I'm like a fretting "parent" hoping for a Pentax win. Their relative position is lagging, but they're moving up.
Jack --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For the first time since I've been using Pentax on a regular basis, > there is a light at the end of the tunnel. They're doing better today > > than they've done at any time since perhaps the 1970s. The wringing > of hands surprises me. > Paul > On Aug 24, 2006, at 5:03 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > I find it difficult to watch the competition usurp Pentax in > > satisfying > > market after market while they seem to be suffering from product > > constipation. > > If I didn't care about they're success, I wouldn't give a damn > either. > > > > Jack > > > > --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> On Aug 24, 2006, at 11:59 AM, Tom C wrote: > >> > >>>> On Aug 24, 2006, at 10:53 AM, Tom C wrote: > >>>>> That's not true at all. How can you make a judgement like > that? > >>>> > >>>> By interpreting what I read on this list. It's my opinion: I can > >> form > >>>> whatever opinion I want from the evidence in front of me. > >>>> > >>> > >>> So now you know your formed opinion may be wrong. :-) > >>> > >>> And by your logic, what's wrong with other's evaluating the > >>> evidence and > >>> stating their opinion? > >>> > >>>> You may disagree with that opinion, but it doesn't change the > fact > >>>> that this is how it sounds to me from reading all these bs > >> postings > >>>> and rants. > >> > >> As I said, directly above. An opinion is an opinion. > >> > >> > >>>> If you "can't afford to run out and buy a new camera system > >> everyday" > >>>> what does it matter that Pentax "should have been concentrating > on > >>>> getting more innovative products to market sooner"? > >>> > >>> Because if they had a higher spec'd body it wouldn't be a whole > new > >> > >>> system, > >>> and maybe I can afford that. Yes I realize you don't consider > >>> camera gear > >>> an investment, but some of us may buy 5 DLSR's, some 2, some only > >>> 1. So > >>> making the choice that's right for us individually is important. > >> > >> And evidently you feel that what you bought was not the right > choice? > >> > >> or perhaps I'm reading too much into your negativity. > >> > >>> As Jack Davis adeptly realized and pointed out, I'm not bashing > the > >> > >>> physical > >>> Pentax product. I'm commenting on Pentax's strategy and > >>> marketing. I'm > >>> wondering how their decisions of the past and present will affect > >>> their > >>> future. > >> > >> As I've said, I like their developmental strategy. > >> > >> I have no opinion about their marketing. Neither do I care about > any > >> > >> other camera manufacturers' marketing. That's their business. I > hope > >> > >> Pentax is successful and stay in business as I do like their > >> products, but they're success has nothing whatever to do with > whether > >> > >> their equipment does the job I want when I buy it. > >> > >> G > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
