Tom,
The majority of the digital market is and always will be Consumer
Electronics, the camera market is by and large a side-show for even the
low-end DSLR's.
-Adam
Tom C wrote:
I know we tangle up good-naturedly in this stuff, so let me preface my
remarks by saying "I hope your are right".
I see the Samsung name carrying less weight in the camera/photo world
than the Pentax name. I see this dividing the market between Samsung
and Pentax. Regardless of what name you put on the camera, there is a
finite market for this model. I see that market simply being split in
two between Samsung and Pentax, not increasing overall sales. I'm
obviously not privy to the details of the agreement between Pentax and
Samsung, but I would guess that each sale means more money in
Samsung's pocket, than in Pentax's.
The other problem I forsee, is that any number of buyers that just
purchased this model, probably aren't going to go out and buy a 2nd
more expensive upgrade model any time soon.
If Samsung had come out with an 8MP+ model, antishake, any kind of
significant improvement/upgrade, I would probably say this is the
right way to go.
Tom C.
