Re: *ist and BG-20

2003-06-12 Thread Caveman
Roland Mabo wrote: Pentax has promised three filmbased *ist models. One is released. Two more is to come. Really soon. cheers, caveman

Re: *ist and BG-20

2003-06-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Roland Mabo Subject: Re: *ist and BG-20 > Pentax has promised three filmbased *ist models. One is released. Two more > is to come. > I find it hard to believe that all of them is going to be entry level. I won't believe any of them have f

Re: *ist and BG-20 8-)

2003-06-12 Thread Thomas Heide Clausen
On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:10:29 +0100 mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Thomas Heide Clausen wrote: > > I think that the big LCD on the back is superflorus > > I'm not buying one, then. My hayfever and the thought of having to > stand it in water when you are not using it...

Re: *ist and BG-20

2003-06-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Roland Mabo Subject: *ist and BG-20 > And to those who judge Pentax future cameras and lenses by the entry level > *ist and FAJ - it's not fair to Pentax. Different market segments needs > different products. I see no reason to fear that the upcoming high-end

Re: *ist and BG-20 8-)

2003-06-12 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Thomas Heide Clausen wrote: > I think that the big LCD on the back is superflorus I'm not buying one, then. My hayfever and the thought of having to stand it in water when you are not using it.. mike

Re: *ist and BG-20

2003-06-12 Thread Thomas Heide Clausen
Actually, I just popped into my local camera pusher's shop and demanded to borrow and *ist with an FA-J lens. I played around with it for a while before returning it, and my observations were generally positive. For an entry-level camera, it seems quite good: packed with features (which I found fai

Re: *ist and BG-20

2003-06-12 Thread Alin Flaider
Yeah, there's not much disagreement over here about *ist being entry level, as it is about digital ist falling into this area. Not judging Pentax future by the *ist D specifications is too much to ask from most of us, common mortals with normally sized pockets. At this price tag we expec