Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-29 Thread Brendan
Bad Aaron Bad --- Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday, October 29, 2001, at 10:54 AM, Robert > Soames Wetmore wrote: > > > > Is this an attempt at 'speculation enabling'? > > > > S, no one else appears to have caught on! > > -Aaron > - Get your free @yahoo.ca address

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-29 Thread Robert Soames Wetmore
Aaron, Is this an attempt at 'speculation enabling'? Rob > >C'mon, guys, I'm trying to stir up endless speculation about the features, >specs and price of this camera from only its name and dimensions. You're >really disappointing me! > >-Aaron > ___

Vs: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread Raimo Korhonen
-Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Antti-Pekka Virjonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 25. lokakuuta 2001 7:32 Aihe: Re: New products and No-production >At 23:47 24.10.2001 +0900, you wrote: >>Pentax has officially announced its

RE: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
I thought it was Less Frits Wüthrich Bruce Dayton shared with us: > > I believe it means LATE > > Bruce Dayton > > - Original Message - > From: "Robert Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24,

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread MZ3_fella _
... or the problem has always been the price of the Philips chip _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread MZ3_fella _
MZ-L as in "Lite" - sounds like a scaled-down MZ-S concept as a replacement for the MZ-7. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscr

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread David A. Mann
Aaron Reynolds writes: > L for...*gasp* LIMITED?? Doesn't the Japanese word for "Barbie" start with an L? :) Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ "Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, while children are allowed to run free

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-25 Thread David A. Mann
Aaron Reynolds writes: > On Wednesday, October 24, 2001, at 10:47 AM, Takehiko Ueda wrote: > > MZ-L: > > L for...*gasp* LIMITED?? Oh no, don't do this to me! I thought the dimensions given looked quite small, although that would be typical of the MZ series. And to satisfy your desire for

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Paul Jones
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 5:14 PM Subject: Re: New products and No-production > At 23:47 24.10.2001 +0900, you wrote: > >Pentax has officially announced its stopping producing 6M > >CCD digital SLR. It's because "the price will be

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
At 23:47 24.10.2001 +0900, you wrote: >Pentax has officially announced its stopping producing 6M >CCD digital SLR. It's because "the price will be very high to >achieve the quality level which Pentax is pursuing" and >therefore "the product will not be very competitive." Practically this means

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Wednesday, October 24, 2001, at 02:58 PM, Brendan wrote: > Lets not speculate and wait and see what this beast > really is. No, no, SPECULATE AWAY! There's nothing more fun than re-reading the speculative threads after the product has actually come out. :) -Aaron - This message is from th

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Brendan
PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 11:58 AM > Subject: Re: New products and No-production > > > > Lets not speculate and wait and see what this > beast > > really is. but 3 point AF 1/4000 and 1/125 sync > sounds > > like Penta

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Michael Nosal
At 02:33 PM 10/24/01 -0700, you wrote: >Bruce Dayton wrote: >> >> Maybe L as in LX? > >List price is about $US550, it's got a lower shutter speed and flash >sync, plus smiley-face mode. > >This ain't the big one. Sounds like it might be a successor to the MZ-7. That would make the MZ-S a succes

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
Sounds like combining the ZX-7 with the ZX-3. Bruce Dayton - Original Message - From: "Brendan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 11:58 AM Subject: Re: New products and No-production > Lets not speculate and wai

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Brendan
Lets not speculate and wait and see what this beast really is. but 3 point AF 1/4000 and 1/125 sync sounds like Pentax is going after the Max 5 --- tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bruce Dayton wrote: > > > > Maybe L as in LX? > > List price is about $US550, it's got a lower shutter > speed and

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Aaron Reynolds
C'mon, guys, I'm trying to stir up endless speculation about the features, specs and price of this camera from only its name and dimensions. You're really disappointing me! -Aaron ;) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread tom
Bruce Dayton wrote: > > Maybe L as in LX? List price is about $US550, it's got a lower shutter speed and flash sync, plus smiley-face mode. This ain't the big one. I wonder if the designation means that there's no more MZ-number series bodies, and we'll see a line of slant topped MZ-Letter bod

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
Maybe L as in LX? Bruce Dayton - Original Message - From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:09 AM Subject: Re: New products and No-production > On Wednesday, October 24, 2001, at 10:47 AM, Take

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
I believe it means LATE Bruce Dayton - Original Message - From: "Robert Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:40 AM Subject: Re: New products and No-production > Bruce Dayton wrote: > > > L

Re: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Robert Harris
Bruce Dayton wrote: > L could mean LAST Or even Lousy. :) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

RE: New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Mick Maguire
: 48609010 | \/ | \ /---+ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bruce Dayton Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New products and No-production L could mean LAST Bruce Dayton - Origin

New products and No-production

2001-10-24 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Hi all, Just a quick news. MZ-L: Min shutter speed of 1/4000(synch 1/125), Three spot AF(Wide and Spot), Auto picture programme with illumination, and Pentax Function. W135.5x H92x L63mm, 400g. JPY67,000, released in late November SMC Pentax FA Zoom 28-90/3.5-5.6: Min distance 0.4m, JPY26,000