On 17/08/02 at 18:28 Artur Ledóchowski pounded the keys and wrote as follows:
> >If, as you think, Pentax decided to specialise in the MF, then how come >they >introduce new 35mm bodies so often as well as introduce new features like >P-TTL, HSS, SAFOX VII in 35mm bodies? I think they focus equally on both >formats. Besides, you're wrong about that Pentax supremacy in the MF >segment. The reason is simple - bodies lack interchangeable backs. This is >more important and decisive thing than one would suspect. >Also don't overestimate digital cameras - only the most expensive of them >are capable of producing good pictures and there are still situations when >films are unbeatable. >Last but not least, my answer to your final question... I think that no pro >(sorry for using this word again) will turn from C/N to Pentax unless >Pentax >provides them with equally equiped, yet unique, highly specialised body. I >mean both film and digital stuff. Artur, I agree in principle with all you say. Sure enough, if this ever happened then maybe things will revive. But I have my doubts. They are based on the following logic (maybe faulty): Pentax started out with slr's when the market was new. When the going got crowded they backed down. Nikon and Canon took over. I simply cannot ever see Pentax taking over from Nikon/Canon, simply because those companies have demonstrated over and again an involvement with the end user which is foreign to Pentax all over the world excepting in Norway. I have been a Pentax user since the 60's but I can tell you that Nikon is just as good if not better in some areas. There are many Nikon/Canon users out there who would have to give up all their investment to go the Pentax route. And why should any newcomers go the Pentax route exactly? How will they know how good Pentax is? What about after sales service? Conrad Samuels Kirstenhof SA - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
