Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-07 Thread John
A simple yes would have sufficed. On 2/7/2014 9:40 AM, Rick Womer wrote: We can rename it the PRUG. Or, if we wish to emulate crude gastrointestinal sounds, GURP (Group for Users of Ricoh and Pentax). Rick On Feb 6, 2014, at 22:03 , Bill wrote: On 06/02/2014 9:59 AM, John wrote: But will

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-07 Thread Rick Womer
We can rename it the PRUG. Or, if we wish to emulate crude gastrointestinal sounds, GURP (Group for Users of Ricoh and Pentax). Rick On Feb 6, 2014, at 22:03 , Bill wrote: > On 06/02/2014 9:59 AM, John wrote: >> But will it be eligible for the PUG or the Annual? >> > > Why not? Pentax is evo

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-06 Thread Bill
On 06/02/2014 9:59 AM, John wrote: But will it be eligible for the PUG or the Annual? Why not? Pentax is evolving, why can't the PUG? bill -- 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 direct

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-06 Thread P.J. Alling
Sure, if it's got a Pentax lens on it. You know Ricoh would do well to brand all interchangeable lenses as Pentax anyway, after all Ricoh was never known for their lenses. On 2/6/2014 10:59 AM, John wrote: But will it be eligible for the PUG or the Annual? On 2/5/2014 10:32 AM, Paul Stenquist

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-06 Thread John
But will it be eligible for the PUG or the Annual? On 2/5/2014 10:32 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Feb 5, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: Ricoh Q? Ugh. I surely hope not. What difference does it make? A Ricoh Q will undoubtedly work as well as a Pentax Q. Paul On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 a

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Zos, I much rather Pentax brand name dissolved into Ricoh similarly to what happened to Minolta. Look at Minolta shooters. They have great line of cameras, the mount continues and all in all, Minolta community is thriving... I think that the opposite whereupon the brand name stays but company goes

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Bill
On 05/02/2014 11:28 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: I'm ok with it. I'd hate for the prism hump to say Ricoh to be honest though. Pentax has too storied of a history to just toss the name aside. That would be rather foolish. Ricoh has already indicated that the Pentax name will stay intact on SLR camer

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Zos Xavius
I'm ok with it. I'd hate for the prism hump to say Ricoh to be honest though. Pentax has too storied of a history to just toss the name aside. That would be rather foolish. On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Bill wrote: > On 05/02/2014 10:20 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> >> >> On Feb 5, 2014, at 10:

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Bill
On 05/02/2014 10:20 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: On Feb 5, 2014, at 10:38 AM, Bill wrote: On 05/02/2014 8:49 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: All ricoh nowtake from that what you willl... http://photorumors.com/2014/02/04/new-ricoh-wg-20-and-wg-4-compact-cameras-leaked-pentax-name-is-gone/#more-54296

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Feb 5, 2014, at 10:38 AM, Bill wrote: > On 05/02/2014 8:49 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: >> All ricoh nowtake from that what you willl... >> >> http://photorumors.com/2014/02/04/new-ricoh-wg-20-and-wg-4-compact-cameras-leaked-pentax-name-is-gone/#more-54296 >> > It's what Ricoh said was going t

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Bill
On 05/02/2014 8:49 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: All ricoh nowtake from that what you willl... http://photorumors.com/2014/02/04/new-ricoh-wg-20-and-wg-4-compact-cameras-leaked-pentax-name-is-gone/#more-54296 It's what Ricoh said was going to happen. DSLRs would be Pentax, compacts would be Ricoh.

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 5, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: > Ricoh Q? Ugh. I surely hope not. What difference does it make? A Ricoh Q will undoubtedly work as well as a Pentax Q. Paul > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:09 AM, P.J. Alling > wrote: >> What I take from it is Ricoh following through on the ann

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Also, the 360° spherical-panorama-in-one-shot camera Pentax showed in prototype form at a trade show a couple of years ago is in production as the Ricoh Theta and they've set up a partnership with Google to have spherical images linked on Google maps. Pretty cool, I think. And I don't think the old

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Zos Xavius wrote: >All ricoh nowtake from that what you willl... > >http://photorumors.com/2014/02/04/new-ricoh-wg-20-and-wg-4-compact-cameras-leaked-pentax-name-is-gone/#more-54296 I was under the impression that was always the stated plan from when Ricoh bought Pentax? -- Mark Roberts -

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Zos Xavius
Ricoh Q? Ugh. I surely hope not. On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:09 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > What I take from it is Ricoh following through on the announced plan to put > all SLR products under the Pentax brand and pretty much all other camera > products under the Ricoh brand. Now that the "advanced" G

Re: No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread P.J. Alling
What I take from it is Ricoh following through on the announced plan to put all SLR products under the Pentax brand and pretty much all other camera products under the Ricoh brand. Now that the "advanced" GXR seems to be discontinued I'm wondering when the Q series will be moved under the Ricoh

No more Pentax Optio line

2014-02-05 Thread Zos Xavius
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