▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁success ▁of ▁that ▁camera ▁and ▁the ▁image ▁quality ▁problems ▁it ▁displayed ▁suggest ▁to ▁some ▁that ▁Pent ax ▁may ▁have ▁had ▁other ▁reasons ▁than ▁cost ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁M Z - D ▁project . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Reich mann ▁of ▁The ▁L umin ous ▁Land s cape ▁stated , ▁" For ▁whatever ▁their ▁reasons ▁Pent ax ▁decided ▁that ▁they ▁couldn ' t ▁build ▁a ▁camera ▁with ▁this ▁chip , ▁while ▁Cont ax ▁decided ▁to ▁for ge ▁ahead . ▁To ▁save ▁face ? ▁Poss ibly . ▁We ' ll ▁likely ▁never ▁know ▁for ▁sure " ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Pent ax ▁released ▁a ▁different ▁design ▁ 6 ▁MP ▁A PS - C ▁sensor ▁size ▁D SL R , ▁the ▁Pent ax ▁* ist D . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Tom kins , ▁Michael . ▁P MA ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Show : ▁Pent ax ▁E I - 3 0 0 0 ▁and ▁un named ▁digital ▁SL R ▁- ▁exclusive ▁p ics !. ▁Im aging - Resource . com , ▁retrieved ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Dim it rov , ▁Bo j id ar . ▁M Z - D . ▁ ▁Bo j id ar ▁Dim it rov ' s ▁Pent ax ▁K - Mount ▁Page , ▁retrieved ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Pent ax ▁pro tot ypes ▁at ▁Phot ok ina , ▁As ah i ▁Opt ical ▁Historical ▁Club ▁( 2 0