People come up and admire my Leica M4. They believe I am a "great" photographer because I have a Leica in my hands. They don't react to me when I hold my LX. I can't see the name Pentax getting any special recognition for its name.
Jim A. > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 23:29:57 -0600 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Dpreview - New SLR > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 01:33:53 -0400 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter J. Alling" > Subject: Re: Dpreview - New SLR > > >> The product isn't the problem, it's getting distribution. I stopped >> into the local Wallmart today. they >> had the Canon Digital Rebel in stock and on display. There were no >> Pentax cameras there at all. If they >> don't get exposure they won't sell any. > > Don't use Wal-Mart as a guide in this case. They buy based on price, not > brand. > Canon is big enough to be able to volume discount more than Pentax is. > > At this point, Pentax needs to develop its brand as a cachet brand rather > than mainstream, much like what Leica has survived on for the past 4 > decades. > > William Robb > >
