----- Original Message ----- From: "T Rittenhouse" Subject: Re: *ist D figures
> IIRC Pentax out sold (units) all other SLR makers in the late 60's early > 70's. Then the plastic cameras came out and Pentax was late getting into > that (cheap camera) market. It was autofocus that killed Pentax SLRs in the marketplace. We were trying to sell Super Programs against Minolta 7000s. When Pentax finally came out with an AF SLR, it was kludgy, slow and had a reallly bad interface. At that time, however, Pentax had changed tactics, and was concentrating on AF compacts, which they did very well at. I think this is what kept them in business until they found their way again with the MZ cameras. William Robb
