Hypothetical question: Cost of a new K1000

2003-03-10 Thread Steve Desjardins
Here's an interesting question. Suppose that Pentax made a brand new K1000, metal body and all What would they have to charge for such a beast? Could it be made much cheaper than the Nikon FMA3? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540)

Re: Hypothetical question: Cost of a new K1000

2003-03-10 Thread Taz
Or take the features of the ZX-M and put it in the K1000 metal body, now that would be a very attractive camera to me. The ZX-M has been compared as the K1000 replacement. Here's an interesting question. Suppose that Pentax made a brand new K1000, metal body and all What would they have to

Re: Hypothetical question: Cost of a new K1000

2003-03-10 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
It would be better to use the FM2n, since that was in production for a long time with a price history. I would not be surprised if the price ratio difference between the K1000 and FM/FM2n was pretty constant over time. When the FM2n stopped being sold last year it sold for $400-$500. The K1000

Re: Hypothetical question: Cost of a new K1000

2003-03-10 Thread Peter Alling
Probably not any cheaper. At 01:18 PM 3/10/2003 -0500, you wrote: Here's an interesting question. Suppose that Pentax made a brand new K1000, metal body and all What would they have to charge for such a beast? Could it be made much cheaper than the Nikon FMA3? Steven Desjardins Department of