> Mike what do you know that we don't ( we all know you > know )
Well, I think it's okay to say this now, that Olympus will be debuting the 4/3rds system at the PMA show, with several new purpose-built lenses, including a 600mm-equivalent fast telephoto. Since the 4/3rds sensor size is smaller than the sensor size of the *ist D, it will be interesting to see what size the lenses turn out to be. Comparing the fast tele to the equivalent 35mm lenses will, I hope, finally prove the point I've been trying to make for a year now that lenses purpose-built for a smaller sensor can be smaller, lighter, faster, and cheaper than their 35mm counterparts. Also, the EOS-10D is *already* selling at a street price of $1500, and Nikon is expected to drop the price of the D100 to $1500 to match it. That pretty much means that Pentax will have to match the $1500 price-point for the *ist D, body only. We can be assured that it won't be appreciably more expensive than that. As I think somebody already mentioned, the stock price of Pentax has taken a sharp rise in recent weeks. Pal notwithstanding, I think we are smack-dab in the middle of a full-bore Pentax renaissance. --Mike
