Hey, don't let yourself off too easily. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hmm... I should have read more closely. > > "Furthermore, with the Acquisition, both companies will cooperate with > each other to increase the value of the PENTAX brand.". > > I stand corrected (by myself). > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Miserere <miser...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> You'd be surprised at how many posts have been written (in other >>> forums) in the last week saying "I was about to buy a K-5 and a few >>> lenses but now I don't think I will because I don't want to end up >>> like those Olympus shooters." >>> >>> I feel like taking a bullhorn to the internet and screaming: "What >>> part of 'Ricoh has bought Pentax for its interchangeable lens >>> division' says 'end of line' to you?????" >>> >>> Like most discerning readers on this here list, I agree that this will >>> be a good thing for Pentax, and probably even better for Ricoh. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> —M. >>> >> >> Only time will tell. I've questioned the wisdom of my last two Pentax >> body purchases and a number of lenses. >> >> When Samsung partnered, the optimistic view was that it would bolster >> Pentax and could only be a good thing, possibly leading to Samsung >> purchasing the brand and infusing it with R&D funds. >> >> It's generally accepted, I believe, that Hoya's purchase of the entire >> Pentax business rescued the camera division from imminent collapse. >> >> Now that Hoya is keeping the more profitable medical equipment >> division, and selling the camera division, it raises at least one >> legitimate question. Is Ricoh purchasing them to strength the Pentax >> brand or to strengthen the Ricoh brand? >> >> It's entirely possible that Ricoh will be good for Pentax. Or they >> could cannibalize the parts they desire, lens technology, >> manufacturing plants, and distribution pipeline, for example, and use >> those for the promotion of Ricoh instead of Pentax. Promoting two >> competing consumer camera lines might not be the way to greatest >> profitability. >> >> Hoya's press release states that Ricoh wants to "obtain the small and >> lightweight interchangeable lens camera technology, lens technology >> and sales channels held by the Pentax Imaging Systems Division to pave >> the way for further advancement and innovations in the digital camera >> market." >> >> There's nothing that remotely sounds like 'Ricoh wants to invest in >> and build the Pentax brand itself'. If Ricoh intended to do that, >> would it not make sense to make that statement to alleviate fear and >> uncertainty? Would it not make sense to heighten expectations in that >> regard? >> >> I can understand squeamishness due to the instability. I myself was >> considering a K5. This gives me pause. >> >> Tom >> > > -- > 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. >
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