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- Andrew
I thought this recent interview with Alfa Romeo was pretty interesting. Ricoh/Pentax has said it before, but they are doubling down on manufacturing not for the masses, but for serious hobbyists and those who know what they want. I think the GR III success has cemented this strategy for them, and I hope it continues to work out, because there aren't many manufacturers who are willing to make their products as obsessively niche as Ricoh (including Pentax).
I hope we will see new products that hold to this philosophy as well. Maybe not as crazy as, say a new release of a Pentax film SLR ... but maybe something new?
Ignore the clickbaity headline. I thought of linking the interview directly, which you can find in the link, but it's in Japanese and I feel like the PP article mostly does a good job pulling the highlights. Original is worth a read, though.
I hope we will see new products that hold to this philosophy as well. Maybe not as crazy as, say a new release of a Pentax film SLR ... but maybe something new?
Pentax 'Cannot' Go Mirrorless: Ricoh Imaging CEO
In an interview with Alfa Romeo Japan, the President and CEO of Ricoh Imaging Shinobu Takahashi is surprisingly upfront about Ricoh's acquisition of
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Ignore the clickbaity headline. I thought of linking the interview directly, which you can find in the link, but it's in Japanese and I feel like the PP article mostly does a good job pulling the highlights. Original is worth a read, though.