travel about 7900 miles or so to see and hold an MZ-S. I'm sure that I could find one
in Mew York City, but I think I'd rather bore that hole.
At 04:41 PM 12/19/2002 +1100, Bob Rap wrote:
Hi Peter, I saw and held one in Sydney at a camera store near Martin Place on George street.Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 4:17 AM Subject: Re: Hypothetical Question > The fact that the LX was only available in Japan made it rather difficult > for most of us to buy. Hell I can't see a MZ-S in the proverbial flesh despite > having two relatively well stocked camera stores which both carry Pentax > within easy driving distance. > > At 09:19 AM 12/18/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > > My question is this: Could Pentax actually use this list for advice > > > and stay in business? We may be too eclectic a group to be a good > > > source of market research. We still argue over the PZ-1p vs the MZ-S. > > > Many here don't even want autofocus. > > > > > >This is pretty much what I was wondering about when I wrote the original > >"Hypothetical Question." People here wonder whether Pentax monitors this > >list (they do), and whether they listen to our advice when advising Japan > >about product development...I don't know whether they do that or not, but I > >have to wonder if it would be productive if they did. > > > >I know that one Pentax person has told me privately that despite all the > >gushing and lauding of the LX on this list, even diehards weren't buying new > >LX's at the end of its lifespan. Most were buying used, or were using LXen > >purchased many years previously. > > > >Some of the comments about a digital SLR would probably be of value to them, > >especially from the perspective of not alienating longtime Pentax > >aficionados. But of course that's only going to be one consideration out of > >many in the design and concept of the new camera. > > > >We're only a few months away now...the Pentax DSLR is coming, > > > >--Mike > > Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. > Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx >
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
