On 17/08/02 at 10:19 Artur Led�chowski pounded the keys and wrote as follows:
>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Next Pentax Flagship Camera? > > >> Trying to battle Canon and >> Nikon on the 35mm front is foolish. They already lost the battle. > >After reading all posting of the thread so far I wonder why we are all >still >sticking to Pentax:) >I don't agree with the point of view stated above (and it has been already >disscussed several times), because the photographic market is not a >constant >thing. Conditions change. Yes, Pentax lost the battle, but why do you think >they also lost the whole war? They can and IMHO should counterattack. I seem to recall that when I first came into contact with photography the great neames were Leica and Zeiss Contax, Nikon S2 was just being produced, Voiugtlander, Reid, Kodak and many others were household names. When Pentax became well-known was with their 35mm SLR models like the S1a, SV and suchlike. Nikon was emerging with the F-series and from the start was a standard-setter for solid rugged quality equipment while Pentax led with ideas, concepts and innovations. But Nikon overtook Pentax in the PRO-ranks with their marketing strategy and their support base. Pentax lost that round. Then along came Canon and took a lot of Nikon's share by similar strategy and by then Pentax was tailing. I think Pentax decided somewhere to specialise in medium format gear. I still remember when they brought out their first MF SLR in the early 70's although the name escapes me now. In all fairness, they have never looked back. Others have come and gone some more than others (like Mamiya, maybe Bronica) but Pentax MF still rules pretty well supreme. Fine. This is their niche. Why faff around in the murky waters of 35mm especially now that digital is so popular. Anyhow, look at how many Pentax point-and-shoots, including digital ones, are for sale. How many people do you all think will forsake Nikon/Canon and turn to Pentax? Conrad Samuels Kirstenhof SA - 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 .
