Thing is you cannot compare the two. Nikon and Canon have had their flagship film cameras out for a while, and arguably anyone in the market for one probably has one (or several) already. Many Pentax users have been waiting for our equivalent for a long time with no product to satisfy the demand. Therefore this demand is still untapped. I don't know how big the market for this is, but it bears no relation to the market for the F5/EOS1V.
The other point is that much of the market for F5/1V, probably working pros in the main, may well not buy their cameras through normal camera stores but get them direct from the manufacturers or their distributors. > -----Original Message----- > From: Iren & Henry Chu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 31 January 2003 04:03 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PMA and Pentax DSLR > > > Dear all, > > Dario Bonazza wrote: > > > I still hope for the flagship they have been working on for so > > > long... > > > >I'm far less convinced here. I'll only believe a film > flagship when I > >can touch it in a photo store. > > Looking at the camera sales figures last year, I am convinced > that Pentax > won't be quite interested in making a FILM flagship anymore. > I was told by > some folks working in camera stores that D100/D60 outsold > F5/EOS1V by a very > large scale in 2002. It seems that photographers who have > US$2000 in his > pocket would prefer to buy a D-SLR with lower specifications than a > top-of-the-line FILM flagship at similar prices (most of them > have already > owned one). > > I am still dreaming that Pentax will come out with 3 D-SLRs: > Auto110D for > amateur, MZ-D for serious enthusiasts and 645D for professionals. > > Keep dreaming on flying until the plane crash to earth. > > Regards, > > Henry Chu > 31/1/2003 > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >
