Originally posted by Kunzite Dan, why are you insisting so much in using an offensive term regarding Pentax? Why is it so important for you to call Pentax products "crippled", a derogatory term? This is nothing more than flaming, please stop it, it's so unsightly.
I don't use any offensive term regarding Pentax. If you're offended by a term used all over this forum (this thread included) to describe some limitations of a camera, no matter the reason behind it (reducing production costs, being protective with investments, etc.) then as I said, it's your problem, not mine.
Originally posted by Kunzite You're also doing a series of subjective and completely unfounded assumptions (while challenging facts); "they don't want to", "they don't have". How on Earth could you possibly know? Well, of course you don't; you're just attacking Pentax. Why?
How on earth can you prove the contrary? I made assumptions based on the week spots of K1, you make assumptions based on what someone inside company say. Simple as that.
Originally posted by Kunzite And you're attacking even the price point, which - again, a fact - was one of the correct decisions they've made for the K-1?
You imagine things as usual. I said on various occasions that K1 is probably the best full frame camera for its price point.
Originally posted by Kunzite In the first place, you should be more honest with yourself, and ask why do you feel such a strong urge to defend Canon, here, by attacking Pentax. Only then you should talk about Mr. Takashi Arai's supposed dishonesty.
Or about the idea that I'm trying "to sell" you something, when it's you with the "Pentax is crippled!" all over.
I'm being honest and my honesty seems to disturb you, at least this is the impression you want to make here, on this forum. If by defending Canon you reffer to my affirmations like:
- "if image quality were the most important thing for me, then I wouldn't choose 7D Mark II over K-3 II because K-3 II has a lot better image quality than 7D Mark II"
- "K1 it's not in the same league as 6D"
- "6D Mark II is crippled"
- "I wouldn't choose a 5D Mark III over K1 because 5D Mark III has the old sensor"
- "K1 is probably the best landscape camera and probably the best full frame camera under 2000$"
- etc.
then my early conclusion is that you're just hunting me on every thread just because you like this kind of subjects. I shoot with a lot of cameras during my trips, from Fuji to Sony, Nikon, Pentax and Canon, and I value more than you K1 (even it's hard for you to understand this), especially for its price. You like your K1 because you bought it and that's it. I value K1 because I compared it in real shooting conditions with quite a few cameras. There is a difference here between us if you think about it. My complains regarding Pentax are more towards the slow developing of the system which make photographers to have doubts regarding investing in Pentax and I honestly don't blame them.
It's not my problem if you find the term cripple offensive. As you can see for yourself (there's a search button at your disposal), this term is used to describe some limitations of the camera. If those limitations were done on purpose or not, we don't know and that's why we make assumptions on a forum. Mr. Takashi Arai or anyone else from the company can't convince me of anything with his responses to some interview questions. It's called PR - the ablity to say anything using the right words.