I think - in the light of history - Pentax made the right choice not to put the MZ-D in production. A production of the camera using the Philips sensor probably would have killed Pentax camera division. Perhaps they should never have gone as far as they did. It is of course a pity that this camera was never successfully produced. The MZ-S is a lovely camera, although too slow for modern pro standards. AFAIR the anticipated price in Damnark was in the neighborhood of 10.000 USD. which is a lot. A lot too much, I believe. The big problem was that Pentax sdid not have a Plan B, which meant a huge set back for their camera production. It lasted two years befor the D came out. It should have lasted 6 months - tops! Regards Jens
Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. marts 2006 00:16 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Some more new camera speculation On 1 Mar 2006 at 17:01, John Francis wrote: > You think Pentax "screwed up". I think they took a risk, gambled > on Philips being able to deliver the chip, and lost. In hindsight > it looks like a bad decision, but presumably somebody thought the > potential gain was worth taking the risk - after all, if Pentax had > got that camera to market when they hoped what would their market > share be today? Nobody knows, but I'd bet it would be much larger. Indeed I think Pentax "screwed up", given that all sources indicate that they were having some technical difficulty with the sensor and supply/pricing issues why l did they then present the thing to the public? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/271 - Release Date: 02/28/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/272 - Release Date: 03/01/2006
