Re: Pentax sightings
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Bill wrote: > On 16/09/2013 10:40 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: >>> >>> They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it was long >>> gone. >> >> >> EVF issue ? > > Older P&S cameras have really bad AF speed. Newer P&S's have really bad AF speed. For that matter so do iPhones. Somebody handed me one to take a group shot of them; first time I'd ever attempted that. After weaving the view around drunkenly for a while to get them all in, and after one of them explained what the "shutter" was, I was not astounded to witness the usual glacial acquisition speed. What a crock. -- -bmw -- 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: Pentax sightings
On 16/09/2013 10:40 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it was long gone. EVF issue ? Older P&S cameras have really bad AF speed. bill Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: Pentax sightings I had the pleasant surprise of having the weekend off. This afternoon I was at an event in SF called Lindy in the Park and noticed a fellow with a K20 around his neck. I wandered over and observed that if had a K-5, he wouldn't need to use his cell phone to video the dancers. A while later, I saw one of the dancers chatting with a woman who had a bright yellow K-01 with her. I had never seen one in person, so I had to go and take a look. Yes, they look just as dorky in person as they do in the photos. I got to hold it though and it feels solid. Amazingly solid. The display was astonishingly visible in broad daylight. She said they bought it because they have a small child, and their point and shoot just couldn't get photos. They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it was long gone. They got the K-01 because it was reasonably priced and because it had much better picture quality than their old camera. She needs something that she can just point and click, and pictures will come out reasonably well, and she is very happy with the camera on that regard. It is weird to think in terms of a better point and shoot, but that is what they needed, and that is what they got. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: Pentax sightings
They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it was long gone. EVF issue ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: Pentax sightings I had the pleasant surprise of having the weekend off. This afternoon I was at an event in SF called Lindy in the Park and noticed a fellow with a K20 around his neck. I wandered over and observed that if had a K-5, he wouldn't need to use his cell phone to video the dancers. A while later, I saw one of the dancers chatting with a woman who had a bright yellow K-01 with her. I had never seen one in person, so I had to go and take a look. Yes, they look just as dorky in person as they do in the photos. I got to hold it though and it feels solid. Amazingly solid. The display was astonishingly visible in broad daylight. She said they bought it because they have a small child, and their point and shoot just couldn't get photos. They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it was long gone. They got the K-01 because it was reasonably priced and because it had much better picture quality than their old camera. She needs something that she can just point and click, and pictures will come out reasonably well, and she is very happy with the camera on that regard. It is weird to think in terms of a better point and shoot, but that is what they needed, and that is what they got. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: Pentax sightings
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 12:40:15PM -0400, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: > >They'd press the shutter and by the time it tookt he picture, it > >was long gone. > > EVF issue ? Probably a slow autofocus lock issue. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" > Subject: Pentax sightings > > > >I had the pleasant surprise of having the weekend off. > >This afternoon I was at an event in SF called Lindy in the Park > >and noticed > >a fellow with a K20 around his neck. I wandered over and observed that if > >had a K-5, he wouldn't need to use his cell phone to video the dancers. > >A while later, I saw one of the dancers chatting with a woman who had a > >bright yellow K-01 with her. I had never seen one in person, so I had to > >go and take a look. > > > >Yes, they look just as dorky in person as they do in the photos. I got to > >hold it though and it feels solid. Amazingly solid. The display was > >astonishingly visible in broad daylight. > >She said they bought it because they have a small child, and their point > >and shoot just couldn't get photos. They'd press the shutter and by the > >time it tookt he picture, it was long gone. They got the K-01 because it > >was reasonably priced and because it had much better picture quality than > >their old camera. > > > >She needs something that she can just point and click, and pictures will > >come out reasonably well, and she is very happy with the camera on that > >regard. It is weird to think in terms of a better point and shoot, but > >that is what they needed, and that is what they got. > > > >-- > >Larry Colen l...@red4est.com > >http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: Pentax sightings
I'm quite new to all this photography... we don't have Pentax representatives in Colombia, but I bought my Spotmatic to a "professional" and he only uses Pentax... my first book, by John Hedgecoe, has a Pentax in the cover and only Pentax in the inner pictures... I have two teachers, one using a K1000 and the other a Cannon. The point is, even without official Pentax representation and service, I have seen quite a few Pentaxes here in Colombia. Fernando Pat White wrote: > On Thursday night, I went to the annual banquet of the Victoria Camera Club, and as >it happened, the two other photographers at my table were both PZ-1 users. I had my >MZ-S along to take pictures of a couple of speakers, and they were pleased to see it, >with one chap commenting on his high opinion of the FA 28-70 f4. > > Here in Victoria, there are two big camera shops, Lens & Shutter and Kerrisdale >Cameras. L&S has an 11x14 transparency of an MZ-5n on a lightbox in their window, >while Kerrisdale has a large picture of an MZ-S as part of their lighted store sign. > > Pat White > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax sightings
On Thursday night, I went to the annual banquet of the Victoria Camera Club, and as it happened, the two other photographers at my table were both PZ-1 users. I had my MZ-S along to take pictures of a couple of speakers, and they were pleased to see it, with one chap commenting on his high opinion of the FA 28-70 f4. Here in Victoria, there are two big camera shops, Lens & Shutter and Kerrisdale Cameras. L&S has an 11x14 transparency of an MZ-5n on a lightbox in their window, while Kerrisdale has a large picture of an MZ-S as part of their lighted store sign. Pat White - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax sightings
Hi, Pat,
Well, I think it's interesting, anyway! And, apparently, so do you.
Other than my (our) TOPDML buddies, I'm the only person I know who owns and uses
Pentax gear. Not that I know that many photographers (I use the term loosely when
referring to me!), but those that I know own C, N or Minolta.You see quite
a few K1000's locally, especially
during the school year - obviously Ryerson photograpy students. It was heartwarming
to go to the zoo last weekend with the kids, and see a coupla older Pentaxes: an ME
and an ME Super. I went to talk to both of them (the owners, not the cameras), but
neither seemed too eager to
discuss their cameras ("who's this weird man coming up to me, and why does he want to
talk about my camera?").
>From what I see on this list, Pentaxes seem to be pushed at the camera stores here in
>Canada a bit more than in the US, Henry's having a huge Pentax sign out front, the
>same size as the other "big two's" signs.
But in the media, it's another thing all together. So, when I see a Pentax being used
by a pro (or amateur for that matter) it's a matter of great excitement. It's almost
as if we're using a "cult" or (as you said) underground product or something!
I guess it's up to us to keep the brand alive, as Pentax sometimes seems to be less
than willing to do so...
regards,
frank
Pat White wrote:
> Frank, Pentax sightings are of interest. With Pentax full-page ads being so rare at
>the moment, and their limited advertising generally (I think Leica has more ads),
>Pentax is almost an "underground" brand nowadays. Luckily, they have 'true
>believers' like the PDML and the AOHC.
>
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