Originally posted by D1N0 Because Ricoh wants to stand out. It wants to be different from other Canonikon and it wants to show the dslr is not a dead non-innovative platform.
Understand and I am in the I like GPS for no additional cost camp too. I just wonder what market research was done going forward. I mean how many will actually use it, 10%, 20%....50%. I hope Pentax understands that.
Those of us in PF. or all forums for that matter, are very verbal but we only represent a small percentage of the total base of Pentax cameras. so let's say there are 1000 active users here and we all say we want a certain accessory. that is 100% concurrence, meaning 1000 users say yes, but lets say the base is 10000 Pentax cameras of the given model. That is a low percentage to make such a big change that others really did not want or care about. I know, this is just an easy example that I use for explanation purpose only.
Also, we know that North America and Europe is not where the total market share is for Pentax, it is Asia. We basically have to accept what it is that Pentax thinks will sell cameras and without a marketing plan from them, as I can see, I just hope they didnt make any of these changes on a whim. Look at the K-S1. From an image perspective, it takes great pics. but it is a non seller also, same goes for the K-01. The market is fickle and people can walk away from a product even though a lot of us may think it is a really great camera.