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From: Antti-Pekka Virjonen
Subject: FW: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit,
Voigtlander
Did you try a Land Rover :-)
No dealership here.
William Robb
I think you misinterpreted my message. As technologies have evolved, even
cheap consumer products can be sophisticated, just built cheaply (cut
corners you can say). No doubt Pentax shows no sign of being able to compete
with the very top end sector like 1v/1D etc. However, Pentax still have
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Jens Bladt wrote:
Because today good cameras are based on very sophisticated technology -
AF-systems, Data Processing, Imaging-/Sensor Technology - as well as high
quality lens design/lens making. Pentax may survive as a lens maker - if it
can find corporate lens buyers. As
Herb wrote:
which means that both Nikon and Pentax are fully at the mercy of some 3rd
party vendor's ability to develop a good sensor. Canon isn't. it takes deep
pockets to play in the DSLR game, as Leica is finding out, and for a company
that is on as thin a financial base as Leica, it may
Alan:
(something that Nikon and Canon arguably hasn't);
We love Pentax, but where did that come from?
eg. good quality lenses and medium format.
Since Canon Nikon do not produce 120, it is a pointless arguement. We can only
compare what they produced. Besides, Nikon have large format
Herb wrote:
which means that both Nikon and Pentax are fully at the mercy of some 3rd
party vendor's ability to develop a good sensor
REPLY:
Virtually everything within a camera is at the mercy of numerous 3rd party vendors.
Pentax don't make plastic, metal or electronic parts. Not even
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Objet : Re: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit,
Voigtlander
Herb wrote:
which means that both Nikon and Pentax are fully at the mercy of some 3rd
party vendor's ability to develop a good sensor
REPLY:
Virtually everything within a camera is at the mercy of numerous 3rd
Pentax doesn't make glass but they are still owned by Asahi aren't they ?
And as far as I know Asahi is quite a manufacturer of glass or did I miss
something ?
REPLY:
No, that's another company. So is the brewery (Asahi beer). Asahi Optical recently
changed their name to Pentax corporation.
William wrote:
The 1Ds is not Pentax's traditional target market. They have never
really competed there, and only had a camera in it for a short time.
Pentax has always been more about very good lenses attached to middle
of the raod performance bodies.
REPLY:
True enough but the market has
(something that Nikon and Canon arguably hasn't);
We love Pentax, but where did that come from?
eg. good quality lenses and medium format.
Since Canon Nikon do not produce 120, it is a pointless arguement. We can
only compare what they produced. Besides, Nikon have large format lenses,
where is
Subject: Re: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit,
Voigtlander
True enough but the market has changed. Pentax have always been interested
in high quality imaging (something that Nikon and Canon arguably hasn't);
eg. good quality lenses and medium format. For digital this means
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Emne: Re: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit,
Voigtlander
William wrote:
The 1Ds is not Pentax's traditional target market. They have never
really competed there, and only had a camera in it for a short time.
Pentax has always been more about very good lenses attached
- Original Message -
From: Jeff Post
Subject: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit,
Voigtlander
Pentax lost
a dedicated user because they didn't make the product he needed.
Okay, my ranting is finished for tonight. Hopefully Pentax will
surprise
me and prove me
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