1. *ist D may not be based on the film *ist. For one thing, it has a much better finder which obviously requires larger prism housing,
Unlikely, because it's not a full frame sensor. Besides, there is no telling how the actual viewfinder quality is. They can still screw up by using a highly distorted & poorly corrected eyepiece (just like MZ/ZX bodies, except MZ-S).
I do feel that Pentax is changing and they may become more aggressive than before. I certainly hope so.
More Canon like perhaps.
regards, Alan Chan
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