1) I never wrote that Pentax was as significant as Nikon or Canon in the 35mm professional SLR cameras market, but Pentax produced one of the 35mm professional cameras and system around this camera more significant in the history of the professional 35mm reflex photography and Pentax was and is one of the respected names in the photography world from a long time ago . 2)If you did not know about it, there always is opportunity to learn: http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/pentaxlx/index.htm 3) When I wrote that Pentax almost abandoned the professional 35mm market, I was talking about Pentax no longer produced cameras like the Spotmatic or the LX that marked a way for other manufacturers. Carlos. 2010/3/28 David Sadowski <dsadowski@xxxxxxxxx>: > I don't know that Pentax "almost abandoned" the 35mm pro market. > Nikon had most of it already sewed up, so Pentax naturally found a > niche somewhere else- with their 645 and 67 medium format cameras. > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list