On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > Quoting Bruce Walker <[email protected]>: > >> Sounds like a truly desperate attempt to get some attention. >> >> The whole mirrorless thing just isn't getting the traction the manus >> hoped for, is it? > > I wonder why that is. Quite a few on this list have gone down the > mirrorless path and I think Ricoh/Pentax is missing out by failing to get a > competitive mirrorless camera to market (competitive with the Fuji et al > offerings, that is). They've shown they have the technical know-how with > the K-01 and Q series.
Regardless, what is the point of showing off your superior technical prowess by creating a camera for a tiny market? Especially if you are Pentax and can't afford to (a) dilute your R&D and production resources, and (b) spend hard-won money for poor returns. Look what happened with the K-01. > I'm fairly sure I've bought my last DSLR (K-5) and I expect to be in the > market for something like the Fuji X-E2 about this time next year. If Ricoh > can't oblige by then, I'll be changing systems (partly, anyway). I went for 6 years between Pentax cameras (K20D -> K-3). There's no way I will attempt to predict what Pentax/Ricoh might be offering in 2020. But given my current direction, my next is likely to be a successor to the 645D, which is still an SLR afaik. -- -bmw -- 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.
