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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-09-2015, 03:37 PM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-07-2015, 03:58 PM
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No they shouldn't, the K-S1 suits me just fine. I don't want tilty screen, touchscreen, wi-fi, two control wheels, or, indeed, even live-view or video. I want good IQ in a lightweight package. Which is what I've got.
Still, I'm glad to see that Ricoh is pressing on. More power to their dildo, err, elbow.
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BTW Adam, ... any chance you can auto-delete posts by people who sneer at the K-S1. Such posts were mildly amusing the first time but now they're just bloody annoying and only used by those who have nothing of interest to say. If you can manage to auto-cancel their accounts too that would be just extra special.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-06-2015, 09:44 AM
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What is all the b****ing about having Ricoh on the cameras? My first Pentax had an Asahi logo on the front of the prism housing. Pentax was a model designation to differentiate it from the Asahiflex. A whole bunch of following models also had that logo on the prism housing ..... I don't care who made it - I'll get a K-3 one of these years to replace my K10D when she dies.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-04-2015, 10:02 AM
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75 billion Yen is about $650 million US. The ROI for Other will be measured against the capital investment for that division only. That's also net sales (i.e. to distributors), so retail value of products sold is probably close to $1.5 billion US. As long as Other makes money, Ricoh doesn't care how big Other is, it is only a sideline to the main businesses of Ricoh. A $1.5 billion sideline is nothing to sneeze at. No pressure to assist the mother corporation with cash flow, so keep working on new projects, as long as they don't require massive amounts of capital. The capital intensive camera components (sensors and CPU's) are already contracted out.
The ratio of EMEA region to Americas to Other (Asia-Pacific, not including Japan) of 6.1:4.1:5.1 isn't drastically different from the ILC market overall. Pentax is doing better in Europe than Americas, which is different from the rest of the industry, but the Asia-Pacific (ex. Japan) region will overtake the Americas industry-wide any day now, if it hasn't already. ILC's are a mature market with long consumer replacement cycles, so first-time ILC buyers will skew sales figures. I'm guessing, but within the Americas region for Ricoh, it might be split 60% US, 25% Canada and 15% Latin America. Not enough to support a large dedicated sales force, or flashy ad campaigns, but still enough to justify pursuing those markets.
So if PRIAC's marketing sucks, Ricoh's Other division still sells enough cameras worldwide to keep coming out with new products. Mind you, if they are smart, those products will targeted at the Asian market (including Japan) because a) that's where most of the first time ILC buyers are and b) that's where the lion's share of existing customers are (who are your target market for upgrades and accessories-like lenses). Unlike automobiles and food, a camera designed for the Asian market still works in other markets. Unlike dairy products, it doesn't matter if it takes 3 months to produce a camera in Asia and ship it to England. Even the big players in the industry tend to build similar cameras for the U.S. and Europe as they do for Japan. Deciding to sell a particular model only in Japan, or changing the model names for different customers, are marketing decisions that have minimal impact on manufacturing decisions.
Finally, this is the Internet Age. Some products still have to placed in the hands of potential customers, so they can feel and see them for themselves before buying, but cameras aren't that type of product. Especially when the end user typically knows more about cameras than the person selling the camera. A good return policy and close-to-next-day delivery, to reduce the potential for buyer remorse, along with a good website, is all you need to sell cameras to people who have experience owning cameras. And admit it, part of the fun of owning Pentax equipment is the opportunity to demonstrate how knowledgeable we are to people who don't know what a Pentax is.
Pentax isn't really doomed, but if you want to believe it is, that's okay too. Ricoh won't stop making them because of you, so no need to feel guilty.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
12-23-2014, 08:08 PM
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I think you got it wrong. The German adverb “schnittig” is difficult to translate; maybe sleeky, rakish. So the phrase “schnittige Kameras” should be understand as a commendation! Most commonly it is used in connection with cars (f.i. you can say “ein schnittiger Porsche” but if you say “ein schnittiger Hyundai” you will see puzzled faces). Furthermore, it’s a play of words with the noun “Schnitt” or the verb “schneiden” (cut) – which obviously happened to this nice one. It didn’t simply “come apart”. ;-)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
12-23-2014, 11:28 AM
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I know what you mean but the fact the title comes from inside the "broken body" means more they are gonna explore what lie inside the brand... I think it is pretty smart :-)
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
11-29-2014, 08:56 AM
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-23-2014, 11:38 AM
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Welcome aboard, I've heard of Secret Squirrel...
You Tube
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But never a Secret Pentaxian before. :lol::lol::lol:
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Forum: Ricoh GR
10-26-2014, 10:13 AM
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Went to Germany, Belgium, and the Czech Republic last month:
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-23-2014, 09:52 AM
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LBA LBA LBA I WILL NOT CRACK I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER LENS
......screw you lba.... why did i see this beauty.
Welcome among us!
Show us some of your work :D haha
Have a good day!
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