On 7/1/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >I think that Pentax (for whatever definition of Pentax over the past >decade you want to use) understands that they will not survive as a "me >too" product. If Pentax were simply to produce another Canon Rebel, >nobody would have any reason to buy it, rather than a Canon Rebel. What >they seem to be doing is a spastic attempt at emulating Steve Jobs, or >at least Apple, in releasing different and innovative products in the >hopes that one of them will catch on. If they release ten products, it >doesn't matter if nine of them are Lisas, if one of them is an iPod.
I think you've hit the nail on the head Lar. To my mind there just isn't a coherent strategy with Pentax's products, aside perhaps from the flagship DSLRs. And to take a leaf out of Steve's book, get rid of all the mishmash and consolidate the cameras into types, then have one camera to fit each type. Keep it simple! The MX-1 would be brilliant if it was in this lineup: A - Full frame DSLR + lens system B - APSC DSLR + lens system C - Mirrorless APSC interchangeable lens system (Q with optical viewfinder) (MX-1 style, bigger) D - MX-1 E - smaller pocketable point n shoot and er that's it I'd be looking at C -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Producion ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- 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.
