Bruce wrote:
> Toyota and Canon were at, or near the top of their fields and willing to > spend whatever it took to get themselves established in the growing > markets they were going after. Pentax has neither the pockets or stomach > to do this. Just having a product doesn't do much for a company. When > Pentax was making fully competitive 35mm, film SLRs 20 years ago, all > they ever did was stick them out there with a 4 sale sign on them. > Pentax may be interested in making cameras, but they're sure not very > interested in selling them. The original Nikon distributor in the US was > a American company, that know how to sell product. Anyone who thinks it > makes good sense to spend lots of money to get market share of a > shrinking market (expensive, pro grade film 35mm SLRs) has lost all > touch with reality. I didn't suggest that Pentax should compete with Nikon or Canon with the pro market. I don't think they want to. The point I was trying to illustrate was the silly notion that everything will continue to be like is now forever; particularly in the light of the digital revolution we are seeing the beginning of. No one can predict how the digital market card will be dealed. However, I do agree with out about Pentax marketing or lack thereof. P�l
