i don't know how they will differentiate. maybe Samsung will agree to use different colors of plastic than Pentax? Pentax needs cheaper, but mostly faster access to sensors and support hardware than they have been getting from Sony. Pentax doesn't buy enough and doesn't have much leverage with Sony. Samsung would be paying them a lot more attention. Pentax gets a lot from this in the short and medium term. the risk is that Samsung gets design expertise and optics and, in 2 or 3 years, if Samsung learns enough to go it alone, they could dump Pentax, assuming that both are still viable camera companies.

Herb....
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Subject: Re: HOT NEWS: Pentax +Samsund DSLRs


So how will Samsung differentiate itself in this market? With Pentax lenses? What would be the point of buying the Samsung DSLR, unless it is much less expensive? And why would Pentax participate if that will be the outcome?

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