They only have what Japan gives them. Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl -------------------------------- 'Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.' Ronald Reagan ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:39:04 -0700 (PDT) >Pentax USA's marketing has always been pathetic, and >lately has been worse than pathetic. Here they have >the istD, the istDS, and a raft of new Optios, and not >even PopPhoto or Shutterbug has a single line of >Pentax advertising. The whole lot of them in Colorado >should join the ranks of the unemployed. > >My favorite camera store (Eagle Photo in Portsmouth, >NH--unfortunately 8 hours from Philly!) has a good >stock of Pentax cameras and accessories, and Pentax is >their largest-selling brand. Here in Philly, they are >very hard to find. > >Rick > >--- Dick Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> As little as a year ago one could go into any >> discount electronic store and >> purchase a Pentax 35mm compact or digital camera. >> Today, at least in the >> upper mid-west, there are no such Pentax cameras to >> be found. You cannot >> find a Pentax camera of any kind in Best Buy, Sams, >> Walmart or Target in my >> region. Canon, Nikon, Konica/Minolta, Olympus, Fuji >> etc film and digital >> cameras are stocked in these stores, but not our >> favorite brand. I would >> assume that quite a few people purchase their >> compact film and digital >> cameras in stores such as these. To find that >> Pentax is fast becoming a >> non-player in these retail outlets has to be >> concerning. Along with that, >> I haven't seen a Pentax aid on TV or in print in >> well over a year, maybe >> longer. What in the world is USA Pentax doing to >> promote and sell the >> brand? I also noted that on the new USA Pentax >> website that the MZ-S is no >> longer offered. Three film slr's were listed, the >> ist, ZX-m, and >> XZ-60. It's a shame that the MZ-S couldn't be made >> availabe for a little >> longer. >> >> DG >> >> > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
