No, the gallery is unlikely to be the principle deciding factor for anyone, but it could be one of many. I found it interesting when I was thinking about the Olympus to see what people wrote about it, what pictures had been shot with it, what type of photographers used it, what kind of pictures they took, and so on. These things all contribute towards the decision. Putting this gallery up is an extremely low-cost thing to do - it should be a powerful lever. Not having something like this would say some very negative things about the company which could contribute a lot to losing sales, in my view.
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tom C > Sent: 22 March 2007 20:40 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: PESO: One that got accepted > > I'm glad you wrote "(more or less) normal people'. ;-) > > To my way of thinking, most people already assume that one > can take good > pictures with any given brand or model of camera... even > disposables, hence > their purchase. > > I'm not saying the gallery is not a worthwhile exercise. > But, if the intent > is to generate interest and sales in Pentax as a brand, then > I think they > need to splash their name around all over the place in a very big way. > > I personally wouldn't base my camera buying decision based on > the fact that > a corporate website had a gallery of photos that I enjoyed... > maybe some > would. > > American Idol's not international ???? ;-) > > Tom C. > > > > >From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> > >Subject: RE: PESO: One that got accepted > >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:59:49 -0000 > > > >They are likely to lose sales if their website doesn't look like a > >camera company's website. For that it needs pictures taken by its > >customers. People who are not already proficient photographers could > >be put off by a website that shows only great photos by well-known or > >professional photographers. But if they see that (more or > less) normal > >people can take good photos with Pentax cameras, I'd say it would > >increase the accessibility and appeal of the equipment. I > think it's a > >good move - better than something gimmicky and it's international & > >cheap, unlike American Idol and US prime time television. > > > >-- > > Bob > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Tom C > > > Sent: 22 March 2007 19:38 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: PESO: One that got accepted > > > > > > Does Pentax really think they are going to appreciably > > > increase sales of > > > their products by having a web gallery of images? > > > > > > What they need to do is sink 50 million dollars into eye-catching, > > > innovative, intelligent, 30 second advertisements on > > > television during prime > > > time viewing (here in the USA). > > > > > > Give a free K10D to every American Idol finalist... or > something... > > > > > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > > >Subject: Re: PESO: One that got accepted > > > >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:03:09 -0400 > > > > > > > >Not surprising. It's a strong, graphic image that > demonstrates the > > > >capability of camera and lens. Good work. > > > >paul > > > >On Mar 21, 2007, at 9:20 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > > > > > > > > I expected the Pentax Gallery to reject this one but they > > > > > confounded me > > > > > again... > > > > > http://www.robertstech.com/peso.htm > > > > > > > > > > It's the Conemaugh Dam, about an hour's drive from > > > Pittsburgh, which I > > > > > photographed while on a Sierra Club hike. Seems a bit Margaret > > > > > Bourke-White influenced to me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > -- > 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
