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RonHendriks1966 · 09-11-2013, 02:23 PM

Originally posted by Uluru

For Pentax before Ricoh, the 645D was a hobby project.
Now for Ricoh, it seems their entire camera business is a hobby project.

Well somehow that even sounds right.

With the takeover Pentax had 1900 employees and that number maybe even went down a bit over time. With Ricoh having 107.000 employees in total one could call it a hobby.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2013/snapshots/6822.html

So it better perform up to the demand level to continue.

TZH · 09-11-2013, 06:07 PM

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

Well somehow that even sounds right.

With the takeover Pentax had 1900 employees and that number maybe even went down a bit over time. With Ricoh having 107.000 employees in total one could call it a hobby.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2013/snapshots/6822.html

So it better perform up to the demand level to continue.

100,000 Ricoh employees are working on this:

**monochrome** · 09-11-2013, 07:44 PM

Ricoh is committed to Pentax, K-mount, 645 and Q. End of story. As of this week.

Any suggestion to the contrary is incorrect. Pentax does not exist without K-mount.

johnmflores · 09-11-2013, 08:04 PM - **1 Like**

Ricoh bought Pentax because they valued Pentax's Optio line of point-and-shoots. And their marketing savvy. They will kill the K-mount. Makes perfect business sense.

Winder · 09-11-2013, 09:20 PM

Yes, Ricoh bought Pentax to get the highly coveted marketing department.....

Quicksand · 09-11-2013, 10:10 PM

Wait a minute. I thought Ricoh bought Pentax to acquire the legendary O-ICK1 cleaning technology. Im sure i heard they were going to make a giant sticky cube to clean their photocopier platens - each one will come with an instruction booklet in several languages, a sticky cleaning mat, and a ladder.

WHERE IS IT, RICOH?

Cynog Ap Brychan · 09-11-2013, 11:08 PM

This is getting silly......

Mistral75 · 09-11-2013, 11:59 PM

Ricoh bought Pentax Imaging from Hoya because they were kindly, politely, Japanesely requested to do so. In Japan, one never closes a business down if one can manage to do otherwise.

Kunzite · 09-12-2013, 12:05 AM

Ricoh appears to plan diversifying their business, with Imaging playing an important part. They had the chance to acquire Pentax, and incorporated them in this plan.

Originally posted by monochrome

Ricoh is committed to Pentax, K-mount, 645 and Q. End of story. As of this week.

Any suggestion to the contrary is incorrect. Pentax does not exist without K-mount.

Absolutely true. But this won't stop them...

Clavius · 09-12-2013, 12:05 AM

Originally posted by Quicksand

Wait a minute. I thought Ricoh bought Pentax to acquire the legendary O-ICK1 cleaning technology. Im sure i heard they were going to make a giant sticky cube to clean their photocopier platens - each one will come with an instruction booklet in several languages, a sticky cleaning mat, and a ladder.

WHERE IS IT, RICOH?

Ah, now you spoiled the next big announcement for Photokina 2014!!

gazonk · 09-12-2013, 12:10 AM

Originally posted by johnmflores

Ricoh bought Pentax because they valued Pentax's Optio line of point-and-shoots. And their marketing savvy. They will kill the K-mount. Makes perfect business sense.

You gotta ad /sarc tags here, casual forum visitors will not be able to tell your post from the usual doomsaying.

Seriously, didn't Ricoh specifically mention the 645 system at the time of the takeover? Although I'll probably never be able afford one, I can't wait to see what the next 645 model is like!

Winder · 09-13-2013, 04:47 PM

Originally posted by gazonk

I can't wait to see what the next 645 model is like!

Hopefully it is mirrorless and has a new mount.

Some_Guy · 09-13-2013, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

Ricoh is committed to Pentax, K-mount, 645 and Q. End of story. As of this week.

Any suggestion to the contrary is incorrect. Pentax does not exist without K-mount.

That second link is a surprisingly good explanation of how different lenses can be helpful in differing situations, I'll have to link people to that.

treebeard · 09-13-2013, 05:13 PM

NO.....they bought Pentax for their coveted semi-aspherical multi-coated anti-aliasing cloaking device! Sheesh...I thought you guys were on the ball here!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Wired · 09-13-2013, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by treebeard

NO.....they bought Pentax for their coveted semi-aspherical multi-coated anti-aliasing cloaking device! Sheesh...I thought you guys were on the ball here!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

SAMCAAC?!

Is that better than HD? Is it going to bring a blue ring?

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09-11-2013, 02:23 PM	#2536
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Originally posted by Uluru For Pentax before Ricoh, the 645D was a hobby project. Now for Ricoh, it seems their entire camera business is a hobby project. Well somehow that even sounds right. With the takeover Pentax had 1900 employees and that number maybe even went down a bit over time. With Ricoh having 107.000 employees in total one could call it a hobby. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2013/snapshots/6822.html So it better perform up to the demand level to continue.

09-11-2013, 06:07 PM	#2537
TZH Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 118	Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 Well somehow that even sounds right. With the takeover Pentax had 1900 employees and that number maybe even went down a bit over time. With Ricoh having 107.000 employees in total one could call it a hobby. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2013/snapshots/6822.html So it better perform up to the demand level to continue. 100,000 Ricoh employees are working on this:

09-11-2013, 07:44 PM	#2538
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Ricoh is committed to Pentax, K-mount, 645 and Q. End of story. As of this week. Any suggestion to the contrary is incorrect. Pentax does not exist without K-mount.

09-11-2013, 08:04 PM - 1 Like	#2539
johnmflores Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somerville, NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,361	Ricoh bought Pentax because they valued Pentax's Optio line of point-and-shoots. And their marketing savvy. They will kill the K-mount. Makes perfect business sense.

09-11-2013, 09:20 PM	#2540
Winder Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,617 Original Poster	Yes, Ricoh bought Pentax to get the highly coveted marketing department.....

09-11-2013, 10:10 PM	#2541
Quicksand Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Ohio (formerly SF Bay Area) Posts: 1,519	Wait a minute. I thought Ricoh bought Pentax to acquire the legendary O-ICK1 cleaning technology. Im sure i heard they were going to make a giant sticky cube to clean their photocopier platens - each one will come with an instruction booklet in several languages, a sticky cleaning mat, and a ladder. WHERE IS IT, RICOH?

09-11-2013, 11:08 PM	#2542
Cynog Ap Brychan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gloucester Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,199	This is getting silly......

09-11-2013, 11:59 PM	#2543
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Ricoh bought Pentax Imaging from Hoya because they were kindly, politely, Japanesely requested to do so. In Japan, one never closes a business down if one can manage to do otherwise.

09-12-2013, 12:05 AM	#2544
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Ricoh appears to plan diversifying their business, with Imaging playing an important part. They had the chance to acquire Pentax, and incorporated them in this plan. Originally posted by monochrome Ricoh is committed to Pentax, K-mount, 645 and Q. End of story. As of this week. Any suggestion to the contrary is incorrect. Pentax does not exist without K-mount. Absolutely true. But this won't stop them...

09-12-2013, 12:05 AM	#2545
Clavius Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: De Klundert Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,150	Originally posted by Quicksand Wait a minute. I thought Ricoh bought Pentax to acquire the legendary O-ICK1 cleaning technology. Im sure i heard they were going to make a giant sticky cube to clean their photocopier platens - each one will come with an instruction booklet in several languages, a sticky cleaning mat, and a ladder. WHERE IS IT, RICOH? Ah, now you spoiled the next big announcement for Photokina 2014!!

09-12-2013, 12:10 AM	#2546
gazonk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oslo area, Norway Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,746	Originally posted by johnmflores Ricoh bought Pentax because they valued Pentax's Optio line of point-and-shoots. And their marketing savvy. They will kill the K-mount. Makes perfect business sense. You gotta ad /sarc tags here, casual forum visitors will not be able to tell your post from the usual doomsaying. Seriously, didn't Ricoh specifically mention the 645 system at the time of the takeover? Although I'll probably never be able afford one, I can't wait to see what the next 645 model is like!

09-13-2013, 04:47 PM	#2547
Winder Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,617 Original Poster	Originally posted by gazonk I can't wait to see what the next 645 model is like! Hopefully it is mirrorless and has a new mount.

09-13-2013, 04:52 PM	#2548
Some_Guy New Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 5	Originally posted by monochrome Ricoh is committed to Pentax, K-mount, 645 and Q. End of story. As of this week. Any suggestion to the contrary is incorrect. Pentax does not exist without K-mount. That second link is a surprisingly good explanation of how different lenses can be helpful in differing situations, I'll have to link people to that.

09-13-2013, 05:13 PM	#2549
treebeard Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Windham, NH Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 793	NO.....they bought Pentax for their coveted semi-aspherical multi-coated anti-aliasing cloaking device! Sheesh...I thought you guys were on the ball here! Sorry, couldn't resist.

09-13-2013, 05:16 PM	#2550
Wired Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,519	Originally posted by treebeard NO.....they bought Pentax for their coveted semi-aspherical multi-coated anti-aliasing cloaking device! Sheesh...I thought you guys were on the ball here! Sorry, couldn't resist. SAMCAAC?! Is that better than HD? Is it going to bring a blue ring?

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