Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-21 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/canon-takes-a-cue-from-pentax-starts-selling-the-t3-in-assorted/ Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.

Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-21 Thread Ecke PDML
Someone had to copy it eventually but I have major nits with the way they did it: that cherry red looks cheesy to my eye. And too many Canons somehow look like a bar of soap with a lens mount and a prism housing. 2011/6/21 David J Brooks : > http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/canon-takes-a-cue-fro

Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-21 Thread mike wilson
On 21/06/2011 19:23, Ecke PDML wrote: And too many Canons somehow look like a bar of soap with a lens mount and a prism housing. Mark! -- 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 abov

Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, I didn't expect that from Canon. Thanks for sharing, Dave. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" To: "Pentax Discuss" Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:28 AM Subject: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up http://www.enga

Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-21 Thread drd1135
Driven by the fear of Pentax innovation . . . --Original Message-- From: Christine Aguila Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up Sent: Jun 21, 2011 2:05 PM Wow, I didn't e

Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-21 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/21/2011 18:28, David J Brooks wrote: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/canon-takes-a-cue-from-pentax-starts-selling-the-t3-in-assorted/ Dave Two marketing ideas come to mind: 1. "Collect 'em all" - colors and combinations of colors... 2. Have them produce a camera that will have a speci

Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-22 Thread Ecke PDML
2011/6/22 Boris Liberman : > > 2. Have them produce a camera that will have a special colorful attachment, > say a surface of a battery grip that faces the camera bottom, that could be > used for white balance reference. Yes but I doubt even a lensbaby could be bent that far... =P -- PDML Pentax

Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/22/2011 13:37, Ecke PDML wrote: 2011/6/22 Boris Liberman: 2. Have them produce a camera that will have a special colorful attachment, say a surface of a battery grip that faces the camera bottom, that could be used for white balance reference. Yes but I doubt even a lensbaby could be ben

RE: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-22 Thread Bob W
> >> 2. Have them produce a camera that will have a special colorful > attachment, > >> say a surface of a battery grip that faces the camera bottom, that > could be > >> used for white balance reference. > > > > Yes but I doubt even a lensbaby could be bent that far... =P > > > > 1. Take the batt

Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/22/2011 22:06, Bob W wrote: 1. Take the battery out of the grip. 2. Put it in the camera. 3. Take a picture of the colorful surface of the grip. 4. Take the battery out of the camera. 5. Put it in the grip. 6. Attach grip to camera. Congratulations, Boris. That's the best usability idea I'

Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/6/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >Now, Bob, is the real question - does it promote me to your level of >humorousness Replace 'promote' with 'sink' and job's a gud'un. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysn

RE: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-23 Thread John Coyle
Good grief Bob, where do you find this stuff! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 5:07 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Canon takes a pag

RE: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up

2011-06-23 Thread Bob W
Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Bob W > Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 5:07 AM > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: RE: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up > > > >> 2. Have them