Peter wrote:
>But Alan would say it wasn't designed to be a professional camera as was >the Nikon F. But back in the sixties there were no distinction between professional cameras and the rest. In fact. all SLR equipment from major manufacturers could be considered professional. It wasn't until later when what was most popular among professional was labeled a professional camera. Also, at that date the concept of consumer equipment also slowly made its entrance. Theres also another important distinction to be made: in the 70's the professional slr was a retro camera based on at least ten year old technology. Pentax, who at that time was an innovative company, was'n't interested in such stuff and rather concentrated on high-end feature laden electronic cameras. The ES and ES II were the first fully electronic cameras with automatic shutters and were the high-tech wonder of the day. Pentax didn't show a professional camera, as Nikon defined it, until professonial cameras became contemporary. This happened with the F3, and then Pentax were ready with the LX. Pål Pål - 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 .
