Originally posted by rparmar Because the Pentax has a larger sensor and hence better images than some of those brands. And it has excellent prime lenses, on par with Leica. And it is an SLR not a rangefinder, with all the inherent advantages.
Go and explain that in one sentence. I will help you:
"Pentax the smallest SLR for enthusiasts with an APS-C sensor. You can have them smaller but the sensor would be also smaller."
I find that hard to sell. Try this now.
"Olympus/Panasonic: the smaller interchangeable lens camera in the market"
That is marketing gentleman (a professional would do a better job that mine). That is one of the points of the reviewer. He is talking about finding highlights in a product, you are talking about long explanations that are true in real-life but in the marketing world sounds to excuses
Originally posted by rparmar It should be obvious you are comparing apples with platypus.
It would be even more obvious if you took care to make an effort to understand other people point of views instead of throwing second-hand arguments to make points that dont address facts.
Originally posted by rparmar Pentax oversells nothing. In fact, one complaint that can consistently be leveled against them is their inability to properly sell any of their advantages. You are using hyperbole where it is least applicable.
I am talking from ignorance and I wish I had the warranty card from the camera right here. Please, if you have it, go to the warranty card and find the part where they say that malfunction due to weather inclemency is covered by the warranty.
THAT, gentleman, would be selling. To say it is weather-sealed and not provide warranty against it is selling smoke.
Originally posted by rparmar That's right. Pentax has targeted a sweet spot where several beneficial characteristics come together in synergy. I have no idea what your problem is with that.
Should I remind you that I am not the one with problems here? You are the ones who are complaining about the lack of reason of a reviewer. You are the one who dont understand the point the reviewer was trying to make. I dont see anything wrong in the content of the review nor in the Pentax product. You seem to jump to the conclusion that I dont like the camera or Pentax. I think that it is a good camera in a good system. Nothing more nothing less. It is simply a good camera that it is not the best in anything in particular.
Originally posted by rparmar Any other gross generalisations you'd like to share?
At times you confound passion with hooliganism. Dont worry, it has a cure.
Originally posted by rparmar So after all of this you actually agree? I think there are other battles more worth fighting.
No actually I dont agree with most of the points the people were making here. The only think that i agree is that the reviewer is sloppy. He made valid points that Pentax would do well taking notes. I dont agree with reducing all the points to non-sense just because the writer is lazy. You can make a test in school and respond well to every question. But your language might be more poetic and the presentation better. Most of the people here are sticking to the later instead of understanding the essence.
Regarding the war, I have no war to fight. It seems that in your mind you do.
I am out of this. I know how this is end it is waste of energy.
God save Pentax!!!