> From: Brian Walters <[email protected]> > > What Bob and John said. > > Whether Pentax is a dead brand remains to be seen. Ricoh has been > producing cameras for decades without ever threatening the big brands. > They seem to be pretty adept at niche marketing and presumably they > make enough profit from the exercise to make it worthwhile (they even > sold me one of their XR-series SLRs back in the '70s). I don't think > there's been sufficient time yet for Ricoh to have a major impact on > the Pentax brand. Maybe in 2013... > > (that Sony NEX7 does look nice, though). > > > Cheers > > Brian
True enough. I can't predict the future with more certainty than anyone else. I can't say enough good things about the NEX-7. If one appreciates the size/portability of a Pentax DSLR system, then consider having a system that weighs and takes up 1/3 the space. On my last photo outing, it's all I used. I'm looking at the NEX-6 for my wife or son. Same basic ergonomics including EVF, 16MP instead of 24MP, WiFi, and several hundred dollars less. With the 18-200, it would have just enough reach for birds near the feeder for my wife to use it, and with the 16-50 it's jacket pocketable. Kind of neat that Ever Ready style cases are available to. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
