Originally Posted by philmorley 
its not for me, but I could see why many people would be attracted, esp when you look at da21 etc. but I
think Ned B said in an interview a month or two ago that they are not planning on compete in this market at this stage or something to that effect
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/p...orter-com.html
He also said Pentax would not play in the low end of the market but the rumors seem to indicate that is exactly what they are going to do. Not to get off topic but Ned has shown me nothing so far. It appears he is stuck in the past as badly as Pentax engineering is. Oly is pushing forward with innovative small cameras, Sony is implementing LV better than anybody else, and Nikon keeps coming out with state of the art equipment. Pentax? Lucky thing Samsung bailed them out with the K20D sensor or their sales slogan would be "Last years innovations implemented badly at higher prices".