RE: Pentax MZ-S makes sense

2001-02-14 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Tiger Moses Good point. I think film will still be there for a long time. As long as a lot of people uses their analog cameras. A lot of dealers are offering prints made from digital camras. You can even post the files "on line" to you local shop and receive your prints by snail mail. Best

Pentax MZ-S makes sense

2001-02-13 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi all A lot have been said. Sales figures will say even more.. I believe Pentax has seen the light! The 35mm SLR market is shrinking or even dieing. PJ's will want digital cameras. Others want PS, digital PS or Medium Format. Still it’s possible to market small, durable, nifty, capable SLR’s for

Re: Pentax MZ-S makes sense

2001-02-13 Thread Otis Wright, Jr.
Care to expand on your (or your "sources") rationale for "big and bulky"? Otis Wright Pl Jensen wrote: Jens wrote: A lot have been said. Sales figures will say even more.. I believe Pentax has seen the light! The 35mm SLR market is shrinking or even dieing. PJ's will want digital

Re: Pentax MZ-S makes sense

2001-02-13 Thread Otis Wright, Jr.
Current developments would suggest features and products are now coming for those not wanting to use computers. For example, local Ritz store now offers a "viewer and printer" that reads images from memory cards, and printers are now appearing that take memory cards directly. Actually, you

Re: Pentax MZ-S makes sense

2001-02-13 Thread John Francis
Peter Loveday wrote: You need a lot of memory cards (not an insignificant cost) if you can't dump them to mass store of some kind as you travel. I find it easy to fill a 128MB memory card every day (or two) unless you compress more than I like to. On this topic, here's something

Re: Pentax MZ-S makes sense

2001-02-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "John Francis" Subject: Re: Pentax MZ-S makes sense Tiger Moses wrote: only one comment about the move to DIGITAL Will people who don't use computers at home, want a digital camera at home, thinking on a global scale! Will people wh

Re: Pentax MZ-S makes sense

2001-02-13 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 2/13/01 11:57:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "They" will. But we have had this discussion before. William Robb I'd wager a little of my filthy lucre on this observation; in five years, digital will have broken into two sales markets: 1) "pro";