By the time the K10D was seen on Dpreview, the first run of production had already dropped and was probably being packaged. Pentax didn't have the advantage of seeing the response. Plus, they probably figured the new Nikon and Canon offerings would be higher spec than they were. They just did a good job. Now they're catching up. But let's al wring our hands and assume the sky is falling:-). The grey lining in the silver cloud. Paul On Dec 5, 2006, at 9:48 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
> Yet Pentax managed it well. They delayed introduction. Provided a > sufficient number of cameras to get everyone talking and have now > delivered a second batch. They're getting it right. > Paul > > ----- > > Part of what continues to make me shake my head is that everyone but > Pentax saw how large the demand would be for the K100D and the K10D. > Pentax has said that it took them by surprise. Their employees monitor > dpreview, where people were (and are) bursting at the seams for these > cameras. > > Of course it's not my money at risk. But I continue to think that > Pentax > management could do a better job. I don't want to argue about this, > just > offer my impression. > > On the other hand, Pentax management has improved much over the past > couple of years. Ned Bunnell's blog site (I don't have the link) has a > translation of part of the interview with Mr. Torigoe in which he says > that design and marketing are now working together better at > Pentax, and > using customer feedback. > > Joe > > -- > 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
