Bruce, can you send the humble pie back - looks like it will be us eating it!
What I don't understand though is why we hear NOTHING about Pentax. Sure there is speculation that they have nothing new, but no-one has confirmed that. Are the reporters not even bothered to go and have a look on their stand? Did Pentax even turn up? Could they just have their new products hiding under the desk? Would this all make any sense? I just wonder why the people saying Pentax has nothing are only speculating, no-one has actually confirmed this - seems a little odd... > -----Original Message----- > From: Mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 27 September 2002 04:05 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: So?.. > > > http://luminous-landscape.com/new/photokina2002.shtml > Friday, 27 September, 2002 > Either announcements from Photokina have died out, or the > people reporting from Cologne are too busy eating Bratwurst > and drinking Pils. My guess is that its the former, as I know > how hard working a major trade show can be. > > But if that's the case then some major companies have not > made needed announcements, and this is bad news for them. One > that immediately comes to mind is Pentax, who really needed > to position themselves properly vis-a-vis a digital solution > for their 645 system. The salience is deafening. With their > competitors Mamiya, Contax and now Hasselblad offering > comparability with the very popular Kodak DCS Pro Back Pentax > becomes the only major 645 format camera maker with no > digital offering. It's my belief that unless they do so no > later than PMA, many professionals will start to abandon them. > > > >
