<ROTFLMAO> Shel
> [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell > Was the digtal rebel on the market when the istD > Came out and what was lower about it other than > Price? > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Adam Maas > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 10:51 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: The JCO survey > > Canon Digital Rebel (Announced Aug 03, 3 months before the *istD shipped > > in october 03), Fuji S2 Pro (Wasn't replaced by the S3 Pro until mid > 2004). The D70 arrived shortly after the *istD (Jan 04). > > The *istD was comparable to the D100 and 10D in specifications and > performance (Actually the 10D was a bit better than the other two due to > > a higher framerate and larger buffer), which were current models when it > > was introduced. All 3 were mid-range bodies getting sold as semi-pro > bodies (Which none of them were). > > -Adam > > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > Name one DSLR on the market that was LOWER > > Specificed and not discontiuned when *istD > > Came out. Pentax > > Started cheap and at the bottom and worked > > Their way DOWN ( until the K100D and K10D). > > jco > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of > > Adam Maas > > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 3:20 PM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: The JCO survey > > > > Nope. > > > > It was almost identical to the Nikon D100, and the Canon EOS 10D > offered > > > > only a larger buffer over the D100 and *istD. The Canon D60 and D30 > were > > > > lower-end models, as was the Nikon D70 that shortly followed the > *istD's > > > > introduction. And at the time it was the best-specified camera in > > production at Pentax (The MZ-S, which is the only recent body to be > > better-specified than the *istD, ended production at approximately the > > > same time). The Canon Digital Rebel was introduced about that time as > > well, and was far less camera than the *istD (In fact the original > rebel > > > > is arguably the lowest-end DSLR ever made, only the earlier Fuji S1 > Pro > > can give it a run (the Fuji is less capable, but far earlier > technology) > > > > -Adam > > > > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >> The *istD WAS a bottom line model compared to > >> All other makes and models of DSLRS on the market > >> At the time. Just because they later made even > >> Lower specified models doesn't make it "better" > >> The bottom just got lower which was weird. > >> jco > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of > >> Shel Belinkoff > >> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:54 AM > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> Subject: RE: The JCO survey > >> > >> You haven't a clue. The istD was _not_ a bottom of the line model, > > nor > >> did > >> it seem that Pentax was trying to put out "the cheapest possible > model > >> they > >> could ..." After the D came the DS, which was substantially less > >> expensive > >> even though it had some benefits and features the D didn't have. The > > DS > >> was quickly followed by the DL, which was even less expensive, had > > fewer > >> features than the DS. The DS and DL were great successes for Pentax. > > > >> Shel > >> > >> > >> > >>> [Original Message] > >>> From: J. C. O'Connell > >>> This is the third time I have posted my thery on this. > >>> I think that Pentax's first DSLR (*istD) was trying > >>> To be the cheapest possible model they could hit the > >>> DSLR scene with. In that case, it's a BOTTOM OF THE LINE > >>> Model > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
