I'm not sure the original D tanked exactly. It was priced as a semi pro model with semi pro accessories. It was a stopgap camera in many ways. The Mirror box looks to be a variation on the MZ-ZX cameras mirror box, you could fit a full frame sensor in it, and it's mirror seems to be the same as that in the MZ/ZX series. The Ds/Ds2/DL/DL2 have a new mirror and mirror box suited to the APS format.
Aaron Reynolds wrote: >Well, I never would have bought a D, but the DS2 had me at hello. "Stupid" >enough to get the sale. > >The K100D's anti-shake is a pretty big deal, and the price difference between >it and the ten MP body will likely continue to fuel sales of the 100. > >None of these, aside from the original D, tanked. Had they not made them, how >could they have sold them? > >-Aaron > >-- >http://aaronreynolds.ca >http://battersbox.ca >http://hardballtimes.com > >-----Original Message----- > >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subj: Re: Japan DSLR Stats >Date: Thu 2006 Aug 24 1:53 pm >Size: 1K >To: pdml@pdml.net > >That's not true at all. How can you make a judgement like that? > >I really don't give a rat's ass about what people think about the camera I >carry. I do care about how I spend the limited amount of money I have >because I can't afford to run out and buy a new camera system everyday. > >It's also of interest because Pentax's position in the marketplace has a >bearing on how quickly and slowly they bring new products to market. So far >I think their stupid *ist D variations and now two more K100 6MP variations >were a waste of resources when they should have been concentrating on >getting more innovative products to market sooner. > > >Tom C. > >"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or >numbered." > > > > > > > > > >>From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>Subject: Re: Japan DSLR Stats >>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:13:01 -0700 >> >>On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:52 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: >> >> >> >>>... Why are people so obsessed with whether or not Pentax are in >>>"first >>>place"? >>> >>> >>Because they have nothing better to occupy their time. To people who >>think this way, the "Pentax" badge is emblematic, a matter of status >>in ownership. >> >>Me, I don't give a damn about Pentax other than that they have made a >>very nice set of lenses and good cameras to use them with. I make >>photographs. Having someone say "That's a nice picture!" or even, >>heaven forfend, buy one of my photos is far far more rewarding to me >>than having someone say, "Wow, you must have a great camera! Pentax >>is doing really great now, eh?" >> >>G >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > > > > -- -- Its easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern America's favorite pet. People like pets to possess the same qualities they do. Cats are irresponsible and recognize no authority, yet are completely dependent on others for their material needs. Cats cannot be made to do anything useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it P. J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
