Re: Hypothetical Question taken further...

[Shaun Canning]

Trouble is Jim, unless any newly launched Pentax DSLR is earth shatteringly teeth clatteringly revolutionary, then it will be too little too late. Many of us will hang around because we know what we want (i.e. lenses) or we have heaps of money tied up in systems. But the one's a company needs are not just the repeat offenders like us! they need newbies (pro or otherwise). One day we'll all have gone to the big film lab in the sky, which I fear is where Pentax are heading as well, and there'll be no one lining up to buy into camera systems that average 4-6 years behind the market leaders...

C'est La Vie...

Cheers

Shaun

Jim Apilado wrote:

Brad,
I'm one of those older Pentax users who bought stuff during the screw mount
days.  I have lots of SMC Takumars that I use with my old Spotmatic and a
couple of ESII bodies.  I have some K-mount lenses to use with an old LX and
a K2DMD.  After playing with my Optio 230 I can see getting a dslr Pentax
that might retro enough to allow use of the Takumars and K-mounts.
Pentax needs to advertise more to get people to take notice of them.  They
will be a late player on the market with a dslr and need to get the word out
that it can compete.

Jim A.

From: "Brad Dobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 23:50:36 -0500
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Subject: Hypothetical Question taken further...
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Resent-Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 23:50:32 -0500

Just a thought.  Many here (but not all) like and use the older gear, to get
additional items, or replacements, they buy used equipment (not all the
time, but most I assume).  What do I think? To each his own.  More power to
you if you can really 'work' the older equipment.  Now, I'm not a perfect
example, since I've now bought 2 items used, including a manual focus lens.
However, we all talk about Pentax and their position, rank and financial,
and what they will be in the future, and really......what about that darned
DSLR?  What I'm thinking is, we as a whole group are the serious amateurs,
or professionals using Pentax.  We are somewhat representative.  If we don't
buy all the latest and greatest from Pentax, how can we expect them to
develop for us, a DSLR.  We'd be the ones with the want and money to buy
one.  But Pentax needs money and a reason to develop and manufacture and
sell worldwide a DSLR.  Are we, in general terms, helping them do that?  If
they know their real fans like the old over the new, and buy used, why put
the effort into a DSLR?  Or a better new 35mm flagship for that matter?
Just something to toss about.

[The opinions represented in this email are by no means that of the
originator of the email. <g>]

Happy Holidays!

Brad

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