Rhetorical? On this list? Shirley you jest. Tom C wrote: > The question was largely rhetorical. :-) > > Tom C. > > >> From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> >> Subject: RE: Rv: Don't shoot the messenger ;-) >> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 20:29:33 +0100 >> >> >>> If Pentax had been making money hand over fist since the >>> K100D and the K10D, >>> why do they have "limited resources"? >>> >> nobody in their right mind is going to announce that they have >> unlimited resources for anything. >> >> -- >> Bob >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of Tom C >>> Sent: 01 June 2007 17:06 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Rv: Don't shoot the messenger ;-) >>> >>> There's still a lot of mixed messages. So who knows? >>> >>> Highly profitable DSLR's doesn't necessarily mean the kind of >>> camera you and >>> I want to buy. Focusing it's "limited resources" are they >>> key words, IMO. >>> >>> If Pentax had been making money hand over fist since the >>> K100D and the K10D, >>> why do they have "limited resources"? >>> >>> >>> Tom C. >>> >>> >>>> From: Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Rv: Don't shoot the messenger ;-) >>>> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 08:18:35 -0700 (PDT) >>>> >>>> Yes, but when talking about full frame, there was always the >>>> >>> argument >>> >>>> saying "there will be no FF because this means >>>> >>> 'professionals' and Pentax >>> >>>> covers this segment with its MF line". >>>> >>>> So no 'professionals' anymore? No upgrade path if you want >>>> >>> to go beyond >>> >>>> what APS-C sensors can offer (and what is supported by the >>>> >>> new line of >>> >>>> K-mount lenses)? >>>> >>>> Jaume >>>> >>>> ----- Mensaje reenviado ---- >>>> De: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>> Enviado: viernes, 1 de junio, 2007 16:41:09 >>>> Asunto: Re: Don't shoot the messenger ;-) >>>> >>>> Shoot the messenger? Sounds like good news to me: "A new >>>> >>> focus on highly >>> >>>> profitable digital SLRs." The abandonment of the MF >>>> >>> development had become >>> >>>> pretty much an obvious direction as time went on and as the >>>> >>> K digitals >>> >>>> proved quite successful. >>>> Paul >>>> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >>>> From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>>> >From "The Nikkei Business DailyJun/01/2007 10:06 GMT" >>>>> >>>>> "Hoya's Suzuki previously implied that a sell-off of the camera >>>>> business could be imminent, but he indicated otherwise at >>>>> >>> the Thursday >>> >>>>> press conference. "We can afford the camera operation if >>>>> >>> we focus on >>> >>>>> particular fields," he said." >>>>> >>>>> "Within Pentax, a project to bolster the camera operation >>>>> >>> is quietly >>> >>>>> under way with a new focus on highly profitable digital SLRs. To >>>>> concentrate its limited resources on most promising items, it >>>>> >> will >> >>>>> freeze for the time being development of medium format digital >>>>> cameras, which tend to be costly. Meanwhile, it will rebuild its >>>>> compact digital camera operation by concentrating on >>>>> higher-performance models, among other measures." >>>>> >>>>> "Hoya will begin takeover proceedings in early June, at >>>>> >>> which time the >>> >>>>> real battle for survival will begin for Pentax's camera >>>>> >>> operations." >>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Rob Studdert >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >> > > > >
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