Not to mention that Pentax's production and distribution plans had to be set in stone long before the camera was discussed on DPReview or anywhere else. Paul On Dec 6, 2006, at 5:09 AM, John Forbes wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 02:48:26 -0000, Joseph Tainter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Yet Pentax managed it well. They delayed introduction. Provided a >> sufficient number of cameras to get everyone talking and have now >> delivered a second batch. They're getting it right. >> Paul >> >> ----- >> >> Part of what continues to make me shake my head is that everyone but >> Pentax saw how large the demand would be for the K100D and the K10D. >> Pentax has said that it took them by surprise. Their employees monitor >> dpreview, where people were (and are) bursting at the seams for these >> cameras. > > The navel-gazing, pixel-peeping whingers at DPReview probably number > about > fifty regulars (in the Pentax forum), and are, hopefully, not in any > way > representative of the population at large. It would be very dangerous > to > base any plans on the nonsense that emanates from that forum. > > I don't mean to disparage everybody that posts there. Godfrey, for > instance, does so occasionally, like a narrow shaft of light > illuminating > a small patch of a dark, dank, and murky forest. > > Most of them, however, can be safely ignored. > > John > > >> Of course it's not my money at risk. But I continue to think that >> Pentax >> management could do a better job. I don't want to argue about this, >> just >> offer my impression. >> >> On the other hand, Pentax management has improved much over the past >> couple of years. Ned Bunnell's blog site (I don't have the link) has a >> translation of part of the interview with Mr. Torigoe in which he says >> that design and marketing are now working together better at Pentax, >> and >> using customer feedback. >> >> Joe >> > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
