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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
09-04-2018, 05:19 AM
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Yeah, look them up to see how much they have downsized and let go of employees due to their poor sale. I even talked with one of their reps during a IT conference and she confirmed their low sale on their major business which is their photocopy business. Again, if the camera market doesn't generate decent revenue, their photocopy and healthcare secrion are doing poorly, please educate me where is Ricoh's other high earning income that they can use to invest into Pentax development?
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Your discussion is nothing but trying to justify the opposite of every point I highlighted. At 4% market share in Japan and continuing to shrink, compared to other brands, it should tell you a lot. You can also talk to folks at BH and Adorama if you know someone working there to inquire about Pentax Sale especially the latest ones as opposed to other brands released at the same time such as A7RIII, A7III, XH-1 etc. Pentax won't come and say they are doing poorly until it's time for them to either file a bankruptcy or if they are being bought out by another company just like last time when Ricoh bought them out from their parent company. If you are claiming you understand business, then you wouldn't ask for a written proof of the facts I mentioned.. You'd evaluate and predict the market based on all the factors I mentioned above. So clearly you don't or you are just another fanboy who won't accept the reality. As you see in my signature line, I own tons of Pentax gears in addition to owing Sony and Fuji. If you don't provide your desired company with a CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, they don't see a need to improve. Look at Sony's first A7 series and Fuji's XT-1. They were awfully slow, terrible AF and etc. People provided constructive feedback and look where they are now.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
09-03-2018, 06:47 PM
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We can all argue and justify Pentax's action all the day long. As someone with a strong business background, Ricoh isn't doing anything major to benefit the brand. Pentax barely attracts new customers if any and the current supporters, including myself, don't buy every new item the company releases. Continuing like this, the only source of revenue to continue its development would be directly through Ricoh itself which isn't financially doing well either. If you understand business operation, finance and market strategy concept, then you understand what I'm talking about. If not, you will continue to justify your non-business oriented mindset.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
08-22-2018, 09:24 PM
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Pentax marketing is one of the worst as I said many times and sadly the brand will be out of business soon unless some other major brands buy Pentax out.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
03-18-2018, 05:03 PM
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Mike,
It was their healthcare division; however, their main focus was on Ricoh Imaging. i.e. their camera use in healthcare in particular care coordination. Initially, I thought the same thing that their rep may not know as much about their imaging section, but then when I talked with her in more detail, she actually provided very valuable information. At the end of the day, these are the divisions Ricoh heavily relies on, so it makes sense they know how much investment they will put into less income generated section of the company, i.e. Pentax cameras. On the bright side, Pentax will still be in the market ;)
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
03-18-2018, 03:28 PM
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I was at healthcare IT conference two weeks ago and stopped by the Ricoh booth. I was told that they are focusing more on shifting from camera and photocopy business into healthcare. They will continue to support the brand, but no intention of major changes at the level of competitors.
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