I was about to ask the same. I prefer Pentax because none has ever failed me. All but 1 Nikon SLR I have had failed under moderate use (3 out of 4).
Sent from my iPad > On Feb 15, 2017, at 8:51 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is Nikon in financial trouble? Its sales seem healthy. > > > Paul via phone > >> On Feb 15, 2017, at 9:22 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I think John's referring to the financials, and the answer is unclear. >> Ricoh has to deal with the same environment as Nikon, but Pentax users seem >> to be a bit more -rabid- loyal. Additionally less is expected of Pentax, as >> well. >> >> NIkon produces exceedingly good sometimes great cameras with occasional >> major flaws. >> >> Ricoh produces a Pentax camera that has nearly as good or better imaging, >> than the equivalent Nikon, and lags almost all other features by a >> generation, or in the case of video evn more, but that's all fine. >> >> We didn't expect the best AF system or fastest frame rate, or even in the >> ballpark, video capability, so it's all good. >> >> Ricoh can make money selling a Pentax that's 85-90% of an equivalent Nikon, >> for 2/3rds of the price, so they'll sell enough of them to keep going. >> >>> On 2/15/2017 6:31 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> I would think zero and none. Pentax users haven't reported the same kind of >>> shutter problems that plague Nikon. >>> >>> Paul via phone >>> >>>> On Feb 15, 2017, at 6:17 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> How likely is it that Nikon's troubles will adversely affect Ricoh >>>> and/or Pentax? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >>>> Religion - Answers we must never question. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
