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07-29-2018, 08:40 AM   #46
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QuoteOriginally posted by bobmaxja Quote
If you want them dead, ask them to do all this at the same time: mirrorless, APSC , FF, medium Camera
You need to make a distinction between allocation of R&D effort,
which we all understand is focused on FF right now,
and continuing their offerings of existing formats and hardware in which users have invested.

Abandoning formats has the effect of turning customers away,
and that's not usually a good thing for a business to be doing.

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QuoteOriginally posted by lytrytyr Quote
You need to make a distinction between allocation of R&D effort,
which we all understand is focused on FF right now,
and continuing their offerings of existing formats and hardware in which users have invested.

Abandoning formats has the effect of turning customers away,
and that's not usually a good thing for a business to be doing.
Well if their efforts supporting the said formats make them bleed money or go bankrupt this is a moot point isn't it ?
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QuoteOriginally posted by lytrytyr Quote
You need to make a distinction between allocation of R&D effort,
which we all understand is focused on FF right now,
and continuing their offerings of existing formats and hardware in which users have invested.

Abandoning formats has the effect of turning customers away,
and that's not usually a good thing for a business to be doing.
I never not to abondon formats , but they cannot develop new camera and lenses for all formats at the same time.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Kunzite Quote
The financial reports for Q1 2019 (April-June) were posted on the Ricoh website.
Overall we're talking about some decrease in sales, but an increase in profit. And Ricoh is switching from the RESURGENT phase to the IGNITE phase, whatever that means.

Note that the D FA* 50mm f/1.4 effective sales didn't start in that period.

Nothing much is said about cameras, except for:
- "improvement of profitability relating to industrial optical components/modules and cameras"
- "Demand solid for the Ricoh Theta and other digital cameras (about the same as year earlier)"
Smart Vision sees a slight boost in sales, actually.

Financial Announcement | Global | Ricoh
Cell phones are making things difficult for digital camera sales. Sometimes I think really old photographers, like myself (made a living in photography since 1972), are all that's keeping the industry afloat.

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Considering that the market is shrinking... increase in profit is a good news!
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In this case, Ricoh will continue whatever they are doing now, all in their terms, still slow (cautious).
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LOL (vid from 2017).




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QuoteOriginally posted by wed7 Quote
In this case, Ricoh will continue whatever they are doing now, all in their terms, still slow (cautious).
Slow and steady wins the race.
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QuoteOriginally posted by lytrytyr Quote
Abandoning formats has the effect of turning customers away,
and that's not usually a good thing for a business to be doing.
If you already have more formats than anyone else, already have the best APS-c line-up available, and produce FF lenses compatable with your APS-c line-up essentially killing two birds with one stone, you have to see, Pentax has dropped the Q, but has a 645 format not supported by most companies.

Total formats supported, Pentax is right there with anyone. Dropping the least popular format shouldn't be a problem.

Funny how Pentax is seen as the less versatile company, when Canon, Nikon and Sony don't have 645 line ups.... maybe Pentax is less diverse if you only look at part of the picture. But, they were probably just supporting too many formats for the size of the company with the Q. And the decision to not make the Q macro was probably based on projected sales numbers, not a wish on the part of the company to drop the format. I'm sure they still wish everyone had bought one.
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How come peeps here always tell that Hoya didn't care for Pentax?
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You'd be hard-pressed finding a more repulsive... blogger on youtube. I would think this person has real issues in his personal life.
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You'd be hard-pressed finding a more repulsive... blogger on youtube. I would think this person has real issues in his personal life.
There are others I find far more repulsive, but yeah, he does have issues, some of which he admits to. At least I can listen to this guy when it comes to technical matters for a while.
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This can't be right. Pentax Is Forever DoomedTM

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QuoteOriginally posted by normhead Quote
already have the best APS-c line-up available
Sadly, those days are long gone and Pentax will fall even more behind on that regard cause it seems Ricoh is focusing on FF
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QuoteOriginally posted by normhead Quote
already have the best APS-c line-up available
QuoteOriginally posted by Trickortreat Quote
Sadly, those days are long gone and Pentax will fall even more behind on that regard cause it seems Ricoh is focusing on FF
Asahi man enhanced his reputation by his statement "Next 24 mega camera is not dslr" shortly before the GRRRR was announced, so we definitely have to take into consideration his "Currently nearly all the development power is going into K fullframe SLR. Body and lens development,very interesting and in 2 classes.But, SLR!!" words. I hope @Adam; is able to shed some light on all this after his Photokina conversation(s).
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