Of course,  a KD1000 should have full K lens compatiblity that the others
don't have.  I would skip doing the RAW thing.   Instead of SD cards, it
would use CF cards, or both.
Jim A.



> This is a very good question.
> Afterall is is discuntinued. So why bother at all - unless there's an
> economical beniefit to doing so?
> What made it great was the basic simplicity, low cost and durability.
> Manual cameras had the advantage of great versatility as well as
> simplicity - at the same time.
> Modern cameras can't be, since they're automatic.
> I guess a digital body with very few features would do the trick:
> AF (manual override) - one focus point
> AE (manual override), center weight metering only +/- correction directly
> in
> the viewfinder (wheel)
> RAW/JPEG's at the same time - only.
> ISO: 100-800
> Self timer
> RTF flash
> Most important: A price tag around 300 USD.
>
> Call it Pentax KD1000
>
> Jens Bladt
>
>
>
> http://www.jensbladt.dk
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: Steve Jolly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sendt: 26. oktober 2005 14:39
> Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Emne: Re: 30 years of the K1000.
>
>
> Cesar wrote:
>> Anyone want to hazard a guess as to how Pentax will 'acknowledge' the
>> 30th anniversary of the K100?
>
> I vote for either a gold-plated 30th anniversary edition, or another
> DSLR that's really a slightly-modified *istDS.  ;-)  A digital
> equivalent of the MZ-M, perhaps?  I guess they probably couldn't yet
> make it cheap enough to sell in that market.
>
> S
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