If the Contax does indeed use a CMOS sensor, then it is not up to the quality level of the CCD in the MZ-D. The only camera currently on the market that competes with the MZ-D is, as I have said here before, the $7K Kodak DCS-760, and it has a slightly less then full frame sensor.
My guess is that Pentax, like most of those on this list, has no idea of what to do with a top end camera. We can make it, but who would buy it? I could sell them, provided, and only provided that Pentax was committed to stay in that market. No one wants to invest in a system than is going to be orphaned like the pros who bought into the LX were. And I guess that is the gist of it. Ciao, graywolf ----- Original Message ----- From: Pål Audun Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 4:22 AM Subject: RE: New Pentax digital SLR But you can't sell a less than top of the line chipped camera at a top of the line price. Hence, it becomes obsolete. The Philips chip is getting too expensive for what it offers. BTW a Pentax rep told me that the Contax use a CMOS chip not from Philips (I haven't got this confirmed from other sources so apply with a usual grain of salt). The Pentax MZ-D with the Philips chip would have costed significantly more than the Contax. - 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 .
