Also well put! I've been skiing in McCall, Idaho at Brundage... just looked
at the list again. :-)
Tom C.
From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Financal Condition of Pentax
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:09:11 +1000
On 20 Jan 2006 at 16:06, James Fellows wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been off the list for a couple of years. I am hoping to jump
into
> the DSLR world soon. Using a Pentax DSLR seems to be the way to go
based on
> the lenses and flashes I own. But now I hear Pentax is in rough shape
> financially and I wonder if I should not invest in Pentax if they will
be
> out of the DSLR market soon. What does everybody else hear.
Like otters have said there is nothing wrong with buying a Pentax DSLR
right
now especially if you intend to employ older lenses however their future as
a
DSLR camera company is far from certain. They are profitable at the moment
however they have just entered into a financial arrangement with a company
that
could potentially swallow them up and no matter how positive you are you
will
never see financial figures like those being produced by Canon at the
moment.
So if you are looking at buying a very usable DSLR now then Pentax is a
relatively inexpensive option. If you are young and looking to pour money
into
a kit that you definitely wish to be able to update and build on into the
future then you may have to consider pushing your purchase in another
direction.
http://www.canon.com/ir/annual/2004/p01.html
http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/information/200505241.html
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/
Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
