Originally posted by ogl If you mean this link
I'm sorry...It's site of RUMORS, first of all...And no any proof for such info. Amazon can say EVERYTHING....How to prove?
Don't you think it's marketing move to attract the interest to X-Pro 1
Pay attention
Amazon Best Sellers: Best Compact System Cameras
GE Power Pro X500-BK - first place....
Do you know such camera? Try to find somebody here who tried this GE?
Do you really believe that GE is the best-seller?
And...Amason is not special photo shop....
Last I checked Amazon which was yesterday, Fuji was first and the Pentax was 24th, checking it again only thing that's different is Fuji is 2nd. Amazon may not be a 'special photo shop' but its a very big electronics shop. Everyone I know uses it because they have great service.
And no I did not go by what that website had written, I have checked the responses of many people on the Fuji, Olympus and the Pentax. Everytime I scrolled down I saw people commenting that they had already pre ordered.
Saying do you know anyone with that G.E. camera, to try claim that it is not popular, is not very logical. Just because you may not know someone with it doesn't mean its not popular. Like in the Smartphone market, people go on about the top brands being Apple and HTC, ask these people if they think anyone has a Nokia they will proclaim 'noone has that phone', yet Nokia sells more phones that both of these companies. Just like G.E. may not have such a great brand recognition but they still may be a best seller. (I haven't looked into their sales so just speculating at the moment)
Like I said, the main people who like this design are the Pentaxians, every other website I've checked the majority of comments are negative about its design. I can't help but to feel thats only because they don't want to admit its a poor design.
Also heres something, The Olympus OM-D EM-5 is claimed to have the fastest AF of all mirrorless cameras. Thats something they could market, all Pentax can market is the fact that it has the K-5 sensor, and thats not going to stand out to a new buyer because everyone is going to claim they have amazing picture quality but not many can some they have the best of something.
Also since you asked, I'm from England.