Pentax is no doubt a tiny player......and getting back to the topic...how does drastically increasing prices help in gaining an edge in the marketplace?
If you buy the line about Pentax getting back in B&M stores and carried by Mom & Pop camera shops, then I would love to hear from anyone in America that can report seeing Pentax products where they weren't a year ago? I think it is more likely you will see more missing from where they were a year ago.
I haven't seen any Kia Dealers doubling their prices to pull in in more business......that's not how they got where they are today, is it?
Something smells bad about this entire price increase....rotten, in fact. I am more worried about Ricoh's way of thinking than I am about the price increase......I thought Hoya was bad for Pentax....could it be Ricoh will be even worse?
Regards!