What, you believe everything you read? Sturgeons law needs to be updated, to "90% of everything on the Internet is crud".
Tom C wrote: > Foveon X3 in K10D????? > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > >> From: Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Re: Sometimes it's hard to shoot Pentax Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 >> 09:35:51 -0400 >> >> These are excellent comments, Brendan. You highlight many important >> issues we Pentaxians face...and things we feel. >> >> Regards, >> Glen >> >> On Sep 4, 2007, at 11:24 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: >> >> >>> So, after my fruitless search for the 16-50mm f2.8 >>> over the last coupe of days (except for the 5 >>> available from the guy in Tokyo on eBay, for >>> $1,185.00US), I decided to take a deep breath and not >>> worry about it for now. >>> >>> I took a drive down to a "local" camera shop in >>> Sacramento to pick up a couple white background rolls >>> and listen to the radio on the way. >>> >>> At some point I was reminded about this months' issue >>> of Outdoor Photographer. In it, they reviewed the K10D >>> touting its "unique" Foveon X3 chip (see inset, pg. >>> 92). Suddenly, those old feelings of being abused >>> crept back into my head drowning out Boston's "More >>> than a feeling." >>> >>> I got to the shop and found my rolls of Arctic White >>> 53" x 36' I was needing. I took a look around and >>> wasn't suprised to see everything but Pentax on the >>> shelves. So, I asked one of the salesmen, "Do you guys >>> carry any new Pentax stuff?" >>> >>> "No, sorry. You must be one of the last people to >>> still shoot Pentax." >>> >>> "Hum, that's a damn shame," I said, "if you did I buy >>> one of their new lenses from you." I thought my point >>> was obvious. >>> >>> "Well, only about 1 in a 1000 people ever ask about >>> Pentax anymore," he said as if his math were valid. >>> >>> "That may be, but some of their new gear is quite >>> good, ya know," I said not knowing that he really >>> didn't know and was even less interested in what I was >>> about to say. "The K10D has been making some waves and >>> they have some great new lenses coming out for it." >>> >>> "Well, I don't know anthing about it, I haven't read >>> any of the reviews on it, and I don't make those >>> decisions anyway the owner does. There's a lot of >>> great gear out there that we don't carry." At that >>> point he handed me the charge slip to sign and I took >>> my yellow copy and left. >>> >>> It's a sad thing though. I really used to get such a >>> kick out of going to camera stores. Not so much >>> anymore. >>> >>> -Brendan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________________ >>> ______________ >>> Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative >>> vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. >>> http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
