Originally posted by Mr. The Guy The old pricing policy drove Pentax out of business. Now, we are seeing its true value. We've known we've been getting good value for years... Too bad. First single malt scotch, now camera equipment.
by out of business do you mean from "nobody" in the dslr market to somebody who gets a first page coverage of the new camera they released? you honestly believe that the way to do business for pentax and make money is to have no customers? there are people here who have "sold" more pentax gear than most shop clerks (me included), and now are thinking of dropping everything and switching to another brand, you honestly believe the way to go for pentax is to wipe their corporate arse with all their background and tradition as a camera maker for photographers, with reasonable prices and excellent quality, drive all the "loyalists" to the competition and try to build a customer base out of thin air, based on the "leica model"?
sounds like a winning move to me..
edit: look at what people are saying in this thread if you don't get it yet. even the k-7 is worthless because of the lens prices, and it really wouldn't matter how good it was, unless you had unlimited funds.