--- Brad Dobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However, we all talk about Pentax and their > position, rank and financial, > and what they will be in the future, and > really......what about that darned > DSLR? What I'm thinking is, we as a whole group are > the serious amateurs, > or professionals using Pentax. We are somewhat > representative. If we don't > buy all the latest and greatest from Pentax, how can > we expect them to > develop for us, a DSLR. We'd be the ones with the > want and money to buy > one. But Pentax needs money and a reason to develop > and manufacture and > sell worldwide a DSLR. Are we, in general terms, > helping them do that? If > they know their real fans like the old over the new, > and buy used, why put > the effort into a DSLR? Or a better new 35mm > flagship for that matter?
Hey Brad, That point has been made before on this list and it's a good one. One idea is that Pentax didn't really do a good job throughout the series of cameras they released. The K, M, and A series seem to have been rather well received. The P, SF, and to a large extent PZ series camera were not so well received. When comparing specs, I've often wondered why they even bothered with the P series. The SF cameras are rather ungainly with poor to mediocre autofocus and loud shutters. The PZ-1p stands out as a good/popular body though most would agree it was kept around far too long. Between the Super Program and the ZX-5n, we're talking about 10 years and around 10 bodies that were...well, blech! So I think there's a fan base that never moved along with Pentax through the series of bodies. I've met several Nikon photographers who talk of going from F3 to F4s to F5/F100 or FM/FE to FM2/FE2 to N8008 to N90s to F100. All the while, they progressed with the manufacturer. Nikon and Canon have earned their fan base through the years. I think Pentax lost alot of people after the ME Super/Super Program/LX years. They just stayed put with the cameras they had. Mark __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
