Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > 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 > >
Interesting, then I wonder what their new 'Elite' club is, maybe a lower level of that. -Adam -- 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.
