>...why did the 645 lens get stripped off the road map. Gotta love Pentax >marketing.
That chart is titled "SMC pentax Lens development Roadmap" and the listed lenses are titled "Current DA lenses, DAF lenses & Future DA lenses". It doesn't imply there are no other Pentax lenses. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Meal preparation under way... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Meal preparation under way... > > >> Hmmm. That sounds like full frame. Apparently Pentax hasn't learned >> anything about marketing. You don't launch a new product with the caveat >> that there will be an even better product next year. Can you imagine auto >> manufacturer's doing that? "Introducing the all-new Buzzmobile Bomber. >> But >> we'll be back with a better car next year." Maybe the K20D is going to be >> limited production, and they don't want to sell very many??? An >> annoouncement like this could put the damper on DA lenses as well. I know >> it gives me pause. Still, it's nice to know that Pentax will keep on >> keeping on. It's just unfortunate that they're such amateurs when it >> comes >> to marketing a product. > > Hmmmmm, now I may have to rethink my camera strategy. The K10 will > certainly > serve my needs for another year or so, and I don't really want to obsolete > 2 > cameras in as many years. > Pentax needs to clarify whether they are talking about a digital 645 or > 35mm > form camera before the K20 is introduced, or it's just not going to sell. > And if it's a 645, why did the 645 lens get stripped off the road map? > Gotta love Pentax marketing. > > William Robb -- 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.
