The question was largely rhetorical. :-) Tom C.
>From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: RE: Rv: Don't shoot the messenger ;-) >Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 20:29:33 +0100 > > > If Pentax had been making money hand over fist since the > > K100D and the K10D, > > why do they have "limited resources"? > >nobody in their right mind is going to announce that they have >unlimited resources for anything. > >-- > Bob > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Tom C > > Sent: 01 June 2007 17:06 > > To: pdml@pdml.net > > Subject: RE: Rv: Don't shoot the messenger ;-) > > > > There's still a lot of mixed messages. So who knows? > > > > Highly profitable DSLR's doesn't necessarily mean the kind of > > camera you and > > I want to buy. Focusing it's "limited resources" are they > > key words, IMO. > > > > If Pentax had been making money hand over fist since the > > K100D and the K10D, > > why do they have "limited resources"? > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > >From: Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > >To: pdml@pdml.net > > >Subject: Rv: Don't shoot the messenger ;-) > > >Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 08:18:35 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > >Yes, but when talking about full frame, there was always the > > argument > > >saying "there will be no FF because this means > > 'professionals' and Pentax > > >covers this segment with its MF line". > > > > > >So no 'professionals' anymore? No upgrade path if you want > > to go beyond > > >what APS-C sensors can offer (and what is supported by the > > new line of > > >K-mount lenses)? > > > > > >Jaume > > > > > >----- Mensaje reenviado ---- > > >De: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > >Enviado: viernes, 1 de junio, 2007 16:41:09 > > >Asunto: Re: Don't shoot the messenger ;-) > > > > > >Shoot the messenger? Sounds like good news to me: "A new > > focus on highly > > >profitable digital SLRs." The abandonment of the MF > > development had become > > >pretty much an obvious direction as time went on and as the > > K digitals > > >proved quite successful. > > >Paul > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > >From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >From "The Nikkei Business DailyJun/01/2007 10:06 GMT" > > > > > > > > "Hoya's Suzuki previously implied that a sell-off of the camera > > > > business could be imminent, but he indicated otherwise at > > the Thursday > > > > press conference. "We can afford the camera operation if > > we focus on > > > > particular fields," he said." > > > > > > > > "Within Pentax, a project to bolster the camera operation > > is quietly > > > > under way with a new focus on highly profitable digital SLRs. To > > > > concentrate its limited resources on most promising items, it >will > > > > freeze for the time being development of medium format digital > > > > cameras, which tend to be costly. Meanwhile, it will rebuild its > > > > compact digital camera operation by concentrating on > > > > higher-performance models, among other measures." > > > > > > > > "Hoya will begin takeover proceedings in early June, at > > which time the > > > > real battle for survival will begin for Pentax's camera > > operations." > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Rob Studdert > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
