Hi, Strange in SA it seems to work the same way. Most higher end photo dealers sell a lot of lower end Pentax, but push Nikon & Canon very hard once you go over $600. But when you ask them what cameras they use themselves its invariably Pentax. Asked why, very good value for money. Asked why they pushing N/C, better commission from the distributors and lots of other incentives. Pentax locally works on a sliding scale according to volume. Canon will make a deal with anyone. I think it all comes down to money, if I was making X amount on a MZS and X+Y on D100 which one would I push more? Maybe $1400 is a good price for a Pentax DSLR but if Pentax dosn't offer a better incentive to the dealers then the bottom line is going to dictate which one gets sold.
My 2 bits Feroze ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "P�l Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 11:58 PM Subject: Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues) > > Even my local camera shop (carries only Pentax & Nikon) considers > Pentax the same way. They sell MF Pentax both 67ii and 645nii, they > sell everything Nikon and then they sell lower end Pentax SLR's and > P&S. Anyone who is considering something lower than an N80 they steer > to Pentax, N80 and up, they go Nikon unless the customer wants medium > format - then back to Pentax. Mind you, this is a Pentax friendly > store. But they don't carry any truly competing products to Nikon in > the prosumer category. > > In this country, Pentax either needs to buy market share (undercut the > competition) or play in their own niche (P&S and low end SLR). > > > Bruce > > > >
