From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
That's your problem, or Pentax' problem. I don't know why you feel I have
to hear about it.
Godfrey, you know I didn't think you personally needed to hear about it.
There's plenty of traffic on this list that is of no interest to me
either... give me a break. :)
If they are banking on brand loyalty, they're making a mistake. I doubt
they are. I neither have any brand loyalty nor do I think it's
appropriate. A camera is a tool, I buy whatever tools work for my needs,
which takes into account performance, usability and price.
I agree, but it must be part of the equation.
Some of us have enforced a sort of 'temporary brand loyalty' on ourselves
due to a sizeable investment in sysyem components. Liltingly... "I've grown
accustomed to my Pentax..."
Success does not come from brand loyalty. Success comes from high quality
products that encourage new equipment purchases. Currently, the Pentax
cameras are high quality products, particularly at the price, satisfying
needs of many users very well. The notion of "competitive" is abstruse:
measuring things against futures conjecture is valueless, to me. It's a
camera, not a stock certificate. Value is returned as a function of use of
the tool, not whether new things that are better will come into being in
the future. .
Fine, do people usually purchase stock in an enterprise they have doubts
about? Base their assumptions regarding future performance on past
performance? Compare one stock against another and determine their money is
better invested elsewhere?
That's what I'm doing with regard to future equipment purchases.
Again, I'm not knocking a given Pentax product.
The Pentax DSLRs work well, I've gotten everything I needed for them in
lenses without issue, and they're producing good work for me ... they've
proven to work well enough that I've replaced most of the older lenses I
originally purchased with new ones to add to the capabilities, and my
other cameras are sitting unused. In my opinion, that's both successful
and competitive. Several other folks have bought the Pentax DS on my
recommendation, and they all seem to be pleased with their purchase to
date. On the other hand, my brother is buying a Canon 20D, also on my
recommendation, because I think it's the best camera for HIS needs.
If the Pentax DSLRs stop being the tool that does best for me, I'll sell
what I have and move on to something else that does, not whine and moan
about why Pentax isn't making what I think I want/need. I won't make much
about it; I'm interested in the photographs more than the equipment.
Some of us are whiners or moaners I guess... it's a diverse world out there.
Ok, that's enough from me. I have photos to work on and my coffee has
finally kicked in. ;-)
Godfrey
Peace.
Tom C.
