I think you are exactly right... Vic In a message dated 2/20/03 3:07:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Dead on, Vic !!! >One of the ways (among so many others :-) to describe Pentax users is the >Maverick (and eccentric). People (at least some of them) choose Pentax >in >the sea of Nikon/Canon. Some do so almost in defiance to what average >people think the "mainstream". >Those same people are the type of people who tend to buy the Mac in the >sea >of PC's and the Subarus in the sea of GM/Toyota. But the point is that >both >Mac and Subaru are very unique and different from others, and so are Pentax >gears. > >There are many Pentax dedicated mailing lists in Japan (as in here) and >it >was very amusing for me to find in these lists the same comments you often >find in the PDML. They tend to describe Pentax users being very dedicated >connoisseur enthusiasts not at all influenced by the fuss of the outside >world (i.e., Nikon/Canon), very proud of their choice of equipment AND >they >all tend to be nicer people. This "nice" remark struck me because it has >to >be the choice of Pentax gears as the common denominator that is bringing >generally nice people around. What is it really? :-). Pentax being a >sort >of underdog? Is that why? There MUST be "something" there. It is true >that >the Japanese Pentax lists are also generally very peaceful, restrained >and >genteel (like PDML? :-). > >Cheers, > >Ken
