Who knows? The cameras haven't be released yet. Some people take
pictures with cameras and not spec sheets.
BR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
John wrote:
So the trick for Pentax consumers is to get a DSLR with first-rate AF.
Pentax can make such a camera; the question is - will they do it.
Frankly, I'd be willing to pay $5.00 a gallon for gasoline just to
stick it to all the brainless-sheep SUV drivers.
Al Gore took a lot of heat a while back when he suggested that
Americans should be paying $5.00 per gallon for fuel, just like the
rest of the world. To what he said, I added my
does Pentax fit into the Japanese market?
There is no secret that C/M/N's AF performance is ahead of Pentax.
regards,
Alan Chan
Well as you may well know the 9xi is a pro body. I don't think it's so
much
the lenses but rather the bodies them selves and I do really like the way
the minolta
Mike writes:
Frankly, I'd be willing to pay
$5.00 a gallon for gasoline just to stick it to all the brainless-sheep SUV
drivers.
Mike. Fortunately I am fairly thick (-skinned). I drive an SUV ( I think) and
regularly pay $7 near enough a gallon - mind you ours are bigger than yours
And you base this prediction on what? Based on the fact that Pentax has
7 film bodies in production based on two chassis, and, well we have Pål's
word for the fact that Pentax will be cutting the film camera line back
to 3 models. Why wouldn't they make at least 3 different Digital models.
I
- Original Message -
From: Mike Johnston
I'm in favor of a Constitutional Amendment banning all noncommercial
vehicles larger than a Ford Focus.
snip
Damn things are all downside. Frankly, I'd be willing to pay
$5.00 a gallon for gasoline just to stick it to all the brainless-sheep
SUV
. maaliskuuta 2003 21:23
Aihe: Re: How does Pentax fit into the Japanese market?
There is no secret that C/M/N's AF performance is ahead of Pentax.
Yeah, it is not a secret, it´s a lie.
Well, I haven't used all that many Canon or Pentax AF products, but I can
tell you that the Nikon F100's
Each sensor location has at lest two sensors: one with fine gradations
for regular light and another with coarser gradations for low light. So
Nikon trades off some focusing precision in low light for faster
performance. Cross pattern sensor locations have a total of 4 sensors.
So the AF in
On Monday, Mar 3, 2003, at 21:21 Europe/Warsaw, Mike Johnston wrote:
Hello Mike,
Well, I haven't used all that many Canon or Pentax AF products, but I
can
tell you that the Nikon F100's autofocus beats the tar out of the
MZ-S's.
That sucker is _quick_ and _positive_, man oh man.
interesting
Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
On Monday, Mar 3, 2003, at 21:21 Europe/Warsaw, Mike Johnston wrote:
Hello Mike,
Well, I haven't used all that many Canon or Pentax AF products, but I can
tell you that the Nikon F100's autofocus beats the tar out of the MZ-S's.
That sucker is _quick_ and _positive_,
I've never doubted your word. Your sanity perhaps, but then again I'm on
this list
as well. :)
At 09:09 PM 3/3/2003 +0100, you wrote:
Peter wrote:
And you base this prediction on what? Based on the fact that Pentax has
7 film bodies in production based on two chassis, and, well we have
Hey, Paul,
Does that mean you don't mind liberals that don't posture? g
Just curious...
cheers,
frank
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I'm in favor of constitutional amendments banning everything I don't
like, including posturing liberals. Good thing we're not running the
country, eh Mike? vbg
--
Ken (and all),
Thanks for the observations. I've been to Japan a few times on business.
I've noticed a few things in wandering around Akihabara stores and, say,
Yodobashi Camera near Shinjuku station. One is that Japanese products like
laptops, mobile phones, cameras, etc., tend towards the
I think the Pentax smaller size may well appeal to the PS crowd if they can
make them auto and light enough. The ZX line seems to have accomplished
this. For just everyday beating around I like to carry either my ZX-M or
even a PZ-10 with a small light beater lens because of their small size,
- Original Message -
From: Taz
Subject: Re: How does Pentax fit into the Japanese market?
When I
get serious with a have to get the shot I choose my biggest camera,
minolta
9xi, before anything else.
What is it about the Minolta lenses that make you choose Minolta over Pentax
Well as you may well know the 9xi is a pro body. I don't think it's so much
the lenses but rather the bodies them selves and I do really like the way
the minolta bodies fit into my hands. I say serious as when doing a wedding
and the procession is coming down the axile, and I've got but one
On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 14:42:29 -0800, you wrote:
There is no secret that C/M/N's AF performance is ahead of Pentax.
regards,
Alan Chan
I've got a Nikon D100. It's AF performance is *not* ahead of Pentax.
In bright light and with an AF-S lens, the Nikon sometimes seems to
autofocus slightly
So the trick for Pentax consumers is to get a DSLR with first-rate AF.
Pentax can make such a camera; the question is - will they do it. If
they install a second-tier AF in the *istD by some misguided attempt
at providing themselves an upgrade path, it will only hurt sales.
From what I can see,
All,
Based on my limited knowledge of the Japanese photo and electronics market,
it seems to me that Pentax really addresses their home market first. It
also seems to me that it is probably not very accurate to judge the future
of the company based on their position in, say, Norway or even the
There was discussion of that point here a few years ago. If I recall
correctly, Pentax cares mainly about the home market. Anything sold
elsewhere is just gravy. I assume this is why we can't get black
limiteds in the U.S.
Joe
On 03.3.1 0:07 PM, Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
All,
Based on my limited knowledge of the Japanese photo and electronics market,
it seems to me that Pentax really addresses their home market first. It
also seems to me that it is probably not very accurate to judge the future
of
Sometimes, they drop a couple of
features from the U.S. models, although I do not know how much they could
save the money by doing so, and they might lose some markets by doing so, I
do not know.
Ken,
This is done for patent reasons. Features that infringe on U.S.
patentholders' rights have
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