Hard to fault this logic
Pål ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 7:01 PM Subject: Re: Re: Why choose *ist DL over Nikon or Canon competitors? > On 2 Jun 2005 at 10:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Either your needs have changed or Pentax has changed over the last few > > years, or > > you have simply misunderstood Pentax' philosophy (if they have any) from the > > beginning. I can't see much change in Pentax over the years I've used > > them, so > > maybe it's you. > > I think you actually alluded to the problem that a lot of long term users > have > with Pentax because you do understand it. They don't have a positive > definitive > direction, product and marketing wise they have really headed in all > directions > for some years now. This is not a great way to run a company. > > Consider the radical departure from the Z series bodies to the MZ and finally > MZ-S, they were very different operationally and ergonomically. Then came the > MZ-D fiasco which must have cost the company a small fortune in lost > development revenues and consumer confidence. The fact that they then > embarked > on a complete departure from the MZ-S/D in the design of the *ist D line I > assume cost them more cash and resources. > > The MZ-S and MZ-D should never have happened, though the MZ-S was a beautiful > camera the development of the pair were plain and simple bad management > decisions. And I'd bet to top it off they played a part in the significant > delay in the release of the first Pentax DSLRs too. Canon however has a > history > of continuity in design, good production management and regular releases. > Granted Canon is a more affluent company and realistically Pentax could never > hope to compete on a 1:1 basis with them, but really my guess is that through > poor management it stifled many great opportunities in the market. > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 >
