Originally posted by falconeye We both seem to have trouble to find the source now...
My figure was from a worldwide DSLR market survey, the most recent year which was published (2006, I guess, did already include Sony and Samsung in the DSLR camp). Pentax, Sony, Olympus had all 6% each. But only after I added Pentax (5%) and Samsung (1%).
Sorry, I didn't bookmark the article, and iirc it was an accidental find when I was looking for something else anyway. I just remember Sony and Olympus seemed to have more marketshare digital camera wise than pentax/samsung. And like I said, the numbers may have included compact pns and dslr numbers rolled into one. I'm willing to go with your figures since you seem to have a better memory than I do!
Still, if the MZ-D had been capable of decent images(which appears to be in dispute), I have to wonder if Pentax would have a larger marketshare than it does.
This seems to be a reason(it wasn't for me, obviously), for some people to recommend Canon and Nikon, i.e. they have the largest marketshare, therefore it's a better brand to buy, so the logic goes. To some extent I can see the logic, at least in the sense that most aftermarket lenses and accessories are released first for Canon and Nikon it seems, then Sony and later(if at all), for the other brands. Granted, most of the time I don't care, but I think I'm in the minority here. For me at least, if Pentax/Samsung can stay in business making great high-value gear with a 6% marketshare, that's fine.