Haha... Problem is, that is clearly not the demographic they are after with this camera. A quick perusal of this list will reveal they have mostly been successful with that. ;)
Not that there's anything wrong with that demographic! Some of my favorite people are balding, paunchy & middle aged. Like my dad. (ba-dum-bum!) BTW... Ned, if you're listening? I'm your girl for making inroads with the "soccer moms desperately clinging to the few shreds of cool they have left" crowd... :) -c On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Walt Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would happily sign on as a spokesperson in order to make inroads with the > balding, paunchy, middle-aged male demographic in search of a camera that > promises great performance but doesn't look like the kind of camera anyone > would want to break into your home to steal after having seen you out > shooting with it. > > Personally, I think I'd love it in the same way that I love most things that > are hated by people who have better taste than I do. > > -- Walt > > > On 3/23/2012 12:52 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: >> >> Fascinating -- that test drive event Ned linked to? Held not at a >> camera or electronics shop, but at a design store... alongside >> housewares& other funky gadgets. We'll see how that marketing plan >> plays out... will the hipsters& design mavens take the bait? Who >> >> needs Ashton Kutcher, anyway? >> >> I'm enjoying watching how things develop for the K-01... It's not the >> camera for me, but I'm rooting for it nonetheless. >> >> :) >> -c >> >> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Miserere<miser...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Apologies if this was already posted, but I didn't see it mentioned. >>> >>> Our long-lost president, Ned Bunnell, has resurfaced. He is well, >>> healthy, and turns out he'd been hiding out in his California home >>> taking photos of his dog using the K-01 + 31 Ltd. I could think of >>> many worse fates that could have befallen him (though none that >>> include a camera). I like the way the focus peaking is implemented in >>> the K-01. Maybe Godfrey can tell us if it works well in real life as I >>> believe it's the same method used in the Ricoh GXR. >>> >>> -- Feedback from K-01 Test Drive at A+R: >>> http://nedbunnell.posterous.com/feedback-from-k-01-test-drive-at-ar >>> >>> -- K-01 with DA, FA Lenses >>> http://nedbunnell.posterous.com/k-01-with-da-fa-lenses >>> >>> -- K-01 Focus Peaking >>> http://nedbunnell.posterous.com/k-01-focus-peaking >>> >>> There are a few more posts about the K-01, but these seemed like the >>> most interesting. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> —M. >>> >>> \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com >>> >>> http://EnticingTheLight.com >>> A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
