Obviously the site is not for you. Why bitch about it? G
On Sep 13, 2007, at 10:50 AM, Tom C wrote: > I don't think I'm being overly critical. Winning a lens or > something else > is fun. Winning a camera body or kit would be even better. I don't > see how > winning or clicking around = inspiring enthusiam though. > Regardless of the > intended purpose for the site, wouldn't inspiring enthusiam > regarding Pentax > among non-users reap a potential larger reward? > > As a current and longtime Pentax owner, why would I care what other > Pentax > owners think about their equipment? I can and have formed my own > opinions > just fine. If there was something I was particularly interested in > I would > research it or come to a place like the PDML. > > As it is, there's just a bunch of things like: > > "I love Pentax" > > "I love my camera" > > "I have only owned Pentax" > > "I have used Pentax for 25 years" > > What does that tell me? Does reading the accolades make me think > *I* love > Pentax more? Does it give me a warm and fuzzy feeling, that I > bought the > right brand? For me, no. > > Maybe if Pentax had been more critical of themselves, or took it's > customers > feedback, even the negative kind, they would be better for it. > > I'm expressing my opinion about it and just so you know, it's not all > negative. I like the overall design and I think there should > probably be > alot more photographer profiles, including some better known pros > that might > lend their name. Robert Glenn Ketchum comes to mind. > > http://www.robertglennketchum.com/ > http://members.aol.com/kevinoneil/rgk.html > > As far as inspiring enthusiam though, why not have a 'Pentax > hosted' photo > sharing site. Not a gallery that requires judges to approve > photos, but a > site where any Pentax user could post their images. That's what > photography > is about, the results, the image. I could see that inspiring > enthusiasm. > > > Tom C. > > >> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest >> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:57:37 -0700 >> >> How many people who do not already own Pentax equipment would hang >> out on a "Pentaxian" community website looking at what other Pentax >> users had to say? >> >> I feel the criticism is misplaced. It's a little easter egg hunt to >> inspire enthusiasm for pentax users, not a major "win a pentax >> camera" contest to draw new users. What I see in so many posts like >> Tom's is constant criticism of the company and its products, which >> makes me wonder why those who are so critical of them choose to >> continue as owners/users. I wouldn't if I were that critical of both >> company and products. >> >> IBM seems to be doing pretty well nowadays. >> >> G >> >> On Sep 13, 2007, at 9:02 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> >>> He does make a valid point though. >>> >>> I'd be far more likely to buy a lens for a camera I just won than I >>> would to buy a camera to fit a lens or a flash ... although I think >>> Pentax'd probably get better marketing value for giving away a >>> camera kit. >>> >>> I'd be far more likely to buy *ANOTHER* lens for a camera I'd won >>> if I >>> could it use right out of the box. >>> >>> And it's far more likely I'd eventually follow an upgrade path once >>> committed to the system than if I have a lens or a flash I couldn't >>> use >>> for anything but a paperweight. >>> >>> Sometimes I wonder if Pentax hired all of IBM's old marketing guys. >> >> >> -- >> 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
