Only in the sense that the name Pentax might be associated with higher end cameras. I agree, though, it's at best a small effect. What's funny here is that the technology of their top end APS camera will be driving the tach for their most "pro" camera.
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Rob Studdert <[email protected]> wrote: > On 24 October 2010 10:47, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think Pentax is striking at a place I the market between the >> established ones. I think this is a perfect camera for the odd >> combination of nature and studio photography as well as affluent >> enthusiast who used to buy Hasselblad but can't really bring >> themselves to pay the new digital prices.. I'm not completely >> convinced the wedding folks really need this. The bottom line seems >> to be that Pentax is selling them. That is the most important >> argument of all. > > The biggest difference that I see between the P645D and the other top > end small format DSLRs is that the P645D won't likely drag any users > into Pentax APS land. It has to stand by its self and I would be > surprised if it helped Pentax's bottom line. > > -- > Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) > Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours > Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
