I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
And I have photos to prove it! Using hotel internet right now though and the connection keeps dropping out, so will post it up when I return home in a couple of days. I wonder if any of you knew this? The 645D will be released here (Australia) in August. The staff of Pentax Australia (CR Kennedy) are insisting that it will NOT be released in the US, EVER. This is because apparently "nobody" in the US would buy it, and Aussie Pentax has a "very good relationship" with Japan Pentax. Can anyone else back up this claim? RRP of the 645D in Australia will be aud$15k. What else?? Erm, that thing is HUGE and HEAVY and AWESOME, and I WANT ONE!! Here's a pic of it next to my K-7, it DWARFS it!! http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs524.ash1/30832_1414176949253_1077428195_1209099_397463_n.jpg Tan.x. -- 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
On Jun 4, 2010, at 9:20 PM, wrote: > And I have photos to prove it! Using hotel internet right now though and the > connection keeps dropping out, so will post it up when I return home in a > couple of days. > > I wonder if any of you knew this? The 645D will be released here (Australia) > in August. The staff of Pentax Australia (CR Kennedy) are insisting that it > will NOT be released in the US, EVER. This is because apparently "nobody" in > the US would buy it, Sounds like your Pentax Australia guys have been doing drugs. The US is a solid pro market, and I suspect that quite a few 645Ds will be sold here. Paul > and Aussie Pentax has a "very good relationship" with Japan Pentax. Can > anyone else back up this claim? > > RRP of the 645D in Australia will be aud$15k. > > What else?? Erm, that thing is HUGE and HEAVY and AWESOME, and I WANT ONE!! > > Here's a pic of it next to my K-7, it DWARFS it!! > > http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs524.ash1/30832_1414176949253_1077428195_1209099_397463_n.jpg > > > Tan.x. > > > -- > 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:02 -0400, "paul stenquist" wrote: > > On Jun 4, 2010, at 9:20 PM, > wrote: > > I wonder if any of you knew this? The 645D will be released here > > (Australia) in August. The staff of Pentax Australia (CR Kennedy) are > > insisting that it will NOT be released in the US, EVER. This is because > > apparently "nobody" in the US would buy it, > > Sounds like your Pentax Australia guys have been doing drugs. Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... -- 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
On 6/4/2010 9:20 PM, tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote:
And I have photos to prove it! Using hotel internet right now though and the
connection keeps dropping out, so will post it up when I return home in a
couple of days.
I wonder if any of you knew this? The 645D will be released here (Australia) in August. The staff
of Pentax Australia (CR Kennedy) are insisting that it will NOT be released in the US, EVER. This
is because apparently "nobody" in the US would buy it, and Aussie Pentax has a "very
good relationship" with Japan Pentax. Can anyone else back up this claim?
RRP of the 645D in Australia will be aud$15k.
What else?? Erm, that thing is HUGE and HEAVY and AWESOME, and I WANT ONE!!
Here's a pic of it next to my K-7, it DWARFS it!!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs524.ash1/30832_1414176949253_1077428195_1209099_397463_n.jpg
Tan.x.
CR Kennedy just doesn't want you lot waiting to buy it through B&H to
save some money.
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Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
Is that a body only price or does it include the new lens ? - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:20 AM Subject: I got to play with a 645D yesterday! And I have photos to prove it! Using hotel internet right now though and the connection keeps dropping out, so will post it up when I return home in a couple of days. I wonder if any of you knew this? The 645D will be released here (Australia) in August. The staff of Pentax Australia (CR Kennedy) are insisting that it will NOT be released in the US, EVER. This is because apparently "nobody" in the US would buy it, and Aussie Pentax has a "very good relationship" with Japan Pentax. Can anyone else back up this claim? RRP of the 645D in Australia will be aud$15k. What else?? Erm, that thing is HUGE and HEAVY and AWESOME, and I WANT ONE!! Here's a pic of it next to my K-7, it DWARFS it!! http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs524.ash1/30832_1414176949253_1077428195_1209099_397463_n.jpg Tan.x. -- 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
I had a quick look at it today too although I didn't do much more than pick it up and hold it up to my eye. Too much temptation otherwise. One guy told me 14 to 16k (AUD naturally) while the other said 15k but it does include the 55mm lens. I think CRK are currently trying to work how to attach a Sigma zoom to it like every other Pentax body they sell. I was being nice so i didn't point out that the Japanese online stores had it listed for 10.5k, or that it was being shown in France and had been shown in Canada. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia On 05/06/2010, at 11:20 AM, wrote: > And I have photos to prove it! Using hotel internet right now though and the > connection keeps dropping out, so will post it up when I return home in a > couple of days. > > I wonder if any of you knew this? The 645D will be released here (Australia) > in August. The staff of Pentax Australia (CR Kennedy) are insisting that it > will NOT be released in the US, EVER. This is because apparently "nobody" in > the US would buy it, and Aussie Pentax has a "very good relationship" with > Japan Pentax. Can anyone else back up this claim? > > RRP of the 645D in Australia will be aud$15k. > > What else?? Erm, that thing is HUGE and HEAVY and AWESOME, and I WANT ONE!! > > Here's a pic of it next to my K-7, it DWARFS it!! > > http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs524.ash1/30832_1414176949253_1077428195_1209099_397463_n.jpg > > > Tan.x. > > > -- > 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: And I have photos to prove it! Using hotel internet right now though and the connection keeps dropping out, so will post it up when I return home in a couple of days. I wonder if any of you knew this? The 645D will be released here (Australia) in August. The staff of Pentax Australia (CR Kennedy) are insisting that it will NOT be released in the US, EVER. This is because apparently "nobody" in the US would buy it, and Aussie Pentax has a "very good relationship" with Japan Pentax. Can anyone else back up this claim? RRP of the 645D in Australia will be aud$15k. What else?? Erm, that thing is HUGE and HEAVY and AWESOME, and I WANT ONE!! Here's a pic of it next to my K-7, it DWARFS it!! http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs524.ash1/30832_1414176949253_1077428195_1209099_397463_n.jpg That's a business expense if ever I saw one. -- 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
paul stenquist wrote: On Jun 4, 2010, at 9:20 PM, wrote: And I have photos to prove it! Using hotel internet right now though and the connection keeps dropping out, so will post it up when I return home in a couple of days. I wonder if any of you knew this? The 645D will be released here (Australia) in August. The staff of Pentax Australia (CR Kennedy) are insisting that it will NOT be released in the US, EVER. This is because apparently "nobody" in the US would buy it, Sounds like your Pentax Australia guys have been doing drugs. How else would they take on a Pentax franchise? and Aussie Pentax has a "very good relationship" with Japan Pentax. Can anyone else back up this claim? RRP of the 645D in Australia will be aud$15k. What else?? Erm, that thing is HUGE and HEAVY and AWESOME, and I WANT ONE!! Here's a pic of it next to my K-7, it DWARFS it!! http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs524.ash1/30832_1414176949253_1077428195_1209099_397463_n.jpg Tan.x. -- 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. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2918 - Release Date: 06/04/10 19:25:00 -- 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
On 05/06/2010, paul stenquist wrote: > Sounds like your Pentax Australia guys have been doing drugs. The US is a > solid pro market, and I suspect that quite a few 645Ds will be sold here. > Paul > > and Aussie Pentax has a "very good relationship" with Japan Pentax. Can > > anyone else back up this claim? They do have a very good relationship with Pentax, Malcolm was on the Pentax board at one stage. They also already supply and service MF digital kit (Blad) unlike Pentax USA. So there could be truth in it. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
On Jun 5, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > On 05/06/2010, paul stenquist wrote: > >> Sounds like your Pentax Australia guys have been doing drugs. The US is a >> solid pro market, and I suspect that quite a few 645Ds will be sold here. >> Paul >>> and Aussie Pentax has a "very good relationship" with Japan Pentax. Can >>> anyone else back up this claim? > > They do have a very good relationship with Pentax, Malcolm was on the > Pentax board at one stage. They also already supply and service MF > digital kit (Blad) unlike Pentax USA. So there could be truth in it. > I expect Pentax might delay US release until the bugs are worked out, but there's no way they'll ignore the market. Doesn't make sense in any way. Paul > -- > Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) > Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours > Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio > > -- > 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
2010/6/6 paul stenquist : > I expect Pentax might delay US release until the bugs are worked out, but > there's no way they'll ignore the market. Doesn't make sense in any way. IIRC, Ned Bunnell told The Online Photographer that they were still considering the import. Another thing that wouldn't make sense is to just slide this camera silently into the sortiment, without making an event of announcing it. The Nordic distributor is totally silent. :-( Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
On Jun 6, 2010, at 4:20 AM, AlunFoto wrote: > 2010/6/6 paul stenquist : >> I expect Pentax might delay US release until the bugs are worked out, but >> there's no way they'll ignore the market. Doesn't make sense in any way. > > IIRC, Ned Bunnell told The Online Photographer that they were still > considering the import. Another thing that wouldn't make sense is to > just slide this camera silently into the sortiment, without making an > event of announcing it. > > The Nordic distributor is totally silent. :-( > > Jostein > Very odd. It's as though they don't really want to sell the camera. Perhaps production capability is minimal. If it's not distributed worldwide, we may still see full frame eventually. But that's probably a long ways off, if at all. Paul > -- > http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ > http://alunfoto.blogspot.com > > -- > 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
The current Norwegian distributor are generally silent about Pentax. Their website shows the camera bodies, but absolutely nothing online about lenses. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/6/6 paul stenquist : > > On Jun 6, 2010, at 4:20 AM, AlunFoto wrote: > >> 2010/6/6 paul stenquist : >>> I expect Pentax might delay US release until the bugs are worked out, but >>> there's no way they'll ignore the market. Doesn't make sense in any way. >> >> IIRC, Ned Bunnell told The Online Photographer that they were still >> considering the import. Another thing that wouldn't make sense is to >> just slide this camera silently into the sortiment, without making an >> event of announcing it. >> >> The Nordic distributor is totally silent. :-( >> >> Jostein >> > Very odd. It's as though they don't really want to sell the camera. Perhaps > production capability is minimal. If it's not distributed worldwide, we may > still see full frame eventually. But that's probably a long ways off, if at > all. > Paul >> -- >> http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ >> http://alunfoto.blogspot.com >> >> -- >> 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.
Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
-- From: "paul stenquist" Subject: Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday! Very odd. It's as though they don't really want to sell the camera. Perhaps production capability is minimal. If it's not distributed >worldwide, we may still see full frame eventually. But that's probably a long ways off, if at all. The world is a pretty small place now. Anyone that wants one will be able to get it, whether it's officially sold or not. This is going to be a very small market camera. A guy I vaguely know who lives a couple of hours from here has been quietly buying 645 lenses for fairly cheap ever since the P645D was announced. He's fairly excited about this camera. William Robb -- 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.
RE: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!
Bill Robb wrote: "A guy I vaguely know who lives a couple of hours from here has been quietly buying 645 lenses for fairly cheap ever since the P645D was announced. He's fairly excited about this camera." That makes two of us! I've been stalking 645 lenses "on the quiet" for a few months now myself. *Hoping* though, that I may not need to soon, as I've been talking turkey with Pentax, and it's looking good for my sponsorship request. :) FWIW, Kayell and CR Kennedy had back to back stands at PMA and were "sharing" a lot. They all were extremely friendly with each other, actually. So, anyways, I was lucky enough that Tony Holden (who is also the Vice President of the Qld branch of the AIPP, which I am about to submit my portfolio to), took me over to the Kayell stand and demonstrated the Medium Format capabilities of the Blads that they were using there. I was FLOORED! He showed me a shot of a city scape that was a night time panoramic. Lots of sky scrapers with brightly coloured dots all over them (lit windows). He demonstrated the lack of noise in the underexposed sky which was lovely in itself. But, then, he brought out the big guns, and zoomed in on a building, that looked to be a few kilometres away. I fell over at the detail. I could actually see people standing in their kitchens, and living rooms, in DETAIL. Now these were Blads, so different glass/sensors etc to the 645D, but I promise you, that the moment I have the cash, one of those babies is mine! AND, in the meantime, I'll be bargain hunting for awesome lenses to match. Tan.:) -- 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.
