Re: What Makes a Pentax a Pentax?

[P. J. Alling]

I expect that un-profitable or merely less than nominally profitable 
products to be discontinued.  That means that the medium format lines 
will disappear quickly.  They just don't sell enough units.  Maybe there 
will be a FF (24x36mm) or 1.3x crop DSLR using the "crippled" K mount 
and the 645D may be introduced if it's far enough along, but will be 
discontinued, quickly, if sales don't meet expectations.  Let's face it 
Pentax only kept the SLR business because their corporate image required 
it.  What does Hoya care?   The Pentax SLR isn't their image, they want 
the medical products business.

Paul Stenquist wrote:
> On Dec 21, 2006, at 8:07 PM, Mark Cassino wrote:
>
>   
>> It's a question I ask myself - what makes Pentax unique? And can Hoya
>> capture that?
>>
>>     
> I will be very surprised if Hoya even tampers with it. They have to  
> see what's happening with the new products. They're not going to ruin  
> a good thing. But they will be able to provide resources that Pentax  
> lacks. I can't see anything but a win, win situation here.
> Paul
>
>   


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