True, but I don't see the *ist D as a knock-off of the F80. It shares some design similarities, but it's a very different camera. Obviously the people who always buy Nikon aren't going to be swayed, but for those who are still undecided, a vaguely user-friendly interface should be a plus.
chris On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Bruce Rubenstein wrote: > Pentax could make a knock off of the N80 and it wouldn't sell any better > than any other model, because it is still missing the most important > thing, and that is NIKON on the front. Nikon put in the time, effort and > money to make their name worth a great deal. Pentax didn't and they got > what they paid for. > > BR > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > As far as I'm concerned, if Pentax wants to take a page from > >Nikon's book and design their DSLR similar to the best-selling and hugely > >popular F80, I'm all for it. Evidently people like that design. > > > > >
