I agree with the reality of commodity objects being nothing special,
but I disagree in part, because users, especially first-time users,
will form a perception of the brand nevertheless.
If I were the first time user of a particular brand and had a poor
experience, I'd shy away from that brand next time.
Three cases in point.
Sony high-end ear buds ($80)... after several months crackling noises
while listening to music.
Sony high-end noise-cancelling headphones ($200)... same issue.
I don't think my next pair will be Sony and if it is, I'll mail the
warranty registration card immediately.
Blackberry Storm.
Just abysmal performance and a torturous user experience (IMO).
I didn't go looking for Blackberries when upgrading my phone.
I'd be the same way with a camera. Well I was....
I purchased a Pentax Optio 750Z. Poor performance and lens elements
appear to be separating.
I won't be purchasing another Pentax P&S.
Any product a company sells can have either a positive or negative
impact on whether the customer will purchase that brand again.
A company should not sacrifice their reputation and possible brand
loyalty for short term profits on low-end products. It's
counter-productive.
Tom C.
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM, P. J. Alling
<webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In a commodity market nothing really. Everybody does the same thing these
> days. Only the really top of the line cameras are likely to be anything
> particularly special or peculiar to the firm who's name appears on the case.
>
> On 3/23/2010 10:27 AM, Tom C wrote:
>>
>> What's a reputation worth?
>>
>> Tom C.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 5:50 PM, P. J. Alling
>> <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I'm pretty sure it's not actually built by Pentax anyway. There are a
>>> number other cameras on the market in this class with the same general
>>> shape
>>> and control layout. It's probably a comodity produced in someone else'
>>> factory, to Pentax's general specifications. Like most P&S digital
>>> cameras
>>> these days.
>>>
>>> On 3/22/2010 2:40 PM, Margus Männik wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Optio is I-10 like a fairy tale princess - a real beauty, but not too
>>>> smart. Not as dumb as Amazon reviewer said, just ... a bit retarded.
>>>>
>>>> BR, Margus
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Joe Wilensky wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I really wanted to like this camera, but what a disappointment ... this
>>>>> is the review I put up on amazon.com. I'm surprised there's nothing
>>>>> else out
>>>>> there yet on this camera at all, considering the interest it sparked
>>>>> around
>>>>> the Web when the design and images of it were released back in January.
>>>>> But
>>>>> there's only my review on the black one and (oddly and separately) one
>>>>> person's review on the white one at amazon.com ...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Wow, I wanted to love this camera ... the aesthetics/design got me as
>>>>> soon as I saw the first images released back in January. I have enough
>>>>> old
>>>>> Pentaxes (including an Auto 110 Super) to really appreciate the retro
>>>>> look,
>>>>> styling and old-style logo. The form factor was actually quite nice,
>>>>> with a
>>>>> good balance, small but really nice right-hand grip, and a pleasant
>>>>> grippy
>>>>> texture. It was a bit light (plasticky) for its size.
>>>>>
>>>>> But the picture-taking experience -- slow, slow, slow, at least by 2010
>>>>> standards. I think the 2004 PowerShot I have is faster. Flash photos
>>>>> were
>>>>> terribly slow because of the preflash, which seemed to add an extra
>>>>> second
>>>>> and a half to the process. And images were soft overall, but softer as
>>>>> you
>>>>> zoom anywhere near the telephoto end. Noise and speckling was apparent
>>>>> at
>>>>> nearly all ISO speeds. As far as positives about image quality, in
>>>>> bright
>>>>> daylight, at 80 ISO (the sensor's base speed), images weren't bad and
>>>>> the
>>>>> lens did show good flare resistance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Videos were technically HD, but at quality poor enough that it didn't
>>>>> seem to be worth the higher spec. Zoom in video mode is only available
>>>>> as
>>>>> digital zoom, which degrades image quality immediately.
>>>>> Sliding battery cover was very fragile and seemed prone to become
>>>>> misaligned and I was very, very careful with it; I would always worry
>>>>> about
>>>>> its durability.
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't get to check out any of the really fancy features like pet
>>>>> face
>>>>> recognition. Human face recognition seemed to work reasonably well,
>>>>> though
>>>>> the photos weren't necessarily better exposed because of it. In fact,
>>>>> basic
>>>>> flash photos/snapshots seemed washed out, with very muted colors.
>>>>>
>>>>> All in all, a very big disappointment. I knew it had fairly average
>>>>> camera specs (fairly run-of-the mill point-and-shoot specs for a 2010
>>>>> p&s)
>>>>> with a cool design, but the photo quality was such a step backward from
>>>>> anything else I'm using today that I had to return it."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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