On 10/05/07, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My impression is that they will go with point-and-shoot and drop all other > lines. > Pentax have had much success in the p&s market.
Reports to the market indicate otherwise: "Pentax will continue to overhaul less profitable businesses. It will abandon the development of medium-format single-lens reflex cameras designed for professional photographers and specialize in digital SLR offerings for new and intermediate users......... the firm plans to focus on its three growth areas: endoscopes and other medical instruments, digital SLR cameras and optical items. At the same time, it intends to pursue strategies designed to exploit core optical and precision technologies. (The Nikkei Thursday morning edition)" The P&S market is crowded and does not guarantee the future profit that Pentax requires in order to survive. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
