Jessops ditch Pentax cameras.

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31 Jan 2009 - 4:19 PM

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Snapper

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31 Jan 2009 - 4:21 PM

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Quote: Quote:Or could it be a sandwich They seem to call their products "subs". I've never quite worked out why this is.............. subsistence, maybe?

Submarine, I'm afraid. Came from the US of course!

ZenTog

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31 Jan 2009 - 4:56 PM

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well jessops have just lost my trade, after using them for over 5 years, now been told they cant hand do my prints anymore, got to wait at the kiosks , and no more discount, so after spending between 5-10k per year with, no longer is my trade welcome, so bollex to them, the writing is on the wall. lose your regular customers and the others soon follow. I am going to use the local print shop, that way more of the money i hand over remainds in the county

Carabosse (e2 Member)

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31 Jan 2009 - 5:30 PM

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No, it's a movie camera.

Carabosse (e2 Member)

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31 Jan 2009 - 8:50 PM

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Quote: Pentax have lost a major retailer which could hasten the demise of the brand.

Pentax has been going for 90 years. I doubt the Jessops non-stocking of the brand will make a great deal of difference worldwide!

stolzy

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31 Jan 2009 - 11:19 PM

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Quote: For myself, the important thing is that Pentax have lost a major retailer which could hasten the demise of the brand

I doubt Jessops would even register on Pentax's radar in the great global scheme of things

rossd

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1 Feb 2009 - 9:36 AM

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Quote: I doubt the Jessops non-stocking of the brand will make a great deal of difference worldwide!


Quote: Jessops Probably didn't even sell half what Pentax produce.

I take your point. However it's the implications and possible effect on prospective buyers which does the damage. For instance, if I were considering buying a Pentax camera ( not necessarily from Jessops) and read those comments (as reported in AP and no doubt all the other photo mags as well) I may just be put off. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking Pentax (one of my earliest cameras was a very s/h S1a) but with manufacturers like Sony upping the stakes (as well as the pixel count!) and challenging the other two brands (can't remember the names at the moment!) it's going to be tough.

By the way, didn't there used to be a pro tog on here who was an avid Pentax user ? Think he was based in the US - seemed to always fall out with some of the tribal elders on the site.

keith selmes

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1 Feb 2009 - 4:43 PM

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Benji ? I don't think they have Jessops in France.