What's the issue here. This doesn't hurt anyone. It is a simple line extension which costs minimal $$$ for Pentax, and gets them a whole new round of publicity and exposure. How many of you eat Oreo cookies. Are 'double stuff' Oreo's a stupid idea? Are Oreo 'minis' a stupid idea? Lighten up folks... (Besides, I hear those Canon big white lens owners are jealous!) Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Bruce Dayton <[email protected]> wrote: > Why is liking a different color stupid? I don't get it. Many times > when I want something, if it has color I may choose one. If you want > to look like a 'Professional photographer', then black is in. But > I'm saying that many people could care less about looking like a pro. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 12:01:23 PM, you wrote: > > Eac> In a message dated 12/17/2008 11:58:42 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > Eac> [email protected] writes: > Eac> I have the same feelings. When all else is equal or seemingly > Eac> so...consumers will look for way to differentiate. Somehow, I think > Eac> that many 'soccer mom' types would find this attractive and would > Eac> consider it when they might otherwise pass by the Pentax. These > Eac> would be the same ones buying the Nikon D40 or one of the myriad of > Eac> Canon Rebels (I can't keep up with all the sub models). Both of > Eac> those would more likely be chosen for various reasons, but color > Eac> isn't one of them. > > > > > -- > 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.

