My Letter to HOYA Japan

[benjikan]

A Bit Arrogant, I know...But Necessary:

Hello Sir;

As you may already know, I am a Canadian Fashion Photographer based in Paris, France with over twenty five years of experience and must also say that I am recognized world wide for my work. Up until about three months ago I was Officially Sponsored by CANON France and received a lot of press for being associated with them. As of three months ago I made a very serious move to come on as a PENTAX Officially Sponsored Photographer. Now if you do not know this, I am the first known recognized Fashion Photographer to quit Canon (digital) for Pentax(digital) and Pentax France understood the importance of this from a Marketing point of view. I am also a Consulting Creative Director and Marketing Specialist and understand the importance of this event. It is saying in effect that if Benjamin Kanarek can use the Pentax K10D so can we. As a result of my visibility on about fifteen different forums, I have directly and indirectly affected the switch of Nikon and Canon users to Pentax. As you may already know, I will be appearing on behalf of Pentax France at the "Salons de la Photos" in Paris, October 3 to 7, 2007 at the their stand with my images in large format posted throughout the Pentax booth, that were taken with the Pentax K10D.

My switch to Pentax was a very serious decision and I appreciate that the Hoya-Pentax merger is also a very important event. I do not particularly need Pentax, Nikon, Canon or Sony specific brands to survive in my metier. Any good quality digital camera will suffice for me to perform my task. The reason for this point I am making is the following. I have put forth my name and reputation by backing Pentax and I would expect the same from Pentax-Hoya. I hope that you continue to develop new and novel photographic solutions for the novice and professional alike. We all know that Formula "1" race cars sporting the names Renault, Ford, Porche, etc. aid in the promotion and perception of their consumer products by acting as a "Luxury Benchmark" for those associated with the brand they purchased. That is why the need for a high end Pro Benchmark for Pentax...Let the show begin!

You may visit several of my images on many of the following sites and am looking forward to a fruitful and engaging association with the new Hoya-Pentax merger.

http://www.pentax.fr/_fr/photo/photo...o&photographes
http://www.benjaminkanarek.com
http://www.olaphoto.com
http://www.pressbook.com/homebook.as...&owner_id=5144
http://anashcreation.com/thenashgallery/BenjaminKanarek
http://www.lumas.com/?id=719&artist=616&motiv=1617

[Didache]

Hi Ben

In the Amateur Photographer (a UK weekly mag) published just this morning there seems to be an on-going commitment from Pentax to SLR photography - the article suggests that it is the medium format they are unsure about. I have found the item in their online edition:

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk...ws_120189.html

If this is all true, then maybe there is a little panic going on here?

Regards
Mike