On June 19, 2003 09:29 am, Anthony Farr wrote:
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> Pentax don't plan to sell most *ists to present Pentax owners, but to
> people who've never before owned a 35mm SLR. That's what makes it 'entry
> level'. If you or I or anyone else on this list bought an *ist, that would
> not be an 'entry' purchase. We don't count in the *ist's reasons to exist,
> and that's why it doesn't appeal to so many of us.
That's not a very big market today. The *ist has some nice features in a
relatively small package. The only thing I've heard about it that's
questionable is the build quality. If it's more robust then some of the
suggestions here I'll consider it.
Nick
