Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 25/05/07, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This started from my saying that I wasn't expecting any major improvements > in digital photography in the next few years, and that the K10D is > remarkable for its specification/price ratio rather than for breaking new > ground. However it is d

Re: PDML - what the hell?

On 25/05/07, Jesse Guano wrote: > > I'm selling this piece of shit K10D and getting a real camera > > that Rebel XTI looks nice ROTFLMAO, he makes everyone here look quite sane ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.goo

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 23/05/07, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most likely a mechanical failure in the camcorder, and either a > mechanical failure or electronic overheating in the DVD player. Properly > designed solid-state electronics will last practically until the sun burns > out (or the el

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 23/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 22, 2007, at 8:23 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > Listening to people on this mailing list moan and complain about > everything under the sun, you would swear that absolutely nothing > works at all. Y

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 23/05/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's not supported by the numbers I've seen. Like most of the > financial information posted here, ti's a wild ass guess. It's information that's publicly accessible if you'd care to look (though I know you don't). -- Rob Studdert HURSTV

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 23/05/07, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most likely a mechanical failure in the camcorder, and either a > mechanical failure or electronic overheating in the DVD player. Properly > designed solid-state electronics will last practically until the sun burns > out (or the el

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 23/05/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's balancing act, if you don't look at it in a vacuum. > > Lower costs/Lower Profit per unit. -> Lower unit prices -> Higher demand > -> Higher volume -> Higher overall profits > > Of course this assumes you can meet the demand. > > Japanese

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 23/05/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can spend it any way you want. I just find non computerized > appliances to be much easier to repair. It's not so much computerized but customization that comes back to nip you on the butt years down the line. I just retired an expensive

Re: Blue fringing

On 23/05/07, Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found under typical adverse conditions huge > blue fringing with my K10D and the only two > lenses I have tried on it yet: Pentax 12-24 and > Fujinon 400/4.5. Is it normal? Are some K10D > sensors worse than others? What can be done to >

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 23/05/07, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It would appear that Pentax is selling more K10Ds than it expected. That > suggests lower unit costs, and more profit. Lower prices, I grant, mean > less profit. But since this division is making much more money than it > did, it suggests th

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 23/05/07, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You were saying then that Pentax couldn't make money as a camaera maker. > Well, guess what, you were wrong. > The present situation is totally different. Hoya has come along with a > good offer for Pentax because it thinks the medical busines

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 23/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That said, electronics can fail occasionally but mechanical > components *will* fail. Some things, while theoretically possible to > repair, are very difficult to do so or too expensive to be worth the > effort in either case. In digital

Re: Fun little LBA test!

On 23/05/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > try hiding a US$5500 credit card charge for 1 lens... and a box big > enough to hold 2 small children. Words I said to my wife after said > charges and box arrived: "I wanted it. I bought it. It's mine. Deal > with it!" She graciously offere

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 22/05/07, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It was registered the same day they announced the agreement for the > Hoya-Pentax merge into Hoya Pentax HD, remember? Why is it peculiar? It > should be peculiar not to do that. Shows their intent to maintain the Pentax name in any case. >

Re: I'm dumb.

On 22/05/07, AlexG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I've been eyeballing the limited lenses The real, fast ones not > the slow crappy new generation ones. > > It occurs to me that there is something seriously wrong because a > month ago I would never even consider any of them, but it seems that

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 22/05/07, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My guess is that it has already sold the imaging division to Samsung > (subject to the deal going through, of course), but that's just a guess, > like everything else that has been said on this subject. It's peculiar then that they registered

Re: PESO -- Fireworks

On 22/05/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not Paul but I am responsible. > > I'm still in the CRT age, (as opposed to the LCD age, I find it amazing > that LCD's have so much lower resolution).I run my 19" monitor. a > Hitachi 781 at 1600x1200. I think you'll find that the CRT wil

Re: OT: Need help with my homework again

On 22/05/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now I need a car photo. I'm looking for one of those very early pics taken > with the sliding shutter that distored the wheels to an oblong shape and made > the car lean forward. I just need a web image for now. I'm trying to find > on

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 22/05/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've noticed that too. When the camera was close to new I never noticed any > amp glow. Now it's readily apparent on 10 - 15 second exposures at ISO 400. > > Do you think it's actually gotten noisier or that we're just more observant, > having owne

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 22/05/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's true, but they are fairly limited. I plan to sell at least 2 of > my RXs, the 21/2.8, 28/2.8, 135/2.8 and 28-80/4. I will probably take > whatever I can get, and I don't expect it to be much. Ahh, the 21mm, what a downer, that's a lens I'd lo

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 22/05/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you chose to demonstrate your "flexibility" by wrapping your legs > around you neck in those things, for God's sake don't post a picture! The flexibility of which I speak is not the physical kind, thankfully. I suspect me simply in a ballet t

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 21/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd been interested in the Oly 4/3 system at the same time I was > looking at the Pentax in late 2004. When I saw the L1 design, I was > immediately impressed ... both the body design and the Leica lens > design ... but the price held me o

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 22/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He uses them on a 4/3 System body or can use them on a Canon body ... > with adapters, of course. And Pentax K and screw can be used the same way I guess. Bravo, we have a solution and how elegant it is! -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTR

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 22/05/07, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now...what if I answer 'yawn' to the next PESO with a bird, flower, insect, > pet...? It would be a full time job! > I just don't look at it if I am not interested in this kind of pictures. > ;-) I generally mark them as read these days, I

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 22/05/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's an interesting thought. I just checked through a mountain of > receipts to find when I bought my Canon 1DmarkII. September 2004. Nearly > three years. Still feels like new. No significant knocks or scrapes to > report. Never dropped, but not t

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 22/05/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would guess that if Pentax folds, someone will make a K-mount body. The > demand is built in. It would be easy, for example, for Sony to make a K-mount > version of their camera. I can't see the huge installed base of Pentax gear > b

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 22/05/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The main concern I have is will those future electronics have a K-Mount? If > the Pentax camera division closes, I can't see any logical reason for > another company to pick up the mount. > As good as the K10 is, it will wear out eventually. I

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 21/05/07, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob, > I worked for a former UNIVAC computer salesman. > He always insisted on pointing out that the computers > the company used for daily order processing were not obsolete, > they were just superceded...the market had something newer/better.

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 21/05/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You probably wouldn't like being told to wear a little pink tutu. > WW I'm generally pretty flexible. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO ht

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 21/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Seems to me the only thing we have to discuss is when to have the > party and whether to wear black or white. ;-) Seems to me the only thing I don't like is being told what to discuss. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 21/05/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm just tired of all those who spend so much time watching the sky > to see if it's falling. If I were inclined to dump my Pentax gear, I > would do it now. But I'm not going to. It works quite well, thank > you. A yawn is appropriate. It's

Re: OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

ey seem to perform the same > way. Three are firewire. One is wired internally on a Mac G4 dual 1.25. > On May 20, 2007, at 7:43 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: That's fast, Thanks for taking the time to test, I've really little recent experience with Macs as I ceased to service the

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

On 21/05/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yawn... There's a lot of it going around apparently, Pentax execs have been asleep at the wheel for some years now. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/d

Re: OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

On 21/05/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Rob - > > My results - > > 70 gig WD Raptor SATA Drive - 12 seconds to save, 15 to load. > 250 gig WD SATA - 20 seconds to save, 20 seconds to load. > 120 gig Maxtor EIDE drive - 2 minutes to save and 1:45 to load (!) > 500 gig WD My Book U

OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

Hi Team, I finally have my server back up and operational, long story (thanks Christian) and a couple of lenses worth in $ value so it's better left alone. All that now behind me and now that I'm in a better humor I would like to assess how my now relatively old hardware is performing (file save/o

Poor man's 85/1.4

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Re: Any one regret upgrading to the K10D?

On 18/05/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2007/5/17, Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > K10D + grip + two batteries + FA80-200/2.8 = 2.5kg, not a great > > advantage to Pentax these days. > > > Sure Rob, but those are "

Re: New Panasonic Robust Image Sensor: Digital Photography Review

On 17/05/07, Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07051401panasonicrobustsensor.asp > > Panasonic has today announced that it has developed a MOS type image > sensor which can withstand being exposed to direct sunlight for more > than twenty years. The most significa

Re: Amazon buys dpreview.com

On 16/05/07, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DP Review's tests work fine for people who buy the camera body with the > tested lens, and who never buy another lens. In other words, people who > don't take advantage of the single most important characteristic of an SLR > camera. > > In addi

Re: Pentax JPEG's sucks?

On 17/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We were talking about DPReview's propensity to misinform ... ? It's more down to comprehension I suspect. Phil indicates that the JPGs out of camera (at the default settings) are softer than its peer competition using his standard testing

Re: Amazon buys dpreview.com [Meow]

On 17/05/07, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Excerpts From The Cat's Daily Diary" > Day 283 Of My Captivity. > My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. > They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. > The only thing that keeps

Re: Any one regret upgrading to the K10D?

On 17/05/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 16/5/07, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >As long as you don't have the FA* 80-200mm f2.8 mounted (at 1.51kg). > > 1D = 1565 kg > EF70-200 2.8 = 1310 kg > > Total weight = 2875 kg. > > Same as hauling over 3 and a half K10D bodies at

Re: Speaking of Dpreview

On 17/05/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a wind-up. Fraid not, he's just a lowly Aussie anaesthetist. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publica

Re: SD card speed for K10D

On 16/05/07, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark , did you try to store a card with recordings from several days? > My X'drive seem to be downloading only one folder of files - from the latest > day. > K10D makes one folder for each date it's been recording on that card. Only > the latest

Re: Any one regret upgrading to the K10D?

On 16/05/07, Tom Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, the camera stuff, he picked up on pretty quickly, but it is the > processing and printing that his giving him (and me) fits. > > I think the answer for most of his problems is called Picasa2. Absolutely, Picasa2 still takes a little tuitio

Re: Amazon buys dpreview.com

On 16/05/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There does seem to be a high level of resentment/bitterness in some > responses. > I suppose the fear of point non-acceptance and worthy counters raise > anxiety to an uncomfortable level in the less secure. Seems a logical assessment, many of t

Re: PESO A recent panorama

On 15/05/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gorgeous scene, Rob - and pretty impressive for being hand held. I > pulled the full sized image into Photoshop to see it at actual pixels - > the detail is pretty good. Am I right in my calcs that the 2 meg file is > about 1/2 the size of the

Re: PESO: No Go

On 14/05/07, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Savage wrote: > > > > > :-) > > What kind of car/vehicle is that? Wheel arch looks kinda like a (new) Mini. Or perhaps a Ford Ka? http://www.carpages.co.uk/ford/ford_images/ford_ka_0

Re: OT --Blue notes

On 14/05/07, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was checking out my new microphone. Took it out on veranda to see how > it would record some of the birds singing. The cars passing on the road > were too loud, so I decided to take the recorder around the end of the > building away from the road

Re: PESO - Outstanding in its field

On 13/05/07, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please check out > > http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html > > K10D, 600mm FA f4.0, 1/500, f8.0, 400 ISO, -0.7 comp. on Gitzo 1548 tripod > with Kirk King > Cobra Head. > > Trying for a more artsy take on a common bird!

Re: [ beware ] Just wanted to let you know ...

On 14/05/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bob, that's how online selling works. You send the money and > > hope that the > > item arrives, or vice versa. > > Sure, I understand that. Most of the long-timers on the list know each > other either directly, or know someone who knows someone, or

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 14/05/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > THK is a US corporation that distributes their products. There seems to > be no equivalent in Japan. Doesn't the world stop at the US boarders? -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] ht

Re: Peso: Outtake

On 14/05/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - > > From: "Christian" > > > >> eww! > > > > You should see the tongue suckies game... > > > > TMI! TMI! TMI! Then they all dress up in latex -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALI

Re: Bad Bokeh

On 13/05/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A while back I mentioned how oversharpening can bugger up the bokeh of even > a good lens, especially if there are specular highlights involved. > This was shot with the 77mm/1.8 at f/5, and is an actual pixel crop from the > file. > The 77 is

Re: [ beware ] Just wanted to let you know ...

On 13/05/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that at least one person has been trying (and managed) to swindle me > and I suppose is likely to try again. > > So please, guys be very cautious with FS items. I was not (it was the > only time but well, one time is enough to be caught) and regr

Re: Pentax Unveils New Business Plan

On 13/05/07, Bertil Holmberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess Pentax Medical has little presence in my corner of the > Universe. Googling gives roughly four times as many hits for Olympus > endoscopes as for the Pentax thing, Fujinon even less. Which virtually tracks their respective market s

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

On 13/05/07, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > From: > > Digital Image Studio > > On 11/05/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It's much easier to have astounding gains when you start from zero. It >

Re: OT: car mystery, Volvo

On 12/05/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm, guess that could be what he replaced. Cost was about $ 100 > including labor. The invoice just says PCV valve. More info here: http://www.autohausaz.com/volvo-auto-parts/volvo-tuneups.html http://forums.turbobricks.com/archive/index.php

Re: OT: car mystery, Volvo

On 12/05/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ya' think? Maybe, however: http://www.swedishpartswholesale.com/VO_PCV~Oil~Trap_list.html -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.sw

Re: Picture of Group of People

On 12/05/07, Charles Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I have to take a picture of about 30 people in group. I was wondering if any > members might have a suggestion of what lens I should use and some general > tips on taking the shot. Any ideas on the size/type of output required,

Re: off line for a few days

On 12/05/07, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When it's healthy, yes. When it gets repeated for 200 messages, not > so much. Your call, I'll keep it off-list. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distud

Re: OT: car mystery, Volvo

On 12/05/07, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep. My 1989 740 was blowing out oil until my mechanic determined that > the above was the cause. A clogged flame trap can cause engine pressure > to build up a lot, and it will find a place to leak out. But if you are > sure you see no leak

Re: Pentax Unveils New Business Plan

On 12/05/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They don't look at Pentax as a company at all - but as a vulnerable > opportunity to make money. There is no interest in growing/building a > company - only an interest in capitalizing on the opportunity. Pentax are public, they have put them

Re: off line for a few days

On 12/05/07, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nobody said it wasn't a valid topic. > > Not being willing to engage in hand-wringing doesn't mean I'm > oblivious. I'm perfectly aware of where Pentax sits in the world, > thanks. No hand-wringing, just discussion, surely you can appreciate t

Re: off line for a few days

On 12/05/07, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Far as my opinion, I've been here eleven years, and for all eleven of > those years, a running topic has been that Pentax is thisclose to going > toes up, probably before the sun sets again. I didn't believe it then, I > don't believe it now.

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 12/05/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 22 bit ADC is probably a carry over from the 645d. Looking at the > development of the 645 vis a vis the MZ series cameras I'd say that a > lot of the processing was developed jointly. That ADC would probably > have meant a lot more in th

Re: PESO - ground squirrel

On 12/05/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A Mexican ground squirrel in South Texas: > > http://tinyurl.com/ynmdv2 > > I used high speed fill flash and the flash extender to lighten up his > belly. It's a slight crop to balance the frame better maybe 90% of the > original. > > Comments?

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

On 12/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It doesn't bother me. I find it hysterically funny and was expressing > my amusement. Did you not see the smiley? No, sorry I missed it, it's way past my bed time. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Ho

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

On 11/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So ... are you proposing that because you perceive Olympus' > profitability to be stronger than Pentax', we should abandon and dump > our Pentax gear and buy Olympus gear? I didn't suggest anything of the sort. If the thread doesn't inter

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 11/05/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree. But in terms of retail exposure, it's gotten much better for > Pentax in the last six months. You couldn't find a Pentax *ist camera > in any of the local camera stores. But since the introduction of the > K series, they've been in t

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

On 11/05/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How does this provide context? The Pentax numbers are sales, the > Olympus numbers are profit. Sales <> profit. It reminds me somewhat of > the sales people I work with who are always happy to talk about the > turnover they have with their clients, bu

Re: Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

On 11/05/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's much easier to have astounding gains when you start from zero. It > appears that Olympus started from less than zero. Regardless of the percentage increase their profit is absolute. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4

Pentax Full-Year Profit Exceeds Company's Forecast

"Net income quadrupled to 3.6 billion yen ($30 million) during the year ended March 2007, exceeding the company's 3.3 billion yen forecast" "Sales rose 11 percent to 157.3 billion yen, missing the company's 159 billion yen forecast," However: "Pentax booked gains of about 1.6 billion yen from th

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 11/05/07, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > May be. I wonder what marketing dept has to say ;-). > > We're living in the marketing world, Rob. I appreciate that but eventually people do learn. Most P&S owners now understand that more MP only equates to less images per card, slower DL

Velvia is back in Oz

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Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 11/05/07, Fernando Terrazzino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Rob, > > I didn't forget, you can't forget what you don't know ;-) > > The discussion I was having with Brendan is related to his ability to > spot a web image as taken with a FF camera, in that context, do you > still think did is re

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 11/05/07, Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you're right. I was hoping that sales of the > K10D would revitalize things, but with the current > goings on it looks like the nail in the coffin toward > this end. I suspect the late Pentax DSLRs are the only reason that Pentax is

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 11/05/07, Pawel Bartuzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For me the difference between FF and APS-C is at shooting time. When I > shoot film then SMC K 18/3.5, K 28/2 and 35/2 all behave as they are > supposed to. When using my DSLR I suddenly loose all my low light wide > angle capability. That's b

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 11/05/07, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In corporate speak, it's called a poison pill ... taking on a load of > debt or some such other action that makes the corporation less > attractive as a buyout target. It's not intended to help the > stock-holders, it's intended to help the cu

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 11/05/07, Fernando Terrazzino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Furthermore, take a look at this: > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond2x/page24.asp > > Is the 12mpixeks Nikon D2X vs Canon's 17.2mpixels EOS-1Ds Mark II FF > > There are obviously other factors to consider, but resolution-wise, at >

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This one time, at band camp, "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think you are closer to the mark but the question is who would have > > pulled $10k+ out of their wallet for the 6

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with Paul. Consider K1D that is same as K10D but has proper 16 > bit RAW files and some minor goodies. It will be both a breakthrough > and a new flagship model. Boris, the bit depth issue has been discussed before, it's just of no b

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whatever size sensor Pentax uses in the K1D, we can be sure it will work with > DA lenses. They wouldn't be introducing a full line of expensive lenses for > cameras that can't use them. So FF is definitely a no go. I really don't think

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 9, 2007, at 6:41 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > > > No one here or on any other photo forum has ever been able to provide > > proof that Tokina is a part of Hoya group and neither company appears > &

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My impression is that they will go with point-and-shoot and drop all other > lines. > Pentax have had much success in the p&s market. Reports to the market indicate otherwise: "Pentax will continue to overhaul less profitable businesses.

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is true, but is the DSLR market profitable for pentax to continue with or > will it be dropped with other non-profitable products? Reports suggest the K mount DSLRs will be the only camera equipment line that they continue with in the

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And sorry if you think I am stupid or something, but I don't remember > reading on list the suggestion that they have a buyer already lined up. > Because it > is only a clever move is a buyer IS already lined up. Otherwise it's a pret

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm. Gave it more thought. If they are banned from seeking outside > investment until the time frame with Hoya runs out, it could be a sneaky > underhanded > move. That selling a building is the ONLY way they can bring in extra money

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, that cheap plastic toy turned out to be pretty nice, didn't it? Yeah, not bad for how many years delays and development? -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.go

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I must, I must! But, I would think it would be > closer to 3K...but who knows? Canon's are going to be > cheaper, it's true. I think you are closer to the mark but the question is who would have pulled $10k+ out of their wallet for the 6

Re: OT: rootbeer?

On 10/05/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't like any government, but unfortunately ours is better than most. A smart arse would reply: "than most what"? -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/di

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep. "Full frame," which is a bit of misnomer, isn't the pot at the > end of the rainbow. It is now, they miss the boat on any flywheel effect of the 645 is they don't deliver it now. So their only option will be to offer k-mount bodies with

Re: Looking at Pictures and PESO

On 10/05/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's a photo I've been debating adding to my portfolio for a long time. > > It's not a knock-your-socks-off kind of image, but I find it appealing > nevertheless. I'm considering using it in a collection of greeting cards... > going with my "Unnoti

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A few years ago, many of us figured Pentax would never put a DSLR on the > market. Their first DSLR was getting painfully overdue, if they hadn't they would have been dead Canada Geese long before this. The 645D is not necessary for their sur

Re: Eatock’s POW

On 10/05/07, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hope it's not the beer you owe me... Unfortunately for me but fortunately for you no. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swift

Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D

On 10/05/07, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Me earlier: > > "There were reports that Pentax management would attempt to counter > Hoya's offer, and were talking to sources of finance about this. Was > this to buy up the Pentax shares held by Sparx and Fidelity, or to buy > up Pentax sh

Re: hyperdrive space portable storage

On 10/05/07, Fernando Terrazzino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was looking at those, but not having a display, freaks me out, how > do you know if all the files are copied, etc, I guess some lights > telling you that the job is done? I dont really want to look at the > photo in the display, just s

Re: Eatock’s POW

On 10/05/07, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ROB! Where's your sense of humour mate? If you just saw what I was covered in you'd understand :-( -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http:/

Re: Still Life with Art Supplies

On 10/05/07, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > a PESO... > > http://www.drivingtheflies.com/?p=131 Could make a magazine cover or a poster, pleasing to the eye and very well executed. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pica

Re: Bogen / Manfrotto 322R Ball Head - Anti twist RC2 plate

On 10/05/07, Feroze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When Brian said twisting I assumed that the plate wasn't made thick > enough to prevent it warping and that the plate wasn't well made. The plates are plenty strong and don't warp, however the leverage of some lens/camera combos is just beyond the

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