Interesting.... I guess it makes sense. Up to now. digital photography has never really been about "quality".
I find the Fuji Super CCD technology somewhat of a joke. You can't end up with more raw material than you start with. Tom C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 10:11 AM Subject: Pentax Digital NEWS - FULL STORY from AP 27th OCT. > From Amateur Photographer (27 Oct): > > 'Pentax set to scrap plan for flagship digital launch' > > 'Pentax is likely to shelve plans to launch a 6 MP flagship digital > camera in favour of a 'lower-end' SLR to be unveiled next year. > > 'Pentax UK's John Dickins admitted that Pentax wants to move away from > the 'cost no object, best quality possible' area of the digital arena > because, he said, 'things change so fast we have to change direction'. He > claimed: 'What seems to be happening is that cameras like the Canon D30 > and the Fuji S1 Pro are creating much more consumer interest than cameras > at the higher end of the scale'. The Fuji S1 Pro uses the company's Super > CCD technology to increase the image file size to 6.1 megapixels. The > camera itself uses a 3.34 million pixel CCD. > > 'Commenting on the expected launch of a new 'consumer' SLR next year, he > added: 'I don't know the exact details but what we are talking about is > something interesting like the Fuji S1 Pro or the Canon D30. > > 'The announcement comes a week after [Amateur Photographer] reported on > delays in launching the high-end camera, codenamed MR-52, which had been > due to appear in UK stores last month. > > 'When it was first announced at last year's Photokina trade show in > Germany the camera was billed by Pentax as a 'high-spec' model based on > the company's 35mm SLRs. It was to be compatible with Pentax K-mount > lenses and to use a digital chip jointly developed with Philips. > > 'However, Dickins denied that Pentax was lowering it's target market. 'We > are just broadening it,' he insisted. > > 'Though he did not know when the camera will be out in the UK, Dickins > confirmed it would probably make it's first appearance at next year's PMA > show in the US. > > 'Pentax also recently ditched plans to launch a 3.43 MP SLR to be called > the El-3000, a camera it developed with Hewlett-Packard. Instead, as > [Amateur Photographer] reported last week, Pentax wanted to concentrate > on launching the Optio 330 digital compact because it felt that the 'ease > of use' and small size of the Optio would more fully meet customer needs.' > > ****** > > Amateur Photographer is a really great magazine and I subscribe and I > love it to bits, so please don't sue me for reproducing that report!!! > Honest!!! > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
