Hey I was putting words into Alan's mouth. I actually agree with you.
At 11:29 AM 2/24/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>Peter wrote:
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>>But Alan would say it wasn't designed to be a professional camera as was
>>the Nikon F.
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>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.
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>Pål
>Pål
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