Hallo Heiko, I hope you are right, but I fear, that I'm right. But now I just put my MZ-S and my limited lenses in a suit case and I start to a short holyday to dresden. Best regards Rüdiger
>Hi Rüdiger, > >on 09 Jun 03 you wrote in pentax.list: > >>> wait some more time to see the rest of the *ist lineup. I'm quite >>>sure that we will see some positive surprises, too. > >>From what is your hope. If they will save 5 Euro on their most >>expensive body and make the software in a way to prevent using >>K and M lenses and make the userinterface incompatibly to the MZ-S, >>why should the work in different way on a coming mid class SLR >>or high end D-SLR? > >The *ist is an entry level camera. The entry level models of the MZ- >lineup had always a crippled mount (MZ-30/50/60) and nobody cared about >that. We now have a special situation because the entry level model is >the first one of the *ist series that has been released. And in addition >the first DSLR will be released soon - based on similar technology as >the *ist. The *istD is a special camera as it is the first DSLR of >Pentax. The most important aims of this camera will be that it works >competitive and that it can be released soon. I'm quite sure that Pentax >has borrowed the crippled mount from the *ist as that was necessary to >realize the release date in late summer. So the crippled mount of the >*ist/*istD allows neither the conclusion that the future models will not >nor that they will have a fully compatible mount. We just cannot say! > >In addition - there may be more options that we actually don't see. What >about a whole new strategy with a crippled mount for the entry and maybe >mid level and a new KAF3 mount with full compatibility and new features >(IS/USM)? I could imaginge something like that, but keep in mind that >Pentax is a small company in comparison to Canon. They have made a huge >development effort this year: Optio 33L, Optio S, Optio 450, Optio 550 >(still some more Optios to come ;-), *ist, *istD, three new lenses and >maybe more to come. I really wonder how they do that. If you like Pentax >and want to kep Pentax, then you have to be patient. If you want a >complete IS/USM/DSLR system _now_, then just sell all Pentax stuff (I'll >give some of your equipment a good home ;-)) and take a Canon 10D, a >EOS30 and a pile of new AF lenses (no manual lenses at all...). > >I have decided to be patient (especially as this will result in a >cheaper DSLR) and bought an Optio 550 which offers me lots of features >to bridge the time... > >Cheers, Heiko >
