While visiting DPReview, I noticed something. The general consensus amongst "respected" photographers is that Pentax is not capable of producing quality products. If it doesn't have Canikon on it, well, it must not be much more than a toy.
But then something interesting occurred to me:
Nikon V1/J1 Review: 442 comments - span of 6 days
Canon G1x Preview: 786 comments - span of 19 days
Nikon D4 Overview: 805 Comments - span of 26 days
Nikon D4 Announcement: 230 comments - span of 13 days
Pentax K-01 Announcement:
606 comments -
span of 12 hours
*These were all as on this post, and the span was calculated from posting of the news article to the last comment received.
Where I come from, when a population is so adamantly against you, that usually means you are 1) an incompetent prick of a dictator/president/etc, or 2) doing something right, and the naysayers feel challenged by you, thus resorting to the only tactic to attempt to resolve their insecurity. Clearly the first is a moot issue photographically, so by my count.....
But seriously, look at those numbers! A HELLUVA lot of people are going
out of their way to spew their vitriol and disdain for a camera company they know
nothing about. For this alone, Pentax deserves accolades
-Heie