Mike wrote: MJ> A friend from Pentax who monitors this list...
Ooops, so there is a taupe on the list! Now the question is does he report further or is he reading just for fun... anyway, it's interesting to read an officious opinion. MJ> "The consumer, while expressing disdain for AF cameras, basically refuses to MJ> purchase manual focusing cameras." This implies the AF is the object of disdain, which is inexact at best. Build quality and gizmo interface are more likely candidates. Make something different along this line, give it minimal specification (spotmeter comes in mind) and many would consider it - and not just as the second body. Servus, Alin