My worry is I am not sure where Hoya is taking Pentax. I don't mind paying more for more but my impression is they are asking more for less right now. The combination of low wage country assembly, end user quality control, outsourced service, R&D and marketing budget cuts, increasing times to market and last minute component changes is making me nervous. It all looks to me like footprint reduction for the sake of short term profitability to make the unit attractive for potential partners. Nonetheless, there is no alternative for me; affordable weather sealing is a killer feature in my book. Cheers Ecke
2009/8/27 Joseph McAllister <[email protected]>: > On Aug 26, 2009, at 15:55 , William Robb wrote: > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Waller" >> Subject: Re: Still no split-image screen for the K-7? >> >> >> I rather like their current tack, given some of the other possibilities - >> like going out of business. >> Its all about generating capital so they can stay in business, like other >> successful businesses. >> >> Unfortunately, there seems to be a much larger % of Pentax users who just >> want cheap equipment, and who don't really care if the company remains >> viable enough to supply new equipment in 5-10 years. >> It's why there was so much bitching and moaning when lens prices got >> jacked up (though some real QC would be nice for what they are charging now) >> and why the first thing many forum/ list members say is that they'll wait >> until the price comes down before buying. > > > Some of us are waiting for our account balances to come "UP" from other > recent Pentax purchases before we grab us a K-7. All credit cards must read > $0.00 first. Say, four months from now, no matter the price. > > > Joseph McAllister > Pentaxian > > http://gallery.me.com/jomac > http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html > > > -- > 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.
