Originally posted by *isteve ...So thanks for your blog. I'm sure Pentax will appreciate the 100,000'th person telling them what they already know, and I'm sure it wont cost them toooo many sales.
Here's where you are mistaken. We all have a choice in what cameras we shoot. I could easily decide to switch to Canon, Nikon, Olympus, or Sony if Pentax wasn't cutting it for me. However, I
love Pentax. I feel that they
get it by making cameras that think like
photographers do. I don't think it is lost on my readers that, while I may point out flaws, I still
choose to shoot Pentax.
This discussion has pointed out a number of counterpoints and has offered up numerous solutions for making the most out of Pentax cameras and lenses. Without this type of healthy and
passionate debate camera shoppers would likely never be exposed to these great cameras and all that they can do (and the great people who own them).
This is grass-roots marketing at its best. Being honest and open about the products' features, benefits and
short comings works much better at building brand loyalty than plastering glossy photos in magazines of the kinds of pictures one can take with (insert camera model here) or parading pop culture semi-icons on TV using said product.
No, I don't work for Pentax. Though, if they're listening I'm open to talk