Nope, the *ist never was a top-end camera, but it pretty much replaced all the low-end cameras. Considering it cost a smidgen more than my F65 did (Which was second from the bottom in the Nikon line) it has no claim on 'top-end'. It's a consumer body, and spec'd to match.
Pentax stopped making a 35mm body with any claim to being top-end when the MZ-S was discontinued. And even that was no top-end camera, merely a superb mid-range body. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: > None of them were top of the line bodies, the *ist is now, don't believe > me go to www.pentaximaging.com and look. > > Adam Maas wrote: > > >>Try it on any of the double-digit MZ/ZX models like the MZ-60 and 70. At >>least the *ist will let you take a picture with a pre-A lens. The issue >>you complain of long predates the *ist's. >> >>-Adam >> >> >>P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> >> >>>They've never screwed with their customers like that before. Well not >>>until the introduction of the *ist Film and Digital introduction that >>>is. Try to meter with a pre-A lens on the film *ist and let me know how >>>that works for ya. >>> >>>Aaron Reynolds wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>On Aug 5, 2006, at 7:35 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>And encourage us to buy new lenses? Gosh, no! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>I just can't see it. They've never screwed with the customer like that >>>>before. >>>> >>>>Plus, their pro commitment is still to medium format. >>>> >>>>-Aaron >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
