Dunno, but it's small. I just started shooting LF film to boot. -Adam
Tom C wrote: > What % are you? :-) > > > > Tom C. > > >> From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) ? >> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:32:32 -0400 >> >> I use vi >> >> -Adam >> Always the odd one out. >> >> >> Tom C wrote: >>> It'll likely be a matter of attrition. What % of people here use >>> WordPerfect as opposed to MS Word? >>> >>> I'll bet it's a 5/95 ratio if not higher. Not too different from where >>> Pentax stands in the market, despite some recent relative success with >> the >>> K10D. >>> >>> Your suppositions are probably correct. When I say done for, I'm not >>> predicting when... I'm saying that inevitable market forces will finally >>> take their toll, unless something changes quickly. >>> >>> Tom C. >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) >> ? >>>> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:20:34 -0400 >>>> >>>> Why? Pentax has never been a player in the Pro 35mm market. Not being >>>> one now will make little difference. >>>> >>>> I expect to see them bring out a body above the K10D within the next 6 >>>> months, or a K10D 'successor' that is little more than the new Sony >> 12MP >>>> sensor and a new shutter in the K10D body, perhaps with a higher >>>> framerate. I don't expect to see a Pentax body above the $1300 or so >>>> price point. >>>> >>>> -Adam >>>> >>>> >>>> Tom C wrote: >>>>> LOL. You're not breaking it to me. I was being kind. :-) >>>>> >>>>> Pentax has a slim chance yet to recover. If they blow it in the next >> 6 >>>> - 12 >>>>> months though, I susect they are done for. >>>>> >>>>> Tom C. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: "pdml" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) ? >>>>>> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:59:17 -0400 >>>>>> >>>>>> I hate to break it to you, but in the USA, Pentax *is* a "2nd tier >>>> camera >>>>>> company". The company hasn't released a truly professional system >>>> camera >>>>>> here (or anywhere, actually) since the LX. The current high-end >> Pentax >>>>>> lens >>>>>> selection is miniscule compared to Canon and Nikon. Pentax does not >>>>>> provide >>>>>> the kind of professional support that Canon and Nikon do at major >>>> sporting >>>>>> events. Pentax products lack presence on store shelves in the USA. >>>> Etc. >>>>>> Tom C wrote: >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>> From: "John Sessoms" >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under >>>> NDA) >>>>>> ? >>>>>>>>> If memory serves the other two are an over-priced Nissan and an >>>>>>>>> over-priced Honda. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I guess that depends on what your personal comfort is worth. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> William Robb >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> My analogy was not about price, it was about image, prestige, >>>>>>> perception in the market place. Sure a FF DSLR will cost more >>>>>>> than one with an APS-C size sensor. If the Canons, Nikon's, >>>>>>> Sony's of the world offer FF DSLR's, then Pentax must also. >>>>>>> If they do not, they will relegate themselves to a 2nd >>>>>>> tier camera company, and it doesn't matter who loves their >>>>>>> camera, or how much it satisfies their current needs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tom C. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
