I'd think the situation would be the same for Ricoh as for Pentax. Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> wrote: >Oh, the reason is pretty simple, Cotty. > >You see, Pentax is all but virtually non-existent in Israel. You have >to >actively want to break barriers to buy Pentax. Newly announced cameras >arrive with months of delay here. The international warranty means >nothing to local service centers. To get your camera serviced by Karat >(the one I've been praising) - you either have to be in close vicinity >of Big Tel Aviv or you even have to pay to messenger service to have it > >delivered there. Or you have to deal with shops with rather gray >reputation(*). > >Ultimately, being a Pentax owner means that from the start you have to >overcome some very serious inconveniences and/or silly logistical >issues. > >In fact, I wouldn't recommend Olympus and/or Panasonic too. I mean I >would, but I would repeat time and again that the person who asked for >my advice would have to start by figuring out who's giving the service >and what do people say about that specific company. > >If I lived in Great Britain, France or United States - then I would >certainly give a different answer. > >(*) A friend of mine bought Canon outfit from one such shop. We went >for >shoot. Focus was all over the place, the exposure was decidedly >over-burned too. I suggested to him that he requests for his gear to be > >serviced. Ultimately they said that the camera and lenses were withing >specified tolerances... Bullshit, if you ask me. > >On 10/19/2013 9:16 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> On 19/10/13, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>>> How would you convince a beginner to get a Pentax? >>> >>> I wouldn't. Sorry. In fact, even a beginner has some idea as to why >they >>> would want to get into photography. So I would probably ask them and >see >>> what kind of result they're after. Because, say, if they're not >going to >>> print bigger than 10x15 cm or if they're going to look at the photos >>> only on their computer screen, I wouldn't suggest a DSLR for them to >>> begin with. >> >> Boris, I find this odd. >> >> Why not recommend Pentax? For a beginner, the product line-up is >ideal. >> >> Something like the MX-1 can give a better experience than just a >> cheapshit point n shoot. >> >> If they want to get into using different lenses, then a Pentax DSLR >is >> ideal. They will get better value for money - even pointing them to >> (say) DP Review reviews (there an echo in here??) will confirm Pentax >> status as such. Sure, some will be swayed by wanting Nikon or Canon >on >> the front - but a lot won't - and in fact you'd be surprised how many >> want to avoid the heard instinct. Pentax still does carry a certain >> charm as a 'cult' following. A lot of people like that. >> >> So what if they don't want to print - even at all? The point is they >can >> be creative and make some amazing pictures using some simple lenses. >> >> In the old days, anyone wanting to do some better photography - >students >> included - would pick up an SLR camera. Why not a DSLR? >>
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