Originally posted by Russell-Evans Maybe it needs a piece of inner tube? Come on you should be on my side. Anyone that can put inner tube on their camera shouldn't give a second thought to the color. Pretty isn't want it is about. I don't need or want a $1000 necklace.
hehe, just because I don't care what my camera looks like doesn't mean I don't see the wisdom in brilliant marketing. I may not care, but tons of potential customers do. By releasing a camera which not only looks different but also evokes the classic Pentax cameras of old, Hoya is appealing to its old-time fans and drawing on potential new customers at the same time.
If you're disappointed because it's not a new camera, keep in mind that this isn't the time to launch a new camera. The K-x just came out, the K-7's not even a year old, and the important camera launch dates aren't upon us yet. Launching a limited edition now is perfect timing. It keeps the lineup fresh, adds interest, and as I mentioned earlier, it hearkens back to Pentax's glory days. It also uses up almost no development time, so it's not like their engineers wasted time on this at the expense of new features on future cameras.
My first post in this thread mentioned how I actually liked my black K-7 better. But the more I look at the Spotmatic sitting on my desk, the more I'd like to see a matching silver/black K-7 sitting right next to it. Pentax must be doing something right.