Re: istDs - what a great camera!

[Paul Stenquist]

Pentax didn't screw me. I'm very happy with the *ist D. When I bought 
my first one, I owned only K and M lenses. I was so happy with the way 
the *ist D worked with these lenses that I went out and bought a second 
*istD. I also bought an FA lens and a DA lens, which is exactly what 
Pentax had hoped for. Their strategy worked with me and many other 
Pentax users. In fact, I would guess that at least 60% of those list 
members who owned six or more Pentax lenses have already purchased the 
*ist D and many of the others plan to do so. If you don't, Pentax won't 
give a hoot.
Paul
On Sep 17, 2004, at 9:09 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote:

The answer is Pentax is screwing the very people
most likely to buy a PENTAX DSLR, those that already
had plenty of Pentax lenses. If I was starting from scratch
I would go Canon, not pentax. the only reason to go
pentax is legacy product support which they arent doing.
JCO
-----Original Message-----
From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 9:03 PM
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Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera!
the answer is self-evident then. you aren't worth it to Pentax.
Herb...
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 11:28 AM
Subject: RE: istDs - what a great camera!

Then the aperture sensing cam must be about a dollar part, not ten
because many $150 cameras had it.
Secondly, even if the cam made the istD SELL for a $100 more, it would

be well worth it in terms of value added TO ME and would pay for
itself on the first good K/M lens it restored full function to.