Mark Roberts wrote: > Bob Blakely wrote: >> I usually buy my gear from Samy's as they have a local store just down the >> road in Santa Ana. I stopped in to pick up another "walking around" bag and >> found that all the Pentax gear is now gone from their shelves. The have only >> left over stock. It's not that they don't want to sell Pentax. It's because >> they can't get a hold of any reps to deal with because Pentax USA has (as >> the folks at Samy's told me) "let all their reps go." >> >> What the bloody hell is happening to Pentax (Hoya)? Are they rolling over? >> Are we eventually going to be left high and dry because someone, somewhere >> doesn't have the guts to market Pentax effectually? >> >> Move over Minolta, Konica users. If this keeps up we'll be joining you down >> memory lane.
> Old news: > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2008/04/pentax-sky-offi.html > > The dealer may not have been entirely truthful to you about this being > the *reason* they aren't carrying Pentax any longer, because several > other camera makers have moved to this sales structure (that is, by > type/size of retailer rather than by geographic location) some time ago. I read it and sort of understand, but to be blunt, and perfectly clear about it, if the walk-in customer decides s/he is NOT served by the odd changes in marketing and servicing of old Pentax customers, he is just as likely to decide this might be the time to change the camera line... I question any tack that makes customers worry and wonder about the health of their chosen line of camera gear. Pentax have been pretty quiet as to what long term customers might expect from thie merger, and what little I have read, here and there has NOT been light and upbeat about it. I think that's a serious error in judgment. keith whaley -- 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.
