Tom,
I think a certain other-worldliness (lack of focus on money, rather than
product) has been one of the charms of Pentax over the years. They will
probably never regain the market position they had in the 1960s and 1970s,
but quality and quantity are never bedfellows for long.
I hope Pentax will survive as a quirky niche player offering petite,
highly ergonomic bodies and some superb lenses.
For those Pentax doesn't, and won't, support, we can only say farewell.
But for the other 98%, come on in, the water's lovely. Okay, it's a bit
chilly at the moment, but it'll warm up.
John
PS: Because I, too, was a little concerned about the future (I read too
many Herb Chong posts), I bought a second D body.
That both helped Pentax and gave me a backup/source of spares.
On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:21:56 +0100, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi John,
I only felt slightly offended... not to worry. Thanks for the reply.
I agree with what you say in principle regarding 'promoting it and
buying the products', but I don't see it as necessarially making a
difference.
The precedent is that many here HAVE supported Pentax for years and we
end up with the present situation in the market and our subsequent
perceptions. Pentax has deeper pockets than any of us individually, so
I'm loathe to throw money at a company that may not know where it's
going.
Tom C.
From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: AW: AW: Rumors About Pentax's Future
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 00:09:10 +0100
Tom,
I wasn't meaning to direct my remarks at you specifically. And whilst
I take your point about freedom of speech, it seems to me that there
is little point in subscribing to a Pentax list if you have nothing
good to say about Pentax.
Fortunately, Pentax is a company with more than one string to its bow,
and I suspect (and hope)
that it will survive the present downturn in its fortunes. (Note that
it's latest figures, and forecasts, still show it is making profits.)
However, they won't be helped by so-called Pentax supporters who spend
their time in a public forum telling people to buy a brand of camera
made by a copier company.
And with all due respect to you and Rob S, one of the reasons this list
is more interesting/lively whatever is because Pentax users are people
who don't follow the herd.
The best way to make sure Pentax survives and thrives is to promote it
and buy the products (when you can find them :-) ).
Best wishes
John
Pentax user from 1973 to at least 2043 (hopefully)
On Thu, 26 May 2005 23:37:02 +0100, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Because there's still a concept called "Freedom of Speech" here, as
much as I hate using that grossly overused and abused cliche.
Tom C.
From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: AW: AW: Rumors About Pentax's Future
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 23:34:50 +0100
So why don't you just go off and buy a bloody Canon and
unsubscribe? This is a Pentax list, but sometimes it reads like a
piece of Canon Marketing propaganda.
I've got two *ist D, and several superb lenses which can't be
bettered by Canon at any price. Using Ebay (which still exists, by
the way) I have managed to acquire several excellent lenses at very
good prices.
Pentax made a serious mistake with their choice of sensor (and
sensor size) with the MZD or whatever it was called, and it cost
them dear, but they are coming back. Give them time. And
meanwhile shoot some pictures.
And stop whingeing.
It's the one bad aspect of an otherwise excellent list.
John
On Thu, 26 May 2005 17:48:16 +0100, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I recently recommended a Canon 20D to a colleague who owned no
35mm gear to speak of. I don't think I would recommend a 350D.
Build quality seems inferior. I did mention that Pentax would be
a decent choice because of the backward compatibility and the
resulting opportunity to buy high quality used lenses, but I said
that conventional wisdom would suggest going with the Canon.
Paul
Exactly the way I feel Paul. I can't in good faith steer someone
else towards *starting* a Pentax system at this point in time. If
all they wanted is a DSLR with one zoom lens, maybe. But even
then...
Tom C.
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