Originally posted by robbiec Why does Pentax have to offer better value?
I've said this more than once, but I'll say it again anyway. Pentax made a seriously boneheaded move several decades ago when the decided that they would be the cheap and cheerful alternative.
All this netted them was a user base who only cared about one thing, that they could get it for cheaper.
It also got them a quick trip to Chapter 11 and a forced buyout from Hoya to stave off their complete demise.
Now they start making really good stuff and the bitchers and moaners start whinging about how whatever they are making costs too much, like as if Pentax should be able to magically pull better pricing out of it's corporate derriere.
Note to boneheads: they tried this for 20 years or more and look what it got them, a user base that only knows how to complain about the price and a brush with bankruptcy.
To the guy who has owned or tested everything, did you test the colour accuracy with a densitometer?
If you didn't, just exactly what did you test with?
Do you really think that at 7fps it needs to be faster?
Do you really think that with the number of retarded reviews from the instant pseudo experts who have popped up like lice on a mangy dog since the internet went mainstream that calling yourself a camera reviewer, retired or otherwise is a badge to be respected?
Cameras are best reviewed by photographers, not geeks who can write HTML to make web pages look pretty.