Yes, that's true. (Although we haven't heard from JCO since the ugly button incident.) But, seriously, Pentax has indicated that there will be a successor to the *istD. To me, that says it will be capable of using the new lenses that were marketed specifically for the *istD. Now, perhaps there will also be another new 35mm-style Pentax DSLR at some time that is not meant to be a successor to the D or DS, but Pentax has apparently said that the next camera will be the D successor. Paul
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> >Canon can't afford to support multiple product lines in the same arena. > Pentax > >> quite obviously has all they can do to support one type of 35mm-style DSLR > >> cameras. The D645 is the large sensor pro model. I don't think it would > >> make > any > >> sense to try to sp > >> >lit this hair finer. I think Pentax would lose more than they would gain > >> >by > >> introducing a 35mm-style DSLR that disenfranchised the people to whom they > just > >> sold new lenses. > >> > >> That's definitely possible. > >> > >> But *I'd* buy it! > >> > >I might also. But then I'd have to sell my DA lenses, which might make > >me want to sell everything and just switch. > > Bah. JCO's been threatening that for years over the green button issue > and *he* hasn't followed through ;-) > > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com >
