----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Brogden Subject: Re: Next Pentax Flagship Camera?
> Hard to argue with this, except to point out the uselessness of "amateur" > and "pro" as general terms. Actually, no. The terminology is very germaine to the discussion. "Pro" means the type of equipment that is desirable to a working pro. Pentax as a brand has always been an enthusiast/ hobbiest brand, at least here in North America, since the Korean War. Here in North America, Nikon ruled as the pro brand name of choice right up until Canon introduced the EOS-1. Canon was regarded as the "National Geographic brand", which certainly was not a bad thing, the cachet value of that made a lot of sales for the F1, but Canon never had the pro market penetration that Nikon had, and Pentax was not even on the radar screen. > Debatable. A lot of people talked about switching to Contax after the "N" > was announced. That camera turned out to be a hunkajunk, but if they'll > consider switching to Contax, then why not Pentax? Because Contax has the cachet value of Carl Zeiss behind it. Carl Zeiss and Contax are real brand names, with pro reputations. Don't foreget, Hasselblad also has the Carl Zeiss name on their lenses. No matter how good a Pentax is, it is still hung with a second class reputation. This sort of stuff is actually important to pro photographers, who depend on impressing clients as much with their pictures as with the brand they bring to the shoot. No matter how good the job, if the client thinks it would have been better if the photographer had used a Nikon, then the client will go to a photographer who uses a Nikon next time. William Robb - 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 .
