P�l Jensen wrote: >In the rest of the world, the camera distributors deal with professional photographers business directly; not many pros if any, buy >the cameras in a camera store. This is basically what pro marketing is about. Pro prices are anything from 30% rebate to free....
P�l, They are often less than free, if the photographer agrees to market them. The better known the photoghrapher, the higher the fee. Lesser known photographers don't get the deal at all, because they can't market the gear to a wide enough audience. For examples, look no further than David Bailey, who still endorses Olympus cameras nearly 30 years after he first marketed the OM-1. Asked by the UK's "Professional Phoptographer" magazine to what extent he has used Olympus cameras for his professional work and the answer was about Zero. Nikon and Canon do the same; has anyone ever heard "Moose" Peterson say a bad word about Nikon? Moose has given high praise to Nikon products that are widely regarded as less than stellar ... At least Moose *does* use Nikon in his day job, I suppose. Maybe all this doesn't affect Pentax as they don't currently make any 35mm "pro" cameras. (grins and ducks!) John
