Isn't the Optios a 3+ megapixel camera? Looks pretty nice from what I've seen. Paul
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Bill, your comments ring ever so true. > > I'm looking for a digital camera (!) with certain specs and features for > a specific long-term project. My first thought was to see what Pentax > offered. Just the Optios and a little toy model. So, not only have > they lost my business for the camera, but for whatever accessories I may > choose to buy as well. And, down the line, should I choose to upgrade, > the chances are real good that I wouldn't even consider Pentax, because > by that time there may be an investment in another company's digital > products. > > What's even more disappointing is that I'm not looking for a DSLR, but a > good "prosumer" model in the 3MP - 4MP range. The advanced amateur > market is one that Pentax does pretty well with their film cameras, but > their digital offerings are quite poor wrt features and the number of > models offered. So, I'm looking at Canon, Nikon, and Olympus - all > companies with a broad range of digital cameras to fit just about every > budget and need. > > As a 35+ year user of Pentax gear, this is very disappointing indeed. > Not even having a Pentax to consider is ridiculous. > > William Robb wrote: > > > The point is, if Pentax stays out of this market niche long > > enough, they won't have a market to sell to when/ if they decide > > to get into it. > > Look what has happened to them over the past couple of decades > > for playing this game with the high end market. They turned > > Ostrich when the modern AF cameras came out, and they started to > > lose market share in a big way. > > Pentax used to be the camera of choice for SLR's for the serious > > photographer. Now they are a has been company that sells point > > and shoots. They are no longer recognized as being an industry > > leader by the people who they need to recognize them, which is > > the buying public. > > When J. Sixpack goes looking for a film camera now, he is > > looking at Nikons and Canons. > > When he goes out to buy a digital, he will be doing the same > > thing. > > Soon, it won't matter what Pentax puts on the shelf, it won't > > sell because no one will care. > > The worst case scenario is that they won't be able to put > > anything on dealers shelves because the dealers themselves don't > > have enough confidence in the brand's recognition to sell to > > give them shelf space. > > To an extent, it is already happening. Pentax no longer commands > > respect from the camera stores in many places. I read that here > > all the time. > > As this situation evolves, the company will find itself in > > deeper doo-doo. > > Not putting a digital SLR onto the market very soon will be > > suicide for Pentax. The digital SLR market is here, now, and > > needs to be responded to. > > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
