I still like my *istD. Don't think I'd trade it for a DS. I still plan to use it as a backup and perhaps for low-light work as well. Nice camera. Slow write, but nice camera. (The write is faster than taking the film out and hauling it to the lab.:-). Paul On Nov 21, 2006, at 10:49 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote:
> On 22/11/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I doubt that an outfit like B&H would order or receive only 10 or >> 20 units >> unless there was a strict allotment from Pentax. But even if >> there were, >> I'm sure Pentax would award what is surely one of their largest DSLR >> retailers more than so few K10D's. > > Shel, of course it was said in jest, I'm sure they would have received > at least 30 units :-) > > We knew that there would be supply issues and after these first > shipments I guess we'll see just how good they are. The camera isn't > available in Australia until the end of the month, why this is I have > no idea, but I'm very sure we'll have greater problems with supply > here then in the US. Our local distribution agency is renown for it. > >> Pentax, for the first time in quite some time, has the potential >> to make >> some real progress, hopefully without backsliding too much. There >> was so >> much pentax bashing and teeth gnashing going on here for a while >> that it >> made me angry and frustrated. > > Frankly I think it was well deserved. You seem to have weathered the > storm well but those of us who elected to retain our *ist D bodies > until something that was a real upgrade came out have been left > hanging for some time. Financially Pentax are still dog paddling, as > compared to its major competitors and as such aren't preferred stocks. > > -- > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
