On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 02:01:08PM +1100, Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 06/12/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The high tech marketplace is littered with failed enterprises that > > mis-calculated their chances. I can think of 3 camera companies at > > least. Being conservative is often a wise course of action. Stop > > complaining about it until you are risking your own money, or own the > > company. > > I can understand your point regarding technology vs risk too Bob. But > to think that Pentax couldn't have appreciated the response to a 10MP > camera after over three years of nothing but rehashes built around the > same (albeit capable) 6MP sensor is a bit unbelievable Especially at > the price point vs feature set of the K10D.
They might have hoped for that response, but to make business plans based on it would have been risky - far too risky, in my opinion. After all, the PZ-1p and the MZ-S were both fine cameras; far better than any of the competition at the same price point. But if Pentax had planned on selling those in breakthrough numbers we wouldn't be arguing today - Pentax would have gone belly-up. I'm only too happy the K10D is selling as well as it is, even if it might mean a few people have to wait a week (although as the camera seems to be in stock at B&H and Adorama, even that seems unlikely). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
