Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> On Oct 19, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
>
>> Mark Erickson wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> This may have already been discussed, but I
think it's pretty
>>> significant.
>>> Ned Bunnell, an occasional poster to the Pentax
forum over at
>>> DPReview, was
>>> recently promoted to President of Pentax
Imaging in the USA.
>>> There's a nice
>>> "congratulations" thread over at
DPReview.
>>>
>>> In a response in the thread, Ned himself wrote
the following
>>> regarding
>>> Pentax USA's presence at PhotoPlus in New
York:
>>>
>>> "And we'll be announcing our new Pentax
Pro Services program."
>>>
>>> Mmmmm. "Pro Services". If it's
real, it's a significant step for
>>> Pentax in
>>> the USA. Sure doesn't sound like Hoya wants to
pull the plug on
>>> their
>>> camera business, does it?
>>>
>>> What does it mean regarding upcoming DSLRs?
More high end
>>> products, I
>>> hope....
>>>
>>> --Mark
>>>
>> That's seriously good news. Ned gets the market,
which bodes very well
>> for Pentax's biggest market, and Pro support is a
place where
>> everybody
>> except Canon falls down (NPS is a joke, Oly is also
finally
>> introducing
>> a Pro support system concurrent with the E-3
Launch)
>
> Oly's had a Pro Support Services for some time, Adam.
It's just darn
> hard to qualify for it ... You have to prove that
something like 80%
> or more of your income comes from the use of Olympus
brand camera
> equipment. I have three friends who are members and
they tell me that
> the service level it provides is outstanding, but it
took each of
> them over a year to qualify.
>
> Godfrey
>
>
Interesting, then I wonder what their new 'Elite' club is,
maybe a lower
level of that.
-Adam
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