Henry, That explanation makes sense to me. I, for one, would be happy to have the DSLR function and behave very similar to my MZ-S. I am happy with the interface and handling and would prefer not to learn yet another interface.
Bruce Saturday, October 26, 2002, 7:44:51 AM, you wrote: IHC> Paal, >>I don't think WE said that. It was said in a press release from Pentax UK. >>Most >of us had originally thought that the new digital was going to be a >>modification >of the DSLR prototype shown 2 years ago. However, as I said >>in a previous post, >Pentax reps often get the details, if not facts, >>somewhat wrong. On the other >hand I doubt that Pentax sources send out >>images of a camera months in the >future. It is more likely that the >>pictures are images of the digital prototype >shown previously. >> IHC> Sorry for my confusion..... Now I realize that the fact was mentioned in an IHC> email from Pentax UK. IHC> Afterall, if both the Photosharp report and Pentax UK do not contradict with IHC> each other, that means the new chassis of SLR is in fact MZ-S and a new IHC> series of SLRs (including the flagship) will be based on MZ-S?! IHC> I have checked with the webmaster of Photosharp and he told me that the IHC> photographs are supplied by the manufacturer source of Pentax Taiwan. IHC> Taiwan is one of the major manufacture base of Pentax. I have also pointed IHC> out to him the fact that the D-SLR shown on the photographs is exactly the IHC> same as the abandoned MR-52. They insisted to me that according to their IHC> source, the new camera looks very similar to MR-52, with only minor IHC> adjustment to suit the new sensor. IHC> Maybe this is a controlled leak from Pentax to clarify the issue of new IHC> chassis rumour of Pentax UK, so as to lower our expectation. Who knows? IHC> Regards, IHC> Henry Chu IHC> 26/10/2002 IHC> _________________________________________________________________ IHC> Internet access plans that fit your lifestyle -- join MSN. IHC> http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp
