Are we talking about the *ist-D here? I know of no "horse's mouth" model!
Also, I know of no " M. Harakiri" in Pentax or elsewhere, other than the band, such as it is... Thanks, keith whaley Caveman wrote: > > Here it is: > > "Thank you for inquiry. We are striving to please our clients, and in > this respect, we've already evaluated the possibility of using the > latest RGBE CCD chip technology available from Sony. Consistent with our > company's policy, we think that a 1-2 years delay in releasing our first > DSLR is less important than having it up to date with the latest > technology, leading to a higher degree of customer satisfaction. > Consequently, we have started to redesign the camera around the new CCD > chip technology. We will also take advantage of this deadline extension > to address some other known issues as well. Some minor ones, like > replacing the USB 1.1 port with a more current 2.0 one, but also some > fundamental ones like the further refining of the lens mount. Working > together with our most advanced client we concluded that backward > compatibility is a non issue, and it would be prefferable to use a small > but good selection of zoom lenses, specially taylored to fit digital's > needs. We eventually decided that the focus shaft will be relocated to > the bottom of the lens mount, where it fits more conveniently and would > allow for a simplified mechanism with less parts, and also permitting an > economy of $0.24 per unit. An extra electrical contact will be placed in > the former place of the focus shaft, allowing for a later to be > implemented advanced protocol for data transmission between the lens and > the camera. The side effect - of making the F(A) lenses being usable > only in manual focus mode - will be of no important consequence, since > metering would also not be available with this series, and the FA-D > series of zooms that will replace them will offer astounding performance > when compared to any lenses designed for film camera. Of course, for our > advanced customers, we will also introduce a FA-D Limited series of > primes, designed with bokeh in mind, which will further enhance the > highly acclaimed 3-D effect of bright-edge bokeh. In order to further > please our customers, we will also make these lenses in black finish, > which will be available in US with the silver finish camera bodies (the > silver finish lenses and black cameras will be reserved for the Japanese > market only). > I hope this has answered all your questions and addressed your concerns > regarding the future developments in our camera and lens lines. > > Sincerely your, > M. Harakiri"
