Re: Pentax ads on TV

2002-12-28 Thread Rfsindg
Retail distribution channels account for some of the differences. I'll bet you're not looking in the big box retailers like Walmart, Target, and Kmart for your 35mm P&S gear. The real secret for Pentax or any manufacturer is to get the price/ quality/ features about right and then impress the

Re: Pentax ads on TV

2002-12-28 Thread Brad Dobo
Ok, steering off-topic a bit. We all say it's a given that PnS 35mm sales are big with Pentax. Yes? Why don't I see them around? I don't see them in stores, I don't see them in hands, I just don't see them. How can they be big? Big in comparison to what? Big like Canon, or big as in we sold

Re: Pentax ads on TV

2002-12-27 Thread David Brooks
After i met with David Chang-Sang at noon,to give him his poster,i went over to Henrys and spent an hour in boxing day humanity:) Looked over the new pentax shelf.In stock is the MZ-S MZ-7 MZ-6 and the 28-90 35-89 and 100-300 lenses.May be thats why they are hocking P&S.Sad very sad. Dave

Re: Pentax ads on TV

2002-12-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
frank theriault wrote: > > I didn't know that (Discovery channel is available in the states). I know that a >number of the shows on that channel are > produced or co-produced here, and I know they have offices here in Toronto, > because I've delivered to them. But I don't know where they're

Re: Pentax ads on TV

2002-12-27 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Dan, I didn't know that. I know that a number of the shows on that channel are produced or co-produced here, and I know they have offices here in Toronto, because I've delivered to them. But I don't know where they're based. I know that I actually was tuned in for a total of less than 5 min

Re: Pentax ads on TV

2002-12-27 Thread Dan Scott
On Friday, December 27, 2002, at 03:43 PM, frank theriault wrote: Over Christmas, I was in a home with cable TV, which I don't have in my home. One of the Canadian cable-only channels is the Discovery channel (do they have that in the US? I don't think so.). I didn't watch much on that chann

Pentax ads on TV

2002-12-27 Thread frank theriault
I know someone mentioned this here a few months ago, but I'm going to do it again. Over Christmas, I was in a home with cable TV, which I don't have in my home. One of the Canadian cable-only channels is the Discovery channel (do they have that in the US? I don't think so.). I didn't watch much