Sylwester, Yes, this is a strange turn. Most would consider the EI-2000 and MZ-D as no shows. I know the EI-2000 actually shipped, but it certainly was not much of a seller. These are products I would not want to shout about to show my digital prowess.
Bruce Wednesday, March 5, 2003, 3:17:32 AM, you wrote: SP> I know how strange the subject of this post is looking, but as a matter of SP> fact there were: SP> - Pentax EI-2000 - that was rather DZLR with non-removable lens (something SP> a'la Oly E10, but unfortunately it had poor chip/electronics made by HP SP> performance) SP> - MZ-D - shown 2 years ago - it was in more advanced stadium than *ist D is SP> now, again poor full frame chip preformance - but this time Pentax didn't SP> decide to go with this offer (fortunately - it would be financial disaster SP> for expected 6000$) SP> - and now, as the third - *ist D SP> So if we take EI-2000 and MZ-D in consideration, Pentax is not so completely SP> "new" in DSLRs. From this point of view, *ist D is not first genration DSLR SP> from Pentax.

