Re: [pdml] Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies
Actually, there has been stuff here on the list off and on about this. Apparently in certain countries the distributors have decided to no longer carry some or all of Pentax's film slr's. As far as I know that has not happened in any country where Pentax owns the distributorship. However, I have no recent (4 months) infomation about this issue (Quite frankly I don't seem to have the energy to keep up with things these days). graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- David Chang-Sang wrote: This has been discussed (at least with me) by Aaron (former list member and one of the original brotherhood members) :D and if there is more than one person stating this, it may be some sort of confirmation of this being more than just a rumour. Aaron had asked me if I had seen or heard about this rumour on the list but I had seen diddly - apparently though, it appears its not just one person up here in Canada who has heard this but also your local camera shop owner down in the states. Just my 2 cents (which is not worth 2 cents really.. more like.. 0.5 cents) :) Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: Michael T. Foulkes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 12:43 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: [pdml] Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies I was down at the local camera shop the other day and the owner told me that Pentax was planning on discontinuing all of their film based SLR's. She said the information came not from her sales rep but from another shop owner who is apparently more plugged in to what's going on. Anyone else heard about this? I'm new to the list, but I did check the archives and couldn't find anything. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 2/3/2005
Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies
I was down at the local camera shop the other day and the owner told me that Pentax was planning on discontinuing all of their film based SLR's. She said the information came not from her sales rep but from another shop owner who is apparently more plugged in to what's going on. Anyone else heard about this? I'm new to the list, but I did check the archives and couldn't find anything.
Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies
It would be more surprising if Pentax were planning to keep producing film cameras. How many people today are buying new film cameras? The dwindling ranks of film camera users can get second-hand cameras from Ebay at a small fraction of the price of a new camera. The fear that film will become hard to get, more expensive, and difficult to have processed, acts as a powerful disincentive to spend a lot of money on a new camera. Far better economics to concentrate resources on a growing market, than struggle to prop up a near-dead one. John On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 12:42:50 -0500, Michael T. Foulkes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was down at the local camera shop the other day and the owner told me that Pentax was planning on discontinuing all of their film based SLR's. She said the information came not from her sales rep but from another shop owner who is apparently more plugged in to what's going on. Anyone else heard about this? I'm new to the list, but I did check the archives and couldn't find anything. -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies
On 5/2/05, Michael T. Foulkes, discombobulated, unleashed: I was down at the local camera shop the other day and the owner told me that Pentax was planning on discontinuing all of their film based SLR's. She said the information came not from her sales rep but from another shop owner who is apparently more plugged in to what's going on. Anyone else heard about this? I'm new to the list, but I did check the archives and couldn't find anything. I'm surprised they've lasted this long ! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies
You mean... Discontinuation. Regards, Bob... (Who has little better to do) From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies
Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies
Don't tell me, tell the OP. :-) John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 14:35:39 -0800, Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You mean... Discontinuation. Regards, Bob... (Who has little better to do) From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
RE: [pdml] Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies
This has been discussed (at least with me) by Aaron (former list member and one of the original brotherhood members) :D and if there is more than one person stating this, it may be some sort of confirmation of this being more than just a rumour. Aaron had asked me if I had seen or heard about this rumour on the list but I had seen diddly - apparently though, it appears its not just one person up here in Canada who has heard this but also your local camera shop owner down in the states. Just my 2 cents (which is not worth 2 cents really.. more like.. 0.5 cents) :) Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: Michael T. Foulkes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 12:43 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: [pdml] Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies I was down at the local camera shop the other day and the owner told me that Pentax was planning on discontinuing all of their film based SLR's. She said the information came not from her sales rep but from another shop owner who is apparently more plugged in to what's going on. Anyone else heard about this? I'm new to the list, but I did check the archives and couldn't find anything.
Re: [pdml] Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies
Interesting observation I made while working in the photo shop today: We're now selling more black white film (Tri-X, TMAX 400 and 100 and a bit of 3200) than color film. This is because sales of color film have dropped off precipitously and sales of BW have gone up a little. We're one of only two shops in Pittsburgh where you can get non-C41 black white (none of the serious photographers or students will consider Ritz g) so we're getting a lot of photo student business, being near to Carnegie-Mellon University, Carlow College and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as Pittsburgh Filmmakers, an independent film and photography outfit. Single-use cameras represent about 1/3 of our lab's volume. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies
although i am not surprised, i think it is a bit premature to do that, if i were Pentax. i would try to keep at least the *ist in production for a while longer. Herb... - Original Message - From: Michael T. Foulkes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 12:42 PM Subject: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies I was down at the local camera shop the other day and the owner told me that Pentax was planning on discontinuing all of their film based SLR's. She said the information came not from her sales rep but from another shop owner who is apparently more plugged in to what's going on. Anyone else heard about this?
