my thoughts too. the announcement of the 645D just about sealed it for me.
they don't have the resources to do major digital development of more than
one camera line at a time. they lost money on the imaging products in the
past year and are expected to do it again this coming year, despite cuts and
reorganizations planned. their other divisions are no longer as financially
secure as once thought either. it was a time for a hard choice of what to do
and they decided to make no hard choice. the money spent on the 645D is
money that isn't being spent on a *istD replacement. by early spring next
year, the *istDs has to sell for a lot less than it does now to continue to
move. i don't see them making any money. with 66K DSLRs sold in the past
year, that's about 0.25% of the DSLR market. Canon and Nikon make up 92% of
the DSLR market.
Herb....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pentax list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: AW: AW: Rumors About Pentax's Future
Oh I think Pentax knows exactly where it's going. Pity that I can't
agree, and have already cast my vote. That said, I still love the Pentax
equipment of yesteryear, and that's why I'm here. Personally I live and
let live. If the shoe fits :-)
