To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Dave S On 4/22/06, Paul Ewins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Glass half empty interpretation: > MF digital is dead. 35FF is the new Medium Format and Canon owns it 100%. > The fate of Pentax rests solely on Samsung's desire to remain a player in > the DSLR segment. > > Glass half full interpretation: > Now there is only Hasselblad to compete against in the MF digital niche. A > smaller company can survive quite happily with a small percentage of the > overall market. Look at Apple who have had 3-5% of the PC market for years. > Even pre iPod (but post iMac) they were doing quite well with this small > fraction. Pentax have always been a "think different" kind of company and > probably just need one "cult" camera to survive. > > Other strange things in the camera market. The Chinese have embraced digital > as expected, but also Large Format cameras. Prices for premium lenses are > rising on eBay and part of this is Chinese buyers. > > Paul Ewins > Melbourne, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Bummer. > > So which way to view the remaining contenders in the market. All poised to > fail > due to a generally weak market or more opportunity to prosper due to > reduction > of competition in the market? > > >
