Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Remember MZ/ZX series? They started with MZ-5 and then came along no > less than five inferior models (10,50,7,60,30), together with two > other spin offs (5n and 3). It took Pentax 7 years to come up with a > top of the line (MZ-S). > > So what do we have now, let's see: a base *ist D and two downgrades: > DS and DL. We should expect 3 to 4 more 6 MP derivatives
I'd guess one or possibly two more at 6 Mpix. > with two other *ist D variations before we get a real flagship that > finally crosses the 6 MP barrier and maybe the APS size too. > Of course, this is assuming they can do the old flip again. And stay > in business. The only way Pentax is going to stay in business is by building inexpensive cameras. The MZ-S was never the company's profit-maker, it was the ZX-L, etc. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
