On 11/1/2010 8:27 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote:
I understand being concerned about the future in general and about the sustainability of the Pentax system in particular, but you cannot go into details. I truly don't understand how could one figure out a possible single move (such as stopping putting AF motor in camera, which camera, whether in all cameras or just entry-level models, and so on...), of which I'm rather sure Pentax itself hasn't decided yet. Even if they decide today, they could well change their minds five times within the next five years, as they did with other specific details in the past. Just think about the aperture control: lens ring, camera dial, lens ring again, camera dial again... and the mess they caused within the Pentax system, with newer cameras such as the MZ-5/3 and MZ-S being less compatible with FA-J than older cameras such as PZ/Z-series. Or think about the 645D: how many times they decided to go ahead/stop development/resume? And the market situation and trends change a lot faster nowadays than in the nineties... In a few words, predicting a single move now is like winning the lottery. Yes, someone succeeds.
Quite right, Dario. Predicting the future is lousy occupation... What you're saying is that trying to cross the ocean on the small boat is risky. As well, one might be better off paying the price of buying a ticket to the Atlantic cruise ship...
It takes intelligence and effort to recognize certain changes that happen slowly over big periods of time so that it is also difficult to recognize the tendency. I am not sure I have sufficient intelligence to do so. But I am willing to spend the effort of discussing this with my friends (even if mostly virtual friends, unfortunately) in hope that they are willing to do the same.
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