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davecv davecv

23 posts
22 years
Pottstown PA USA

Posted 22/09/2008 - 22:34 Link

Wow impressive but a huge price tag.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0009/00092107photokina4.asp

ChrisA ChrisA

4839 posts
19 years
South West London

Posted 22/09/2008 - 22:37 Link

davecv wrote:
Wow impressive but a huge price tag.

Erm, check the date....

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Pentax K-3, DA18-135, DA35 F2.4, DA17-70, DA55-300, FA28-200, A50 F1.7, A100 F4 Macro, A400 F5.6, Sigma 10-20 EXDC, 50-500 F4.5-6.3 APO DG OS Samsung flash SEF-54PZF(x2)
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Edited by ChrisA: 22/09/2008 - 22:38

Mannesty Mannesty

7650 posts
21 years
Totana,
Spain.

Posted 22/09/2008 - 22:44 Link

That was Pentax's first attempt at a DSLR using, I believe, a Kodak sensor. The body was based on the MZ-S design. It was later abandoned in favour of the APS-C sized sensor first made commercially available in the form of the *istD.

Peter E Smith - flickr Photostream

davecv davecv

23 posts
22 years
Pottstown PA USA

Posted 22/09/2008 - 22:50 Link

Oh jeez ..... I thought this was a link / preview for this years Photokina show.

Sorry. Nothing new...

I was shocked to see a full frame version and 6 mps.

I apologize.

Mannesty Mannesty

7650 posts
21 years
Totana,
Spain.

Posted 22/09/2008 - 23:19 Link

davecv wrote:
I was shocked to see a full frame version and 6 mps.

At the time the article was written (2000), 6Mp was huge.

Peter E Smith - flickr Photostream