Innovation in the sense that they would have produced a more competitive product as opposed to variations of the same old thing.
It actually strikes me as very very odd, that if Pentax has some earth-shattering 'secret up it's sleeve' with the K10D, that they have not pre-announced it to the world in the hopes of grabbing some of those Sony sales. Tom C. "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered." >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Japan DSLR Stats >Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:37:24 -0400 > >I think you're looking in the wrong place if you want innovation. The >most innovative thing that Pentax is doing is their in camera AS which >looks to use an entirely different system than the Sony-KM system. >Other than that, look for tried and true technology from Pentax. This >means that they will probably be at least half a generation behind the >other manufactures but probably with higher quality for a slightly lower >price. > >Tom C wrote: > > >That's not true at all. How can you make a judgement like that? > > > >I really don't give a rat's ass about what people think about the camera >I > >carry. I do care about how I spend the limited amount of money I have > >because I can't afford to run out and buy a new camera system everyday. > > > >It's also of interest because Pentax's position in the marketplace has a > >bearing on how quickly and slowly they bring new products to market. So >far > >I think their stupid *ist D variations and now two more K100 6MP >variations > >were a waste of resources when they should have been concentrating on > >getting more innovative products to market sooner. > > > > > >Tom C. > > > >"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > >numbered." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >>Subject: Re: Japan DSLR Stats > >>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:13:01 -0700 > >> > >>On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:52 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>... Why are people so obsessed with whether or not Pentax are in > >>>"first > >>>place"? > >>> > >>> > >>Because they have nothing better to occupy their time. To people who > >>think this way, the "Pentax" badge is emblematic, a matter of status > >>in ownership. > >> > >>Me, I don't give a damn about Pentax other than that they have made a > >>very nice set of lenses and good cameras to use them with. I make > >>photographs. Having someone say "That's a nice picture!" or even, > >>heaven forfend, buy one of my photos is far far more rewarding to me > >>than having someone say, "Wow, you must have a great camera! Pentax > >>is doing really great now, eh?" > >> > >>G > >> > >>-- > >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>[email protected] > >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- >-- > >Its easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern America's >favorite pet. People like pets to possess the same qualities they do. Cats >are irresponsible and recognize no authority, yet are completely dependent >on others for their material needs. Cats cannot be made to do anything >useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it > >P. J. O'Rourke > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
