On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:33:34 -0000, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Forbes"
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Financal Condition of Pentax
Yes, he had quite a valid reason for wanting the higher spec body...
Lots of people would like a higher-spec body. Trying to destroy the
manufacturer is perhaps not the cleverest way to go about it.
Selling people lenses that are well suited to a particular type of work,
then not making a camera able to to do that work is a poor way to keep
customers.
Lets not forget, this is a mailing list. Pentax may or may not read it,
but they sure the hell aren't going to go broke because of it.
William Robb
There is no dispute that Pentax has been slow to produce a high-spec
DSLR. However, following the disaster of the MZ-D, they have not had
unlimited resources to put into further bodies. Rightly or wrongly, they
are now being more cautious.
Clearly, Herb has been unable to make Pentax go broke. But it's not for
want of trying, and even now he is haunting DPReview, and putting in his
little barbs whenever he gets a chance.
As Marnie confirms, people ARE influenced by what other people say, and
Herb's endless posts, dressed up to look authorititive with carefully
selected negative statistics, have undoubtedly caused harm.
I don't blame Herb, or anyone else, for switching. If someone else offers
a better product for your needs, go for it. But there is no need to try
to damage Pentax, which is what I believe Herb has been trying to do.
But perhaps I'm wrong. Perhaps Herb, in his own weird way, was trying to
boost Pentax. Perhaps. But probably not.
I don't want to start another endless public thread over this, so if
somebody wants to discuss/argue with anything I've said, please email me
privately.
John
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