RE: A low end Pentax DSLR coming this year

2004-01-09 Thread Paul Ewins
Hmm, wonder what features it will omit apart from the stainless steel chassis? If I was running the Baby D project then I would probably want to remove as many "advanced" features as possible to prevent cannibalization of *ist D sales. * So, no compatability with non A lenses (or M42 etc.) * Just

Re: A low end Pentax DSLR coming this year

2004-01-09 Thread Keith Whaley
Sounds like gibberish to me! keith whaley Alan Chan wrote: > > Another Pentax DSLR will be released this year at 1/2 the price of the *ist > D. The new model will be made of plastic to reduce the manufacturing cost. I > have copied the translation below. > > http://www.jij.co.jp/news/car/art-20

Re: A low end Pentax DSLR coming this year

2004-01-09 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Interesting. Is tis the news about the *ist D that mentioned yesterday? On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 09:54, Alan Chan wrote: > Another Pentax DSLR will be released this year at 1/2 the price of the *ist > D. The new model will be made of plastic to reduce the manufacturing cost. I > have copied the tr

Re: A low end Pentax DSLR coming this year

2004-01-09 Thread Dag T
It´s not surprising, as C and N does the same. I would have bought the *istD anyway, as I hated the plastic 300D. DagT På 9. jan. 2004 kl. 09.54 skrev Alan Chan: Another Pentax DSLR will be released this year at 1/2 the price of the *ist D. The new model will be made of plastic to reduce th

A low end Pentax DSLR coming this year

2004-01-09 Thread Alan Chan
Another Pentax DSLR will be released this year at 1/2 the price of the *ist D. The new model will be made of plastic to reduce the manufacturing cost. I have copied the translation below. http://www.jij.co.jp/news/car/art-20031225202640-GQXZLDNFQD.nwc Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wla