On 23/08/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They haven't backed themselves into a corner. They made a business > decision based on sensor cost vs. the quality that could be achieved > with APS-C. Based on the way things are going in terms of both new > products and sales, it looks like they made the right decision. The > only brigade that's screaming like stuck pigs is that small group > that continues to insist that they must have full frame, yet refuse > to buy from companies that sell full frame.
Sure, if Canon had delivered a body with K-mount I would have left a trail of fire behind me on the way to the shop. I know some people are happy buy buy buy but I'm not. Of course I would have preferred to be able to use the extensive kit of new and used Pentax lenses that I had acquired on a full frame body, I'm sure that's a pretty universal perspective. I did also buy quite a few expensive lenses between the announcement of the FF body and the delivery of the APS body, many of which I can't use like I envisioned on the APS bodies. Does this irritate me, you bet it does, so I say so. Would I have bought into Canon had I known an APS sensor was my only option with Pentax, yes. As I've mentioned before selling my Pentax lenses and repurchasing what I would need in Canon is neither an attractive or monetary viable proposition for me. So I retain the right to argue that Pentax pissed me. And whilst I agree that the Pentax bodies are selling well at the moment I'm still not convinced that the volume is sustainable or particularly profitable as they appear to be priced ridiculously low. Time will tell, everything else is pure speculation. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
