Oh I don't know. :-) My statement was a little different. I'm saying that they have gained a little respect with the K10D and now is the prime time to capitalize on it with a camera body that looks like they're trying to compete with the very high-mid/high range offerings from Canon and Nikon.
To really do that, it needs to be FF. Tom C. >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) ? >Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:08:13 -0400 > >How many times has Tom said that over the last five years:-)). >Paul >On Oct 16, 2007, at 12:10 AM, Tom C wrote: > > > LOL. You're not breaking it to me. I was being kind. :-) > > > > Pentax has a slim chance yet to recover. If they blow it in the > > next 6 - 12 > > months though, I susect they are done for. > > > > Tom C. > > > > > >> From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > >> To: "pdml" <pdml@pdml.net> > >> Subject: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) ? > >> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:59:17 -0400 > >> > >> I hate to break it to you, but in the USA, Pentax *is* a "2nd tier > >> camera > >> company". The company hasn't released a truly professional system > >> camera > >> here (or anywhere, actually) since the LX. The current high-end > >> Pentax > >> lens > >> selection is miniscule compared to Canon and Nikon. Pentax does not > >> provide > >> the kind of professional support that Canon and Nikon do at major > >> sporting > >> events. Pentax products lack presence on store shelves in the > >> USA. Etc. > >> > >> Tom C wrote: > >>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: "John Sessoms" > >>>> Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even > >>>> under NDA) > >> ? > >>>> > >>>>> If memory serves the other two are an over-priced Nissan and an > >>>>> over-priced Honda. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> I guess that depends on what your personal comfort is worth. > >>>> > >>>> William Robb > >>>> > >>> > >>> My analogy was not about price, it was about image, prestige, > >>> perception in the market place. Sure a FF DSLR will cost more > >>> than one with an APS-C size sensor. If the Canons, Nikon's, > >>> Sony's of the world offer FF DSLR's, then Pentax must also. > >>> If they do not, they will relegate themselves to a 2nd > >>> tier camera company, and it doesn't matter who loves their > >>> camera, or how much it satisfies their current needs. > >>> > >>> Tom C. > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >> and > >> follow the directions. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
