep the *ist D in stock, but the MZ-S is not that big a mover for them. I will let you know, César Panama City, Florida
