"if Pentax pulls out of the camera business, then all the money have i have put into Pentax dead-ends."
Well. I've got a Bronica SQ-A with a very good PS 40mm, PS 180mm and an OK 80mm and some more equipment. The lenses were bought new, so they represent a large investment for me. Now Bronica (actually Tamron) is out of the MF business, but I still can't see the problem. I've delivered 6 b/w 120-films today, and I expect the pictures to be just as good (or bad) as they were before. If something goes wrong Bronica has promised to maintain repairs for the system for 10 years (they have to because of some consumer protecting laws in this part of the world), and if they can't the prices for excellent used equipment is low. So, if this happens to Pentax I will use the equipment I have until it is unrepairable and falls apart. This is a long time and until then I can take pictures just the same way as before. So, what's the problem? Sure, it would be sad but it's not the end of the world. DagT > fra: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > you haven't figured it out yet, my position represents the same as that of > people who manage hundreds of millions of dollars of Pentax stock. Pentax's > camera business is in serious trouble, not the company. if Pentax pulls out > of the camera business, then all the money have i have put into Pentax > dead-ends. if they want to stay in the camera business they have to do much > better than they are doing now. Olympus and Konica Minolta are in the same > boat. those are the major players. Fuji is one of the minor players also in > the same boat. these are just the DSLR manufacturers. this coming year is > it. anyone who is not profitable in the digital camera game by 1Q 2006 isn't > ever going to be. most camera companies didn't make their 1H fiscal 2005 > sales figures, some by significant amounts but haven't lowered their YE 2005 > forecasts. everyone is counting on a large 2H gain. keeping a division > running that always loses money and has not hope of making any is really > stupid. > > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 3:48 AM > Subject: Re: How Pentax Could Survive (was:Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm) > > > > Thank God for that. Then perhaps you can move on from your obsession with > > Pentax's financial downfall. > >
