Arnold wrote: >With cars > as well as with cameras it is obvious that there are some trends that > all major competitors follow.
Sure, but someone who is creating the trends are more likely to be successful in the long run than mere followers. >The design of the *ist D is just right, > and being smaller than the competition is more important than you > imagine (Pentax has had major successes with small products like the > M-series, even though at that time they just followed Olympus' > example.). But they were cute as well. I believe smallness is not only about shrinkage. It goes deeper. >Also, Pentax continues to prove (e.g. with the Optio cameras) > that they are able to price their products competitively. But what does it mean? Is a Yugo competitively priced compared to a Mercedes Benz really competitive? I mean, people might be buying P&S without much regard to brand name. However, for SLR's it isn't so and competitiveness is about far more than just fair pricing. P�l
