Do you suppose this could lead to a Pentax being considered a "PRO" camera? One that you would carry with a swagger, proudly exposed and without embarrassment? :/ WOW!
Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey - your'e converting over to what Herb, Rob Studdert and myself > have been > saying for the past 2 - 3 years. :-) > > > > Tom C. > > > >From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: Hoya-Pentax Future - News > >Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:19:27 -0400 (EDT) > > > >0Joseph Tainter wrote: > > > > >But it's got to be said they seem to be undervaluing their > products. I > > >was quite surprised when the price of the K10D was announced (I > was > > >willing to spend more), & I'm surprised at how relatively cheap > the > > >DA* lenses compared to ther N&C equivalents. > > > > > >Obviously their making a profit, but I'm sure it's not as big as > it > > >could be. > > > >It looks like the Hoya plan makes sense and that they are going to > try > >to try to raise the price and perceived value of their products. > They > >undoubtedly realize that one of the keys to getting people to buy > your > >affordable products is providing a higher end product for people to > >aspire to -- even though most will never buy it, they like to know > they > >*can*; that it's out there. There's also the "prestige by > association" > >effect that Cotty has mentioned in the past: People want the name > badge > >on their camera to be the same as [fill in prestigious item you > can't > >afford here]" > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the hottest 2008 models today at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
