Actually Pentax probably does watch this list, after all at one time they did sponsor it. It's an interesting way to get market feed back. Wether they do anything about it or not is another thing.
At 06:20 AM 10/13/2002 -0400, you wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tim S Kemp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 3:58 AM >Subject: Re: Digital! I got digital! > > > > > And back to my first sentence, is there any way we can kill off the DSLR > > > thread? since Pentax doesn't make one and we've beat the topic to death > > > about 5000 times too many. > > > > It wouldn't surprise me if people from Pentax read this list and comment > > back, if they don't know what a small percentage of their fans want then > > they'll never bother. > >Tim, that would surprise me!! I'm sorry, but that is fantasy in it's >extreme! Having Pentax people watching the list, like we are important. >Hahaha. Never. If they did monitor the Almighty PDML, they'd be more >likely to notice that many people here have been working with Pentax for >many long years, and instead of taking out the MZ-S and putting only FA* on, >they use the old equipment for various and valid reasons, don't get me >wrong. But that is indeed what many people here do, like it or not, >disagree or not, it's very much a fact. Now, they don't dismiss or buy new >equipment, but they are almost more of older Pentax camera memoriblia >collectors. Like I said, nothing wrong with it. I'm sure when Mr. Asahi >(ya ya, don't comment, I know the answer) sees this he'll be touched, but >that's about all. "Small percentage" was used, and that is very much the >case! We are but a grain of sand in a large beach. Oh sure we have people >from all over the world here, much to our benefit. But really, do all those >that own digital P&S or 35mm P&S or the MZ entry level cameras care as much >about them as we do? We are a minority in a minority. I'm geez, my dad is >a Minolta guy, loves his camera, uses it a lot and surfs the web, but unless >he needs a camera, he doesn't think about it. He couldn't give a fart about >a Minolta list. Fact is that he, as do most people owning cameras of ANY >make, don't care like the vocal members here. We're mostly a small group of >dedicated members (with the odd exception) Pentax SLR is very small market, >I can't find poop around here, I tripped to Toronto and wasn't even that >impressed with what Henrys CBD store had. Is it safe for me to assume that >everyone here at least owns a Pentax 35mm camera? I know people use other >systems or have switched, but they surely must have something, or why be >here? So most of the 'vocal' group has SLRs of various ages and level. I >know that there are the silent lurkers who read and learn. I'd wager a bet >they own the Pentax P&S or the Optios. > >I'm tired, and finally, what you and I say means nothing. Pentax is not >watching us (so throw away your foil hats) A Pentax DSLR is a dream. It >doesn't exist. Why talk about it? Have we gotten anywhere? We just bicker >and speculate. Geez, most of the digital topics are OT!! I'm beginning to >think, besides his manner of approach, Bruce R. has a good handle on things. > >This is not the DDML (Digital Distribution Mailing List) Guess what? It's >PDML, and I used to think it stood for Pentax Distribution Mailing list. >Sure you can talk digital, Pentax has the Optio series, but it's rare for >that to come up...why? If those crazy spies from Pentax report to there >bosses we aren't into digital P&S of Pentax make, they could very likely >assume we have no interest in digital at all. But I'll continue to beat a >dead horse, we don't have a DSLR, I'm sure we'll get one, but not for a long >while, and when and if it shows up seems like we are expecting to compete >with Nikon and Canon......is that what Pentax does? I think the DSLR that >they come out with will disappoint those here that want it, and then there >will be bitching about this and that. Also, a number of people have >discussed first, second, third generation of SLRs. Some have gone on and >said that they probably wouldn't buy a first generation one, just like some >that won't go for the MZ-S. What do the Pentax spies think of that? If >they were about to make one they'd shut down the plant because we won't buy >it, wanting a 2nd gen one of better quality, it mean huge losses. If we >were all in support of Digitalizing Pentax, we'd have all rushed out and >bought one of the Optios. I did. (not for that reason though) There are >just a few here with an Optio. Doesn't sound like good support for digital >Pentax. > >Blah blah, I ranted and raved, sorry for the long email (if anyone got this >far) but I really think we should all really stop discussing a topic that >does not exist and also we solve nothing, there is nothing new in posts >about digital Pentax or otherwise anymore, we've talked it to death. Let it >R.I.P > >Brad Dobo > >PS ... I love this group and all the members, I learn a lot, and we have a >nice cosy Internet family. So, my dear relatives, any remarks above is not >putting you down, in fact, you are held on a pedestal for me.
