Originally posted by RJDavis-OK I’ve been on the forum for sometime but only recently started contributing. Like everyone else, I wish for new and innovative releases from Pentax. I think we Pentax owners can help make that happen by going out and buying their products. Nothing spurs R&D and growth more than making money on your products.
Instead of complaining and being disappointed, I’d recommend buying a new lens or body to add to your kit.
yep... but its also a wise move to only buy the convincing products and leave out what is missing desired and long awaited features...
Just because you go and buy 2 Dacia Logan with the weakest possible motor and no extras for your company, that doesnt mean they will start to
build a car like the Peugeot 508 SW Hybrid... THAT IS FAIRYTALE SIMPLICITY.
What really could help, would be: To stay loyal but start criticising them directly - via eMail, customer support, or Facebook-Site-Chat.
and of course (instead of stayin with a used-bought K-30 - but critizising like you would have bought 3 aps-c flagships and 2 FF)
buy products, that are built well. like the K-1 which is fine piece of camera overall - or the new
DFA* 50mm 1.4 SDM AW (which from a technical point of view is a MILESTONE for the K-MOUNT!! and delivers way more sharpness than other lenses with its price-tag!!!)
I dont think people who go and buy a DA 18-55 and some funny "lets-look-if-they-pay-for-design-only"-cameras like the Pentax KP and Pentax K-S1... will help us out here...
But on the other hand, if you buy a K-70, K-1 or K-3II ... or the new lens i mentioned above...
and of course a RICOH GRIII
(yes, I find some drawbacks in it, but i dont believe we will see a more compact pocketable APS-C camera with SR and 24mp any time soon.)
Buying such products may indeed have a positive effect. But, !PLZ! dont go off and buy things without value for the money... THX
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Originally posted by alcstudios ... and I can have an opinion to be disappointed.
I just wanted to take up exactly that and repeat:
confront them directly: email, support, facebook-chat.
If enough long loyal users do that, that may really help.
(I also vote +1 on closing the doors here any time soon)