Hey Frank, I hope you're right. I want to buy more and more and more! :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:55 PM Subject: Re: Is there a Pentax Future? > Hi Brad, > > Who the heck knows? > > Some companies that seem bullet-proof (as you mentioned) seem to go bankrupt > overnight, and are gone. > > Some companies seem to always teeter on the brink of insolvency, but manage to > hang in there, and appear healthy right now. To continue your analogy of > Canadian department stores, Brad, the Hudsons's Bay Company, some 10 or 20 years > ago appeared to have it's days numbered. Now, it's healthy and vibrant. > > As Bruce said, I don't think anyone here on this list knows enough of the "big > picture" to comment on Pentax' viability in either the short or the long term. > > For myself, I don't worry about it. Seems to me that Pentax sells boatloads of > P&S'es, both digital and film, as well as lots of those things that surveyors > look through (geolites? I can never remember their name), and optical devices > that penetrate all manner of bodily orifices (eeeeww!). I think Pentax are > viable enough. > > regards, > frank > > Pentax Guy wrote: > > > > > > > Lots of stores here don't handle Pentax at all (some never, some not anymore > > "they just don't sell"). For this to occur in what is supposed to be > > Pentax's market (Europe and such), makes me wonder. How many camera > > companies have come and gone since Pentax has been around? At Dave's Camera > > Repair shop is a beautiful museum of great cameras long gone. Dare we count > > the brands? Nothing lasts forever, is Pentax winding down? This new age is > > different from the past, small stores close to bigger ones, large once > > family owned businesses (Eaton's in Canada, to name just one of many) have > > gone. Whatever happened recently to all those little computer stores, or > > all those 'brand clone' computers? Big Box, mega companies. Does Pentax > > fit the model in the camera world? New models and a DSLR as death > > throws?<sp?> and last ditch efforts? We have rumours, little facts. What > > is Pentax's status in Japan? Won't change my stance on Pentax, love the > > stuff, and will use it until I can't buy a roll for less than $100 :) Then > > go digital, with, well, hopefully Pentax and K mount. All this is a valid > > question. Anyone here fear this? They seem like a 'loss leader' type in > > the industry and am I wrong with them being a still distant 4th? When will > > they publish some new material for lens, accessories, and such? Why aren't > > they? And what's with the lack of ads? Is Asahi Optical Co. on it's last > > leg? Could this be THE END? (sorry, dry humour there) They've had once > > heck of a run.... > > > > Or is North America a pain with trading, shipping, duties and taxes and > > laws? Will NA just be cut out? > > > > Please, this is real stuff, real questions. I've stated I love my stuff and > > will continue to use it. But no one has ever raised the question but loves > > to speculate on everything else. So I'm tossing it out. Be open minded. > > > > Since we've all gone through withdrawal when the board was down, this topic > > may light the fires. > > > > Brad > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > >
