Please clarify: I don't understand what you think I am wrong about based on your post. What's new? what I said?, yes it is a new worse departure for them. Thanks, jco
-----Original Message----- From: P. J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 12:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: green button wars (again) I think you're wrong on this, it is a new issue. The Cameras that didn't have full support were bottom of the line. They were destined to be sold to people who were never going to use anything other than the kit lens, basically a glorified P&S camera. With the *ist and *ist-D Pentax abandoned what was left of their old Advanced Amateur/Semi Professional K mount user base, they made up for it a bit with the Green Button Kludge.. This is a surprising turnaround when you realize that the only other major camera manufacture who had any interest in real backward compatibility is Nikon, who had a real Professional Base, but were spotty in their attempts at that. I see it as a symptom of Pentax changing from primarily an engineering company to a marketing company. This transformation has worked well for some, HP and Sony for instance, Kodak is currently trying to do something of the same thing. Many of us think Kodak will fail. I hope Pentax doesn't, I can't afford to replace my current kit with the equivalent from Canon. Adam Maas wrote: > No, he doesn't seem to care about one minor issue about Pentax Product > Support. And neither does much of the list. And it's an 8 year old > issue, not a new issue. > > -Adam > > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >> You don't care about PENTAX PRODUCT SUPPORT >> in general? I don't believe that and that >> is the key to my criticism of them on this >> because if you fully understand what they >> did you would understand what it means for the >> future of all pentax products then and now >> and everything they will ever make in the future >> because this is a key departure for them. >> Its not just about a green button... >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, >> September 19, 2005 7:21 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: green button wars (again) >> >> >> George Sinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> JCO - >>> >>> I agree with you in concept. But, in the end, no matter how many >>> folks write to Pentax about their old lenses it's just not going to >>> make any difference. >> >> >> >> And the fact is, even on the PDML, the center of Pentax enthusiasm, >> there >> are only 4-5 people who care much about it. I the wider world this >> averages >> out to 0% for all practical purposes. >> > > > -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
