Re: Ford Focus and the MZ-S

2001-03-01 Thread dick graham
Pal, the ME, actually the entire M series line, is the best looking 35mm slr made, period! DG At 12:10 AM 3/1/01 +0100, you wrote: >Dick wrote: > > > Is it just me, or do others sense that Pentax took some design cues from > > the Ford Focus. The sharp edged high profile design of the Focus

Re: Ford Focus and the MZ-S

2001-02-28 Thread Matjaz Osojnik
>Paal opinioned: >Not at all. In fact, the focus has no edges whatsoever. Its purely >ornamental. The focus is rounded in shape but gives impression of >being angular by having angular ornamentation like ligts, lists etc. >They even had to make some ridges over the wheel arches so that the >wheel

Re: Ford Focus and the MZ-S

2001-02-28 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
Good God, I hope not. dick graham wrote: > > Is it just me, or do others sense that Pentax took some design cues from > the Ford Focus. Good God, I hope not. Paul - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't f

Re: Ford Focus and the MZ-S

2001-02-28 Thread Mark Roberts
dick graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Is it just me, or do others sense that Pentax took some design cues from >the Ford Focus. Nah, but they took some model name ideas from Kawasaki. (Now *there's* a ZX-7 I'd like to own!) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscrib

Re: Ford Focus and the MZ-S

2001-02-28 Thread Kenneth Waller
I have heard the term "new edge" used to describe the styling of the Focus. Ken Waller - Original Message - From: dick graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 5:20 PM Subject: Ford Focus and the MZ-S > Is it just me

Re: Ford Focus and the MZ-S

2001-02-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Dick wrote: > Is it just me, or do others sense that Pentax took some design cues from > the Ford Focus. The sharp edged high profile design of the Focus seems to > be echoed in the MZ-S. Now if the MZ-S sells as well and receives the > critical acclaim that the Focus has, Pentax will be in

Re: Ford Focus and the MZ-S

2001-02-28 Thread tom
Isn't the Focus an imitation of the Bug? Which, in turn, is a copy of...a bug. tv dick graham wrote: > > Is it just me, or do others sense that Pentax took some design cues from > the Ford Focus. The sharp edged high profile design of the Focus seems to > be echoed in the MZ-S. Now if the MZ-

Ford Focus and the MZ-S

2001-02-28 Thread dick graham
Is it just me, or do others sense that Pentax took some design cues from the Ford Focus. The sharp edged high profile design of the Focus seems to be echoed in the MZ-S. Now if the MZ-S sells as well and receives the critical acclaim that the Focus has, Pentax will be in fat city. And how f