On 3/01/06 9:54 AM, "Jack Davis", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A prime clarifying example of knowledge revealing the absurdity of > emotional assumptions. >> The Contax N Digital was nearly two years late to dealers, sold poorly and >> performed even more poorly due to chip and firmware problems, both of which >> Kyocera blamed on Philips. Adding to this, Kyocra actually approached Pentax for help when they (Kyocera) had been plagued by the noise problem (even at ISO100), as Pentax had solved it at the time. But Pentax respectfully declined. So, Kyocera was on their own and got back to the drawing board. Pentax MZ-D was truly ready for the production (some production models are actually being used within Pentax) but as Bob said, the price killed it. Meantime, Kyocera apparently were determined to get the product out in the market no matter what. You will remember the embarrassing multiple delay announcements at the time. I guess Kyocera were too eager to establish themselves as a premier digital camera maker in a hurry (remember they were essentially the licensee of Contax, and a newcomer to the industry at the time), but I believe, ultimately, Pentax's experience in the industry had them made the right decision. Ken
