Herb wrote:

> 1) new SLR buyers who have never owned any SLR before - i think this market 
> is negligible, even though John recently bought one this way and found his 
> way here

I think you're wrong. Digital have recruited many more people into photography 
that wasn't into in the film era. Many of those comes from digital P&S and want 
something more advanced.  

> 5) non-Pentax DSLR owners who want a Pentax instead - sorry, but i think 
> Godfrey is probably the only such person that will ever exist.

Well, at least there are some over at Photo.net who replaced their Canon D20 
with a Pentax.

> it's about time Pentax realizes that most of its market is current Pentax 
> SLR owners, many with film bodies that they have used for years, and 
> covering the entire range from casual to pro. 

I don't think there are enough of those to really matter. Pentax needs to make 
atractive cameras for everyone. 


Pål


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