On Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 03:28:40PM +0200, Toralf Lund wrote: > > > I still want to take the "image" view on this, though (surely image is > more important to photo companies than most others ;-)) The question is > not (only) if people actually want to use these old lenses, but how the > lens compatibility issue affects Pentax'es image, i.e. the way people > look at Pentax as a brand, or more specifically, whether or not it > affects their opinion of the company enough to have a real influence on > their selection of brand.
For customers who consider lens compatibility a big issue, Pentax already have the best story to tell. They don't need to be perfect - just better than the competition. (You don't have to be able to run faster than the bear - you just have to be able to run faster than your companions)
