In a message dated 2/28/2003 1:47:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 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 $1500 price-point for the *ist > D, body only. We can be assured that it won't be appreciably more expensive > than that. Good. Makes sense. > As I think somebody already mentioned, the stock price of Pentax has taken a > sharp rise in recent weeks. Pal notwithstanding, I think we > are smack-dab in > the middle of a full-bore Pentax renaissance. > > --Mike I hope so. And I had to think about why I hope so. Because I am not a long-time Pentax user. (Though the P&S I bought about 25 years ago is a Pentax). So I came up with some reasons. 1. When I was growing up (late 50's and through the 60's) Pentax was considered the best or one of the best. 2. I get sick and tired of bigger companies driving smaller companies out of business. Like the way M$ has driven tons of others out of business. And I think market diversity is a very good thing for the consumer. 3. It would mean I wasn't a total idiot for buying a K-1000 to learn photography. And not an idiot for later buying a ZX-5n from someone on this list to continue my photography experience. Doe aka Marnie The last, of course, is the most important. ;-)
