I assume Paal is no longer with us, as I didn't see his contributions any more lately.
Frits On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 21:43, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > >From: "Treena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Has Pentax missed again? > > > >I just wonder how happy Rebel digital customers will be. > > Happy enough. > Remember clone computers from before 1990? > Real junk. > But people were willing to buy cheap knowing that the > good stuff would continue to drop in price and that > they could afford something nicer later. But for now the > cheap think would do. > > Same here. > This next year we'll see a shake-up. > Prediction: > There'll be a 6Mp Pentax for $300 and built like it. ZX-Md > -- Manual focus. > -- No preview screen or "extra" controls. > -- Just shoot and transfer to your computer. > -- Pentax users will snatch it up @ 1/5 the price of the istD. > -- This will be the "new" student starter camera for schools. > -- Soon followed by the $400 "advanced" ZX-5nd. > > Yes, it'll be cheap. > But it will do the job. > Amateurs will be happy. > PDML will be whining as always. > Paal will be predicting a new flagship. > But I digress ... > > The good stuff @ $1500 will be sitting there while the new cheap > trash sells faster than hotcakes. > > Then the following year ... > ... some new manufacturer with a creative marketing method and > lots of money will arise and take over the camera industry. > Sort of like Compaq. > Canon & Nikon will become IBM & Apple > (really good stuff but priced a for business, not the consumer) & > Pentax will continue to be a "Toshiba" (good stuff, small niche). > This new Brand-X will be everywhere, even blister-packed @ Aldi. > > We're going back to late-80s computer marketing -- Low margins, > low quality, high volume -- at least for a year or two. > > So what to do: Get a good one now while you can. Otherwise you'll > have to wait 2 years until some good stuff is fiscally able to return > to the retail shelves. > > mnsho, > > CRB -- Frits W�thrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
