> From: Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu <[email protected]> > Now everywhere I can hear them talking about stuff like growth or > doubling the sales in 2013. I'm hearing they hired back R&D engineers, > to make up for those fired by Hoya. They have 2-years roadmaps > totaling 8 K-mount lenses + 1 TC, 4 645D ones and 3 for Q; and, most > important, they're on track with the execution. >
Alex, respectfully, I don't have that kind of insider information on Pentax, so where do you obtain it? If their road map doesn't contain a 24 MP APS-C body, a FF body and lenses, then they're missing the boat. I'm sure the market for either of those two cameras would dwarf the market for a 645D or a Q. > Which Pentax was unable to deliver (a full frame system, I presume)? > The old Pentax Corporation, bought out by Hoya? Pentax, as a Hoya > division? Or the 14 months old Pentax Ricoh? All of them including the one that calls itself Pentax this time. The fact that they're now on their third business partner (Samsung, Hoya, Ricoh) cannot be legitimately used as an excuse for their current position. It's not a cause, it's an effect, a symptom of failings and wrong turns long before now, some being repeated, and still being felt. The market leaders did not obtain their positions by doing things the wrong way. The underdogs did not arrive at their positions by doing things the right way. Of course they can change. Even at this date, it's hard to find a Pentax on display in any major retail outlet (i.e. Big Boxes, warehouse clubs, or department stores) in the US, or advertising of any kind. Driving through Hartford, CT last week I saw a huge billboard advertising the Canon T4i. Maybe Ricoh will turn things around. I can't predict the future. We only have so many years on this planet, and some aren't willing to wait and see. I'm inclined to think, as some have said, they'll be around for a good while, and little will change. For some that is perfectly fine. 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.
