Hadn't really seriously looked at the Theta until this: Price drop info http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ricoh-announces-199-price-for-theta-sc-360-camera-300479364.html
Decided for this price that I should dip my toe in the waters of 360 degree video (particularly since I can hang it from a drone). In my future may be a full blown S (with 25 minutes of video capability vs the 5 minutes of the SC). 360 degree stills might be interesting for Real Estate work also. It will also be another camera to have running JUST before totality hits on August 21st. :) Original announcement was only last October: https://www.forbes.com/sites/geoffreymorrison/2016/10/12/ricoh-theta-sc-360-camera-preview/ Pentax page for the SC: https://theta360.com/uk/about/theta/sc.html I was about to order it from Amazon when my WikiBuy extension notified me I could save $19 by purchasing from B&H. To my surprise, not only did I save the state tax, but also got to select a free Theta soft case (I chose the black one with a [just plain silly] $39 suggested retail. Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- 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.
