Price is not the deciding factor in my continuing to buy Pentax. It is my history with the brand, my lens cabinet(s), my familiarity (for the most part) with the operation and handling of the various bodies and lenses.
If I want (need?) a piece of gear and I can afford it at the time, I get it. If I can't, I don't. I'm retired. Shoot every day in one form or another. Worry about what my photo-dumb sisters will do with all this gear when I die. Ada would just throw it out. Lucy would have it appraised, and be disappointed in the total price. Hung a Hummingbird Feeder off the deck last weekend, so spending a lot of time finding out how to capture the tiny beasties with pixels. They are pretty smart little creatures. If I'm inside, they come up to the window and shoot looks from several angles to see if I'm "hunting" them, and perhaps to ascertain where the dogs are. Ot they could be preening in their reflection. chp, chp. On Jul 17, 2013, at 07:40 , Tom C wrote: > You may not get an MRI on every patient with a tummyache, and that's a > good thing. However having the MRI machine available is good, n'est-ce > pas? Having more advanced technology in the future than whatever is > current state of the art no doubt will have it's benefits also. A > market must exist for something better or companies will not be > incentivized to produce something better. > > Needs vs. desires vs. what becomes the accepted norm or state of the > art, are three different things. > > It's no one's responsibility to purchase a company's products. I'm not > suggesting you or anyone else fork over your hard earned income to any > company for products you don't want. > > Pentax is in an unenviable spot, being widely perceived as a bargain > brand. That's of course good for those that either can't or don't wish > to spend more money. It's not so good for Pentax (Ricoh). When a > brands customer base consists largely of people who want a lot for a > little, it's like tying the corporate hands behind the corporate back. > Having capital to invest in developing new products is achieved > largely by selling current products at a decent margin. > > Notice the trend of so many to say what they have is 'good enough'? > Pentax loses. Notice the trend of so many to wait a year or more until > there's massive price cuts on the newest model Pentax camera? Pentax > loses. Notice the trend of so many to purchase used gear as opposed to > new? Pentax loses. Then there's those that put there money elsewhere > because they're not getting what they want from Pentax. Pentax loses. > There's nothing wrong with any of those actions and all are > justifiable. Still - Pentax loses. > > So collectively, many of those people that love their Pentax gear > because of the perceived value are the same people who, in essence, > are limiting the profits and therefore the ability to produce > meaningful new and better products. It's a gradual slow downwards > spiral. > > End. > > Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
