On 18/9/05, Herb Chong, discombobulated, unleashed: >Pentax has brand recognition only to people like you and me who have been >using cameras for the past 30 years. like it or not, lens quality is assumed >across the board, and if it takes more than 5 seconds to explain >differences, it doesn't matter to the new buyer. they want megapixels, a >full lens line, and knowledge that a large number of top pros use the brand. >they assume that the pros know what they are doing and since it is too >complicated for them to understand right away, they rely on the pros making >a good choice. when the person on the street says that a good picture is one >that they can recognize the subject, lens quality as you or i understand it >has no effect on salability.
Absolutely correct. I've posted the solution in a different thread 'How Pentax Could Survive.' Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
