On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, John Whittingham wrote: > > Start saving. Disregarding the good bit (;-PPPP) the Canon is > > 5.2KGBP. That's 500 times more than what you paid for your MZ-3 > > They'll come down a bit in time, besides you pay for the technology etc.
According to folks in the list, not by much, as the silicon wafers for this size have a great chance of yielding 0 (zero) usable sensor chips. I understood it to be a hard, physical limitation. > > It *is* broke, check > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss@pdml.net/msg205063.html > > > > It's a goner; do other manufacturers support it even in the way > > Pentax does? > > More cost cutting, it's about time Pentax stopped following Canon and Minolta > trends, they never where scared of breaking from the norm. It does, it is small; it allows you to use all the old lenses; and it has a viefinder rather than a dark tunnel. Plus the SD card wierdness in the -Ds :-). Cost cutting is inevitable and they are offering a botch^H^H^H^H^Hworkaround. Don't hold your breath. Kostas
