The early to mid '70's were the heyday of the M bodies, which lead the
the plethora of M lenses we still see floating around on the used
market. By the late '70's early '80's Pentax had a lot of cameras that
didn't measure up to their competition or Pentax glass.
William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Toralf Lund"
Subject: Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
I like quality camera equipment. In 1975, I bought a Nikon F2s for
professional use. The cameras that Pentax was offering at the time
were a joke by comparison, and the F2 had been around for six years
already.
I don't know much about the cameras of 1975, but are you sure that
was because they couldn't, and not because they wouldn't? Perhaps
Pentax produced cameras that were a joke because joke cameras was
their line of business? Shouldn't you compare the quality with Nikons
targeted for the joke market? Are Peugeot (it's the car I drive)
behind, say, Honda because Honda unveiled a new formula one car last
year, and Peugeot hasn't responded yet - when they don't have a
formula one team in the first place (I think)?
It is immaterial whether they could, or couldn't, or anything else.
In the mid 1960s. they made world class cameras, as good as just about
anything else out there.
By the early 1970s, they had been left in the dust by their competition.
Your metaphor is pretty nonsensical. We are discussing consumer goods,
not racing cars.
However, if you really want an answer, I would buy a Honda over a
Peugot any day.
William Robb
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