Hi all, as a side note to digital cameras: Does Pentax build the Optio 50 on their own?
I was surprised that the camera very much looks like models from premier, escpecially from the back. See e.g. http://www.premierimage.pl Looks to me as if Premier builds the Konica Minolta Dimage E40 and E50, too. I don't know about the recent cooperations of Pentax. I remember the cooperation of HP (C618, C912) and Pentax. While the 3rd party analog lenses are gone by now (such as the Cosina 100/f4 macro), there may be more and more OEM and relabel prodcuts for the digital market. Are there any 3rd party DSLR lenses behind the Pentax label? Here's a short overview of some 'Premier' models: That's the model with 5 MP (5.2 MP CCD) and 2.5" display. * Premier DS-5330 * BenQ DC E53 * Konica Minolta E50 * Maginon Slimline X5 * Minox DC 5222 * Rollei Prego dp5200 * Traveler Slimline X5 * Voigtlaender Virtus D5 The smaller version (4 MP, 2" display) matches to * Premier DS-4330 or better * Premier DS-4331 * BenQ DC E43 * Centon DC4s * Konica Minolta E40 * Minox DC 4211 * Rollei Prego dp4200 * Voigtlaender Virtus D4 Pentax Optio 50 is 5 MP, but 1.8" display only. There's no other low cost manufacturer with 2.5" display, other than Sony (but 132 000 pixels only, instead of 201 000 pixels).
