A company can't just "get someone" to sell its products. It has to actively promote the products and develop partnerships with retailers and distributors. Ricoh does that with copiers; why can't it do that with its cameras?
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* s products On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 9:08 PM Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Jan 20, 2022, at 5:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > What the hell are they thinking? > > Probably something along the lines of they can’t get anyone else to sell > their gear, so they might as well monopolize the whole distribution channel > themselves. > > > > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 8:44 PM Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > https://petapixel.com/2022/01/20/ricoh-to-stop-mass-producing-cameras-sell-direct-to-consumer-only/ > >> > >> As of April 1, 2022 (no fooling) Ricoh will stop selling Pentax and GR > >> branded cameras through the distribution network and will only sell > through > >> their own website and branded stores. > >> > >> Meanwhile Petapixel had a review of the 21/2.4 saying it’s a great lens, > >> it’s too bad that the K-1 mkII sucks. > >> > >> -- > >> Larry Colen > >> [email protected] > >> > >> > >> -- > >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > > -- > Larry Colen > [email protected] > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
