On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Christian wrote: > But I'm wondering what it offers that the others do not.
It is newer and will compete in price. Until the next offering from the competition. This is the point of this model. A new buyer now has again three choices, and like DagT, I can now tell whoever asks me "ask to see the new Pentax too". > salespeople. We've read it here many times: You go in a store and ask for > Pentax and the salespeople immediately push the two big brands at you. And what can the PDML do about that? > of "professional-grade" cameras, lenses and accessories. They shouldn't > waste their time (and mine; my dissatisfaction with their product strategy > has been voiced) with entry-level cameras that - in spite of build quality, > features, size and ergonomics - cannot compete with current offerings from > other companies based on marketing and brand recognition. I am sure the -DL has cost them next to nothing given the previous R&D and if it sells well it's a money cow. What they do with this money (if it comes) may be of interest. Pentax does not move fast. They are committed to APS-C. They have a roadmap for new lenses (looking forward to the FF 50-200/4, myself) and have promised an upgrade to the -D in the longer term. We can question whether these will happen all day, given their track record, but their recent past shows they deliver. It's pointless trying to get them to change the above strategy to higher-end (FF?) K-mount products, so let's not waste breath. You pay your money, you make your choices. Yesterday was a good day for Pentax (and Sweden ;-))) as far as I am concerned. Kostas
