On Oct 19, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > Mark Erickson wrote: >> All, >> >> This may have already been discussed, but I think it's pretty >> significant. >> Ned Bunnell, an occasional poster to the Pentax forum over at >> DPReview, was >> recently promoted to President of Pentax Imaging in the USA. >> There's a nice >> "congratulations" thread over at DPReview. >> >> In a response in the thread, Ned himself wrote the following >> regarding >> Pentax USA's presence at PhotoPlus in New York: >> >> "And we'll be announcing our new Pentax Pro Services program." >> >> Mmmmm. "Pro Services". If it's real, it's a significant step for >> Pentax in >> the USA. Sure doesn't sound like Hoya wants to pull the plug on >> their >> camera business, does it? >> >> What does it mean regarding upcoming DSLRs? More high end >> products, I >> hope.... >> >> --Mark >> > > That's seriously good news. Ned gets the market, which bodes very well > for Pentax's biggest market, and Pro support is a place where > everybody > except Canon falls down (NPS is a joke, Oly is also finally > introducing > a Pro support system concurrent with the E-3 Launch)
Oly's had a Pro Support Services for some time, Adam. It's just darn hard to qualify for it ... You have to prove that something like 80% or more of your income comes from the use of Olympus brand camera equipment. I have three friends who are members and they tell me that the service level it provides is outstanding, but it took each of them over a year to qualify. Godfrey -- 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.
