Re: Whatever happened to Pentax?

Dudley Hanks wrote:
> Back in the '60s, '70s and even into the '80s Pentax was right up there
with 
> Canon and Nikon.  But, today, it seems like the company doesn't even get

> honourable mention in the brand wars.  What happened?
>
> As for myself, the last few times I've gone to buy a camera, I was 
> purchasing a compact that both my wife and I would be using.  She likes
an 
> optical view-finder while I use the LCD.  This more-or-less ruled out 
> Pentax, since I couldn't find a Pentax with an optical finder at any of
the 
> local camera shops.
>
> I still have an old Pentax P3 film SLR that shoots great shots, and I
pull 
> it out every now and then.  I can't think of any reason why the quality
of 
> Pentax film cameras should not have carried over into the digital world.
>
> What about the rest of you?  Any ideas on why Pentax has sort of faded
into 
> the background?
>
> Pondering,
> Dudley
>
>
>   
What is in a brand name? I prefer to buy on quality, price and a product 
that does what I want - rather than follow the 'trendy/in' names.

The K10D does that and is one of the best cameras Pentax has ever made.

-- 
Clive

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take..... 
but by the moments that take our breath away.