I agree 100%.
I don't know why Ricoh / Pentax don't market their product more aggressively . I had Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Fuji, Sony and Pentax digital cameras. As far as functionality and performance Canon and Nikon are pretty good and probably lead the market. When you consider quality of the product, customasation and photography feel, Canon and Nikon in mid range DSLR make mass market plastic toys and in my opinion Pentax is by far best camera manufacturer one the market, followed by Fuji and probably Sony. I am talking for the combination of overall feel as a photographic tool, handling, quality of cameras and castumasation options.
Problem is Pentax (and Fuji ) are very poorly represented in the retail outlets and if you try to get some lens or accessory, be prepared to wait weeks as everything has to go through C.R. Kennedy (distributor for Ricoh / Pentax in Australia) . At the moment I have Pentax K3II and Sony a7 as well as a6000. Recently I had Pentax K5IIs and Fuji X-Pro1 and I can conclude that even that Sonys are excellent cameras when you hold it in your hand and take the shot, nothing comes close to the feeling of using Pentax and Fuji cameras.
So Pentax and Fuji kick your marketing guys in the back sides and get them to do some overtime. You have excellent products but no menu people are aware of it.
Regards,
Stevequote:3496ace15f="michaelblue"]It says more about marketing than the quality of the product.
I've used Pentax cameras for years and yesterday tried out some canon and nikon DSLR's (mid-range models)...to be honest I've seen better made toys! Cheap plastic, flimsy, thrown together rubbish and as for the kit lenses......I was shocked at the quality.
Ricoh needs to up it's marketing.....significantly.....and get their products in the shops![/quote]