bird fair 2013

hi all
just noticed thet pentax are one of many exhibitors
at this years bird fair at rutland water
http://www.birdfair.org.uk/Exhibitors/pentax-sport-optics/
neil

May pop along!

just been to this years and no sign of pentax, plenty of canon, nikon and panasonic. A shame really as for once got some spare money burning a hole in pocket.

Hi Dave, a great shame as you said all of the other major marques were there but not Pentax. I was surprised as it`s a great showcase for Sport Optics and Pentax have a great range on offer to the birdwatching fraternity. The Pentax guys in the past have told me that they leap at the chance to do Birdfair. Does make you wonder how serious the Ricoh/Pentax organisation is in getting out to the general public and they sure won`t survive on just the dedicated band of Pentax users in the UK. Japan was a great marketplace so I was told by the elderly German guy on the Pentax stand at Birdfair last year. Maybe therefore the European Market especially the UK isn`t seen as an important part of the plan. Somehow I feel glad that I also have Fuji, Samsung and Panasonic cameras. I don`t feel overconfidant in Pentax anymore, especially as third party lens makers are withdrawing from making compatible Pentax mounts.