Originally posted by Winder What does Ricoh have to offer that Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Fuji, Panasonic, Samsung...... can't match? All of those companies have the ability to design sensors and all of them but Nikon and Olympus have the ability to manufacture sensors. Can Ricoh design or manufacture sensors?
Ricoh doesn't need to service capital invested in sensor fabs. They can buy what they need, when they need it.
Originally posted by Winder Do they have state of the art AF technology?
First, what is state-of-the-art? For what purpose? IS a fast beep and a high miss rate better than a slightly longer lock time and higher hit? How good does tracking have to be in practice if you aren't building a camera for Action? Second, we don't know what AF technology will be present in the next camera body. Who's to say the next Pentax body won't have the best AF?
Originally posted by Winder Right now they have the SR technology that allows for the select-able AA filter that is unique, but on a 24MP APS-C sensor it of little use since color morie is not a problem.
Did you forget that IBIS allows smaller, lighter, less expensive lenses? Ricoh doesn't need to build ILIS into every single lens they force you to buy.
Originally posted by Winder Under what scenario does Ricoh not need to compete with CaNikoNy, or Fuji, Olympus, Panasonic, or Samsung for camera sales?
Any scenario around which they choose build their business. For instance, The only camera made by the manufacturers you just listed I would even
consider buying is made by Fuji.
Tesla doesn't compete with Ford or General Motors. Tesla
ignores Ford and General Motors. Ford and General Motors don't even enter Tesla's thought stream when they're designing and selling vehicles. B&M auto stores are a capital-intensive, outmoded, government-protected, market-distorting, high-volume, low margin, sales-oriented, lying, cheating, stealing crappy distribution model that adds unnecessary cost, commission and aggravation to car buying. Modern camera stores learned everything they know from auto stores.
I'd really enjoy purchasing my next car completely online and having it delivered to a Delivery Center or to my door (wherever State Law requires delivery in the same state as registered, such as my restrictive, backward state does).
Last edited by monochrome; 09-20-2014 at 09:02 AM.