Geez, not good. Christine
> On Apr 13, 2017, at 8:46 PM, Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Pentax has enough history that someone will at least want the name. I > don't think Ricoh will give up Pentax just yet. They only paid $125 > million for the company. That was pocket change to them really. The > theta sells like wildfire currently and they seem intent on investing > in that further. There are some massive changes going on and I would > imagine that the imaging division will see cuts along the way. > Currently they laying off employees en masse and consolidating > departments. For instance they let go most of the Pentax United States > team and they now share offices with the copier division. Things are > looking kind of grim in some ways actually. The professional services > program is effectively cancelled now. That includes pro services for > the 645Z. All while Fuji is currently rolling out their own pro > services along with their own shiny new medium format camera. I think > Pentax can hold an edge as a niche player for now, but is that worth > investing in for Ricoh? Fuji has stated that they will produce film > and camera equipment no matter how small the market gets. Even if it > costs them money they will continue because they feel that their > legacy is worth preserving. I don't know if Ricoh has that kind of > fortitude. Another thing is that Ricoh has a new president as of April > 1st and supposedly he is looking to make massive cuts which is likely > where this rumor and story started. > > > The best I can say is buckle up. If you want to read the tea leaves > the next six months are going to be a critical time to watch. You > aren't going to hear much of anything one way or another, but their > actions and further developments will tell the story. > > Also I really doubt Sigma would buy Pentax. They don't have to really. > They are selling more lenses in canon mount than canon themselves. > They have gone mirrorless now and I really doubt they are interested > in going back to OVF cameras because of the complexities involved. > Pentax has the SLR down to an artform so hopefully someone will > recognize that. I think there is and always will be a market for SLRs. > If they go the way of the TLR and rangefinder I will be sad, but I > guess that's just the way things go. > > -- > 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.
