The price of the 300D has already been tubling in the UK for a few months now. The 10D seems to be getting close to freefall now too...
It is hard to see how Pentax could possibly undercut their competition as things stand, which is why I am glad they seem to have taken a fresher approach by pushing the small & light thing and possibly appealing to a new group of buyers. Now we know why they don't bother with a ZLR like the other makes - they don't need one, the istDs does the job and more! > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > My point is that with a little bit more thought and it would > have appealed to a > far wider potential market. However it's appeal is yet to be > tested, like the > *ist D it's still not a Canon or a Nikon. My guess is that > the price of the > 300D will tumble as soon as the *ist Ds hits the market. Good > luck to Pentax, > they are late to market again. > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/> ~distudio/publications/ > Pentax > user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > >