On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, tom wrote: > Right now the p+s I'd like to get is that Pentax w/ the 24mm.
Which model is this? > One more thing...with digital sensor sizes, it seems to me there's an > opportunity for a new class of p+s, a fixed lens camera with a > seriously fast lens. How about a p+s with a 28mm f/1.4? Maybe another > with a 85/1.4? I could do a whole wedding with those 2 cameras. > Marketed correctly they'd fill the niche occupied by the Contax T3, > Minolta TC-1 and Ricoh GR-1. I agree. This new Panasonic Lumix camera seems to be a push in the right direction for that, although it still has a zoom lens (but it is a very fast one, 28-90/2): http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_440.html If I'm reading the text on the lens right it looks like it is using a 2/3" sized CCD, which probably means it is the same chip that is in the Sony F717 and the Minolta D7 series of cameras. That has lower noise than most P&S digital cameras, although it can't compete with a D-SLR. I'm curious to see what these end up selling for. I have a Ricoh GR-1 that I'd sell if anyone is interested. alex
