> >Sharp spike by Sony was considered largely attributed to the loss of share >by Canon RebelXT (or whatever they call, 350D?) in this particular case. >The same should have happened with other makers (Pentax etc) but Alpha 100 >is usually compared directly with the Canon's entry level. Rebel was >approaching the end of life and Alpha 100 ate into it. Both companies >spent >a lot of ad dollars. >It is true that Pentax should have been able to get the share of the pie, >but they have been busy enough anyway (production capacity?) and it is a >moot point. > >Cheers, > >Ken >
Yes, I'm sure there were lots of reasons. I was just passing on an article from a reputable source. I didn't gloat over it or tell people what to think about it. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net