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Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...

In reply to britcam, 3 months ago

britcam wrote:

The Pentax is now a Chinese owned outfit [same company as Ricoh] with HQ in Taiwan ... and the quality of workmanship is nowhere near as good as it was when the brand was owned by Hoya in Japan.

Hmmm ... since when was Ricoh known for anything less than an excellent line of products & quality of workmanship ?? And what did Hoya ever do for Pentax?

Besides a hostile takeover forced by a very damaging shareholder activism, cost cutting, layoffs in R&D department, downsizing, short-term margins strategy at the expense of future development and market share, preparing them to be sold and selling them, what did Hoya ever do for Pentax?

Alex

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Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	JoeMoMo	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	fakuryu	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Rod McD	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	JoeMoMo	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	wildkat2	3 months ago	3
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jim in Hudson	3 months ago	2
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	wildkat2	3 months ago	1
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	viking79	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	viking79	3 months ago	2
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	wildkat2	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	wildkat2	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	wildkat2	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jim in Hudson	3 months ago	2
Coupla Things to Keep in Mind	texinwien	3 months ago	2
Re: Coupla Things to Keep in Mind	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: Coupla Things to Keep in Mind	wildkat2	3 months ago
Mea Culpa and Clarification	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: Mea Culpa and Clarification	audiobomber	3 months ago
Re: Mea Culpa and Clarification	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	wildkat2	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Greytop	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	wildkat2	3 months ago
RAW NR	ET2	3 months ago
Re: RAW NR	Jim in Hudson	3 months ago	1
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	KentG	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Gary Martin	3 months ago	2
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	JoeMoMo	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	rogerstpierre	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Les Lammers	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Andrew53	3 months ago	1
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Paphios	3 months ago	1
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	hanhait	3 months ago
OMD is great, still keeping my K5	il_alexk	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	Jolly Oly	3 months ago	1
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	Jim in Hudson	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	il_alexk	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	Jolly Oly	3 months ago	1
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	il_alexk	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	Cane	3 months ago
Mod's note	MOD nikola123	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	Jim in Hudson	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	britcam	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	Jim in Hudson	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	audiobomber	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	Jim in Hudson	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	DAVID MANZE	3 months ago	1
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	britcam	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	NJHr	3 months ago	1
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	SRT201	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	TitusXIII	3 months ago
Re: OMD is great, still keeping my K5	Jim in Hudson	3 months ago
@Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	il_alexk	3 months ago	2
Re: @Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: @Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	il_alexk	3 months ago	1
Re: @Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: @Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	wildkat2	3 months ago
Re: @Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	il_alexk	3 months ago	1
Re: @Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	zxaar	3 months ago
Re: @Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	il_alexk	3 months ago
Re: @Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	Jolly Oly	3 months ago
Re: @Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	il_alexk	3 months ago
You are misinformed	texinwien	3 months ago	1
Re: You are misinformed	paulkienitz	3 months ago	2
Nope	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: Nope	GordonBGood	3 months ago	2
Re: Nope	ET2	3 months ago	2
practical purposes...	zxaar	3 months ago
Re: practical purposes...	ET2	3 months ago	1
Re: practical purposes...	audiobomber	3 months ago
Wrong	texinwien	3 months ago	1
Re: Wrong	audiobomber	3 months ago
Re: Wrong	texinwien	3 months ago	1
Moderation	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: Wrong	audiobomber	3 months ago	1
Re: practical purposes...	ET2	3 months ago	1
Re: practical purposes...	audiobomber	3 months ago
Re: practical purposes...	ET2	3 months ago
Dxomark measured ISO	ET2	3 months ago
Thanks for stepping in	texinwien	3 months ago	1
Re: Nope	paulkienitz	3 months ago
Double Nope	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: Double Nope	zxaar	3 months ago	1
Indeed	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: Indeed	paulkienitz	3 months ago
Don't cling to a lost cause - admit when you're wrong	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: Indeed	NJHr	3 months ago
Take a look at the OP's thread in the m43 forum	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: Take a look at the OP's thread in the m43 forum	NJHr	3 months ago	1
It's better than that	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: Indeed	JoeMoMo	3 months ago
Re: Indeed	audiobomber	3 months ago
Re: Indeed	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: Indeed	audiobomber	3 months ago
Re: Indeed	Alex Sarbu	3 months ago
triple Nope.... for texinwien and paulkienitz	kikivrany	3 months ago
You're forgetting an important factor	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: You're forgetting an important factor	kikivrany	3 months ago
Lost in Translation :)	texinwien	3 months ago
Re: You are misinformed	il_alexk	3 months ago
Re: You are misinformed	ET2	3 months ago	2
Re: @Jolly Oly: Not really... Why wouldn't you check the facts?	kikivrany	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Plakanina	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Jolly Oly	3 months ago	2
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Plakanina	3 months ago	1
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Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Anastigmat	3 months ago
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Re: AF speed? OMD vs K5ii	audiobomber	3 months ago
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Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Rickj23	3 months ago	1
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	britcam	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Alex Sarbu	3 months ago	1
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	Alex Sarbu	3 months ago	1
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	audiobomber	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	audiobomber	3 months ago
Re: Am I crazy? Considering OM-D over K-5II...	britcam	3 months ago	1
Start With The Lenses	thatsnoordinaryrabbit	3 months ago	1
Re: Start With The Lenses	audiobomber	3 months ago
I've had both	Russ Houston	3 months ago	2
Re: I've had both	JoeMoMo	3 months ago	1
Quick thank you from OP	JoeMoMo	3 months ago
Re: Quick thank you from OP	fakuryu	3 months ago
Re: Quick thank you from OP	wildkat2	3 months ago
Re: Quick thank you from OP	audiobomber	3 months ago
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Re: Quick thank you from OP	JoeMoMo	3 months ago
Re: Quick thank you from OP	audiobomber	3 months ago
Re: Quick thank you from OP	tedandtricia	3 months ago
Re: Quick thank you from OP	JoeMoMo	3 months ago
Re: Quick thank you from OP	audiobomber	3 months ago
Re: Quick thank you from OP	tedandtricia	3 months ago	1
Re: Here are the early continuous AF test pictures...	JoeMoMo	3 months ago
Re: Here are the early continuous AF test pictures...	tedandtricia	3 months ago	1
Re: Here are the early continuous AF test pictures...	JoeMoMo	3 months ago
OM-D / K-5II continuous autofocus test - running jump off bed	JoeMoMo	3 months ago
Re: OM-D / K-5II continuous autofocus test - running jump off bed	fakuryu	3 months ago
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