Hi Cotty, on 11 Oct 02 you wrote in pentax.list:
>When considering digital, I wanted the right hardware at the earliest >opportunity. The D30 was not in that category for me. The D60 or D100 >was. Higher resolution for one. For another, it's a couple of generations >down the line. Yes, D60 and D100 are really sensible productgs at the moment. Best choice, I think. >I'm very wary of new technology (surprised?) and very wary >of first generation offerings. ... >If a 2nd or 3rd generation Pentax DSLR met with my requirements, then >yes, I would consider changing back. I'm very eager to see, when a Pentax DSLR will be available. The 2nd and 3rd generations will follow very quickly. The really strange thing in this situation is, that we are talking about first and second generation models, but the life cycles have become so short with capabilities doubling each time, that I am convinced, that we are still in the first generation phase. In five years or so we will have the optimal chip size and resolution - maybe 50MP full frame - an we will look back on all the different DSLRs of theese days as first generation. We won't make a difference between 3, 6, 11 or 14MP. >But that depends on a lot of things, the largest of which is that I don't >think Pentax will release a 35mm style DSLR now. I think they will wait >and go down an OlyDak type route. They are waiting to see where the 24X36 >sensor size will lead...a dead end? The Pro digital market continuing? >The main market? Interesting. You're right - if full frame chips won't get cheaper an better available, then they might be left to a small Pro market and a different solution - actually OlyDak - will rule the amateur market. But I really hope, that the OlyDak system is on a similar rout as the pocket system and APS...;-) I really would prefer a full frame system. OTOH it might be possible that we will have to rethink and OlyDak is really the better way for the digital medium. We will see... BTW - my Optio has arrived and I love it. I was able to use it without a view into the manual. The metering anf focus functions are identical to those of my MZ-5n. I hope the results are just as good as the handling. Regards, Heiko
