Small corporations are a bit different, Pentax showed all the hallmarks of being a small corporation. Their image was tied up in their SLR heritage. They used it instead of advertising. Pentax was less likely to dispense with their camera business because of that image, they held onto it during lean times waiting them out. Hoya will do what Konica did with their photo division much more readily. If it makes money nothing much will change.
Paul Stenquist wrote: > No corporation, big or small has use for sentiment. You can be sure > that all Pentax decisions were motivated by profit potential, as they > will continue to be. Not to worry. > Paul > On Dec 23, 2006, at 7:42 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > >> Right now they're disappearing slowly, and the 645D will be replacing >> the 645, big corporations have no use for such sentiment, only >> profits. >> >> Bob Shell wrote: >> >>> On Dec 23, 2006, at 12:06 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I expect that un-profitable or merely less than nominally profitable >>>> products to be discontinued. That means that the medium format >>>> lines >>>> will disappear quickly. >>>> >>>> >>> I thought they had already announced that they were phasing out the >>> medium format film products. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. >> --Albert Einstein >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
