How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
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Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am
basically a Pentaxian.
With the name change to RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD
in place of PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD,
both Pentax and Ricoh are DOOMED.
I shan't call mys
Tom you missed some facts and misquoted some. I read your article with
great relish and did find it enlightening though.
a) History: I go into dusty old small Towns of India - where Pentax is
NOT at all present, No Sales or Service. Most of us diehard Pentaxians
either buy Pentax abroad or import p
Tom, sorry, to you and Paul again. Our childhood Folklore tells us Two
Sticks tied together are stronger than One. Obviously Two Businesses
amalgamated as one builds on the strengths of each other.
Your "Bastards" at Ricoh had a better choice: kept their dominance by
changing PENTAX - Ricoh to RICO
Hey Larry & Gerrit, you are welcome to stay with me in Bangalore. My
daughter in the Bay Area tells me California is sweltering, but here
in Bangalore it is a pleasant 74 degrees F. It is Monsoon season in
India.
You folks bet I WILL be changing brands if provoked any further by the
"Idiots" at RIC
I suddenly feel like a hipster.
-- Walt
On 7/2/2013 10:05 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
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Well, recently (like two days ago) Carl Zeiss turned to be Zeiss. So it
seems to fit the recent trend. Suddenly Pentax is up to date...
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On July 2, 2013 6:05:59 PM Bruce Walker wrote:
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No m
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 11:05:59AM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote:
> How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
>
> No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
>
> http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
So that's what it's like to lose a PRIC.
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:(
So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque. If they were
smart, it would be Pentax Imaging Company.
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
> Well, recently (like two days ago) Carl Zeiss turned to be Zeiss. So it
> seems to fit the recent trend. Suddenly Pentax i
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius wrote:
> :(
>
> So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque.
That's certain death. Look how Mercedes-Benz has failed as a marque of Daimler,
or Chevrolet as a marque of GM.
Paul
> If they were
> smart, it would be Pentax Imaging Company.
On 7/2/2013 11:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius wrote:
:(
So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque.
That's certain death. Look how Mercedes-Benz has failed as a marque of Daimler,
or Chevrolet as a marque of GM.
Paul
And then there was
Sadly, I looked at lenses today. A 15 or 20mm Pentax was $650.
Even the humble 40mm was quite pricey.
I guess I'm sticking with what I have, and
will consider another system for full frame wide angle stuff.
I don't think we will survive this transition.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:
The lens prices are obscene at the moment if you ask me. $1000 for a
12-24? robbery! esp when a tokina copy is like $500..
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> Sadly, I looked at lenses today. A 15 or 20mm Pentax was $650.
> Even the humble 40mm was quite pricey.
> I guess
On 7/2/2013 11:19 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
I guess I'm sticking with what I have, and
will consider another system for full frame wide angle stuff.
I don't think we will survive this transition.
Regards, Bob S.
I have to say I have that same feeling. It may be premature and even a
little irratio
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 11:32:49AM -0500, Walt wrote:
> On 7/2/2013 11:19 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> >I guess I'm sticking with what I have, and
> >will consider another system for full frame wide angle stuff.
> >I don't think we will survive this transition.
> >Regards, Bob S.
> I have to say I ha
On 2/7/13, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:
>How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
>
>No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
>
>http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
So what's in a name then ?
My first ever photography class at junior high school in 1972 was
week in fact. I get IS even with a 40
year old lens.
gerrit
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Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 1:24 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Pentax is history
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 11:32:49AM -0500, Walt
> On 7/2/2013 11:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius wrote:
>>
>>> :(
>>>
>>> So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque.
>> That's certain death. Look how Mercedes-Benz has failed as a marque of
>> Daimler, or Chevrolet as a marque of GM.
>>
>> P
> From: Larry Colen
>
> I look at these changes, and things like the lack of a full frame option,
> and I feel certain that Pentax is doomed. Then I look at the pictures
> I get with my camera compared with what other people get in the same
> situations, or the size of the K-5 sitting next to a 5
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wrote:
>
> Size and ergonomics is quickly adapted to.
Nope, and I speak from lots of experience. Maybe for YOU that is true.
However, if you truly want to argue the point, I suggest that you see
how productive you are on each of Mac, Windows, and Linux. I'll bet
sign
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wrote:
>
> A lot has been mentioned in the past about bang for the buck. Granted
> the K-5's offer that, However there's two parts there.
>
> 1, BANG
> 2. BUCK
>
> If one's more concerned about the BUCK, then by all means get the most
> BANG you can for it.
>
> If one
The k-5 is what brought me to pentax. if they release another body
that good I will be happy. If not, then nikon looks all the more
appealing with their d7100.not to mention full frame and legacy
glass galore!
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wr
Aahz Maruch Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:26:12 -0700
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wrote:
>>
>> Size and ergonomics is quickly adapted to.
> Nope, and I speak from lots of experience. Maybe for YOU that is true.
> However, if you truly want to argue the point, I suggest that you see
> how productive you a
Aahz Maruch Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:28:07 -0700
> What do you do when BOTH are important? How do you balance different
> kinds of BANGs? (One thing I really like about Pentax is having image
> stabilization in camera, just can't get that with Canikon.)
It's that way for everyone except the extremel
"Pentax is history." "Pentax is dead." "We're all doomed!" If I had a dollar
for every thread along these lines I've seen here, I could be retired rather
than working about 70 hours this week.
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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2013 3:36 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Pentax is History
Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am basically a
Pentaxian.
With the name change to RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD in place of PENTAX RICOH
IMAGING COMPANY
Just keep in mind that switching away from Pentax and moving on from it
are two entirely separate matters. ;)
-- Walt
On 7/2/2013 2:35 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am
basically
On Jul 2, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Tom C wrote:
>> On 7/2/2013 11:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>>> On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius wrote:
>>>
:(
So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque.
>>> That's certain death. Look how Mercedes-Benz has failed as a marque of
OMG! They changed the name of the parent company. They didn't slaughter
innocents.
On Jul 2, 2013, at 3:35 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
> Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
>
> Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
> Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am
> basically a Pentaxian.
>
> W
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wrote:
> Aahz Maruch Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:26:12 -0700
> On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wrote:
>>>
>>> Size and ergonomics is quickly adapted to.
>>
>> Nope, and I speak from lots of experience. Maybe for YOU that is true.
>
> My son went from a PC to a Mac with little iss
Rick,
I'm not saying THE SKY IS FALLING,
just that the weather is moving in and
the ceiling is starting to look a bit low.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
> "Pentax is history." "Pentax is dead." "We're all doomed!"
> "Pentax is history." "Pentax is dead." ?"We're all doomed!" ?If I had a
> dollar for every thread along these lines I've seen here, I could be retired
> rather than working about 70 hours this week.
>
> Rick
> ?
> http://photo.net/
blown away by the resolution?
Do you, still covet the K-5 and secretly take along as a back-up. (shh)
Jack
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Subject: Re: Pentax is history
Aahz Maruch Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:28:07
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> OMG! They changed the name of the parent company. They didn't slaughter
> innocents.
Hi Paul,
My crystal ball is broken.:) However, I have to feel the question is WHY?
You've worked in very large corporations. CEO's, Boards, strategists
generally just don't sit around a
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 12:53:27PM -0600, Tom C wrote:
>
> If one's more concerned about the BANG, then get the most BANG and
> realize it'll take more BUCK.
A friend of mine won at a round of Silicon Valley roulette, and is now
a full time professional landscape photographer. On most years, he
n Behalf Of Bipin Gupta
> Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 3:36 PM
> To: pdml@pdml.net
> Subject: Pentax is History
>
> Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
>
> Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
> Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am basically a
> Pentaxian.
>
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 04:31:18PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> OMG! They changed the name of the parent company. They didn't slaughter
> innocents.
Mark!
>
>
> On Jul 2, 2013, at 3:35 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
>
> > Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
> >
> > Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax
Jack Davis wrote:
> Hi, Tom!
> Have you made any editing program changes since using the D800E? How about
> computer or operating system? Do you find the large files at all unwieldy?
> Have
> you found moire a nuisance? Do you use continuous shutter once in awhile? Is
> the frame rate "satisfac
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 03:59:35PM -0600, Tom C wrote:
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> > OMG! They changed the name of the parent company. They didn't slaughter
> > innocents.
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> My crystal ball is broken.:) However, I have to feel the question is WHY?
>
> You've worked in very large
When Pentax was first acquired by Ricoh, I read on someone's photography
blog that Ricoh, wanted a prestige name on a prestige product, but
unfortunately between Ricoh and Pentax they thought that Ricoh was the
prestige name. Pentax/Ricoh imaging was just an interim name until the
merger of ass
Paul wrote:
> The photo editors at The New York Times, Harris Publications and a number of
> other concerns I shoot for tell me I get at least as > much BANG as any of
> their shooters. In fact one recently asked me how I achieve so much
> definition. i blamed it on the DA* 60-> 250. A few (
I wonder WHY Ricoh purchased Pentax. The cachet of the Pentax
brand? It was already pretty tarnished in the overall marketplace in
2011 when the deal took place... The huge market share of loyal Pentax
users... like us? If so, they did little hold onto that base... To
provide a brand and p
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 06:26:43PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote:
> On 2/7/13, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
> >How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
> >
> >No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
> >
> >http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
>
> So what's i
Paul via phone
On Jul 2, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Tom C wrote:
> Paul wrote:
>
>> The photo editors at The New York Times, Harris Publications and a number of
>> other concerns I shoot for tell me I get at least as > much BANG as any of
>> their shooters. In fact one recently asked me how I achie
On 02/07/2013 6:17 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Paul via phone
On Jul 2, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Tom C wrote:
Paul wrote:
The photo editors at The New York Times, Harris Publications and a number of other
concerns I shoot for tell me I get at least as > much BANG as any of their
shooters. In fac
> It's important to note that you were shooting with a Pentax K-7, by my
> estimation the absolute worst of all the Pentax DSLRs I used, which would
> include all the top models. Even the istD was better in some ways. The K-5 was
> a huge upgrade.
Worst how? 2X+ the resolution of the *istD, better
The noise level is atrocious even at iso 400. The istD was better in that
regard. My k7's autofocus is nowhere near as good as the k5's, street or
studio. And yes, I'd be happy to meet for lunch. I have a shoot this Friday,
but I'm usually flexible.
Paul via phone
On Jul 2, 2013, at 8:27 PM, T
Ricoh bought Pentax for their technology. engineering and
manufacturing. That doesn't always show up in products. Kodak had
patents that never saw the light of day as products, some of which
seemed to be quite intersting. I expect that Pentax has a treasure trove
of lens related designs and r
I agree on the noise. Tried to use it for star trails in Bryce Canyon
about 2 years ago. Nothing doing. Skies were fairly dark but even 5
minute exposures produced orange noisy skies. Can't remember ISO I was
using but relatively low.
I'll correspond off-list regarding lunch sometime. I'm typicall
Mark C. wrote:
I wonder WHY Ricoh purchased Pentax. The cachet of the Pentax
brand? It was already pretty tarnished in the overall marketplace in
2011 when the deal took place... The huge market share of loyal Pentax
users... like us? If so, they did little hold onto that base... To
provide a
On less jocular note, few points at relatively random order:
1. Beside immediate emotional reaction - does anyone remember a brand
name Minolta? It seems that Sony is doing rather good these days.
2. As I said few times before - you can still use your favorite Pentax
lenses (albeit probably n
?
http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/07/02/Pentax-Ricoh-announces-name-change-but-what-will-it-mean-for-Pentax-brand
Alan C
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To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List
Subject: Pentax is history
How's
t; Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 5:05 PM
>
> To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List
> Subject: Pentax is history
>
>
> How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
>
> No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
>
> http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/3
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 10:12:25AM +0530, Bipin Gupta wrote:
> Tom, sorry, to you and Paul again. Our childhood Folklore tells us Two
> Sticks tied together are stronger than One. Obviously Two Businesses
> amalgamated as one builds on the strengths of each other.
> Your "Bastards" at Ricoh had a b
On Jul 3, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Walt wrote:
> Just keep in mind that switching away from Pentax and moving on from it are
> two entirely separate matters. ;)
Welcome to Hotel Pentax. You can check out any time you like...
Cheers,
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Subject: Pentax is history
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the
I'm not so interested in the company name (which changed several times over
the years and usually did not include the Pentax word). I'm interested in
good products and commitment to the system. I don't think the latest name
change will affect that, for the better or for the worse, so it's pretty
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:05 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
>
> http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
Just noticed this. After reading all the hand-wringing comments, my reaction
is, "I love my ist*DS. I'm perfectly happy with it. But maybe I
gathering.
Gerrit
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To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Pentax is History
Hey Larry & Gerrit, you are welcome to stay with me in Bangalore. My
daughter in the Bay Area tell
Well, Minolta's designs were improved upon once absorbed by Sony.
Perhaps the same is in store? My wish would be that Ricoh does not destroy
the whole thing.
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matters is that the cameras still provide us with the images we love.
jm
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Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:05 AM
To: "Pentax Discuss Mailing List"
Subject: Pentax is history
How's that
> From: Bipin Gupta
>
> Tom you missed some facts and misquoted some. I read your article with
> great relish and did find it enlightening though.
Hi Bipin,
I wasn't trying to write a corporate biography. I know that PENTAX
released the K-5 while being under HOYA's banner.
II believe (with litt
ovide us with the images we love.
>
> jm
>
> --
> From: "Bruce Walker"
> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:05 AM
> To: "Pentax Discuss Mailing List"
> Subject: Pentax is history
>
>> How's that for a
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>> From: "Bruce Walker"
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:05 AM
>> To: "Pentax Discuss Mailing List"
>> Subject: Pentax is history
>>
>>> How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
>>>
>>> No more Pentax, now just
ax and now it is the end of the world. I'm not sure
>>> that the name change is a bad thing or a good thing, it just is. What
>>> matters is that the cameras still provide us with the images we love.
>>>
>>> jm
>>>
>>> ---
Ain't that the truth...
Where in California Is Hotel Pentax.
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:00 AM, David Mann wrote:
> On Jul 3, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Walt wrote:
>
>> Just keep in mind that switching away from Pentax and moving on from it are
>> two entirely separate matters. ;)
>
> Wel
> From: Bob Sullivan
>
> Ain't that the truth...
> Where in California Is Hotel Pentax.
> Regards, Bob S.
Larry's house.
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:00 AM, David Mann wrote:
>> On Jul 3, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Walt wrote:
>>
>>> Just keep in mind that switching away from Pentax and moving on from
Tiny nit, Tom. The K-5 soundly out resolved the D7000 and, I was surprised to
learn, also the current well done D6.
Jack
From: Tom C
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: Pentax is history
> From: Bipin Gu
it just is. What
matters is that the cameras still provide us with the images we love.
jm
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To: "Pentax Discuss Mailing List"
Subject: Pentax is history
How's
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 10:12:53AM -0600, Tom C wrote:
> > From: Bob Sullivan
> >
> > Ain't that the truth...
> > Where in California Is Hotel Pentax.
> > Regards, Bob S.
>
> Larry's house.
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t; >>>On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 9:06 AM, John Mullan wrote:
> >>>>For many years the company name was Asahi Optical, and the brand was
> >>>>Pentax
> >>>>and all was right with the world. To go forward with the company name of
> >>>>
There's a theory that the back story on Hotel California is about an
insane asylum so...
On 7/3/2013 11:38 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Ain't that the truth...
Where in California Is Hotel Pentax.
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:00 AM, David Mann wrote:
On Jul 3, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Walt
d the D7000 and, I was surprised to
learn, also the current well done D6.
Jack
From: Tom C
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: Pentax is history
From: Bipin Gupta
Tom you missed some facts and misquoted some. I read
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 10:12:53AM -0600, Tom C wrote:
> > From: Bob Sullivan
> >
> > Ain't that the truth...
> > Where in California Is Hotel Pentax.
> > Regards, Bob S.
>
> Larry's house.
Har!
>
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:00 AM, David Mann wrote:
> >> On Jul 3, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Walt
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 01:16:26PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote:
> There's a theory that the back story on Hotel California is about an
> insane asylum so...
I recently heard an interview with one of the Eagles who said that
it was just about life in LA in general. Not nearly as fun.
>
> On 7/3/2
entax
> > >>>>and all was right with the world. To go forward with the company name
> > >>>>of
> > >>>>Ricoh and the brand Pentax and now it is the end of the world. I'm not
> > >>>>sure
> > >>>>that
On 7/3/2013 2:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 01:16:26PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote:
There's a theory that the back story on Hotel California is about an
insane asylum so...
I recently heard an interview with one of the Eagles who said that
it was just about life in LA in genera
And there's a modest hotel named Hotel California on Ocean Boulevard in Santa
Monica, just about a block south of the pier.
Paul
On Jul 3, 2013, at 3:03 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
> On 7/3/2013 2:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>> On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 01:16:26PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote:
>>> There's a
Does Tokina still make any lenses in Pentax mount?
From: Zos Xavius
The lens prices are obscene at the moment if you ask me. $1000 for a
12-24? robbery! esp when a tokina copy is like $500..
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Sadly, I looked at lenses today. A 15 or 20m
incidences.
8-D
From: Bob Sullivan
Rick,
I'm not saying THE SKY IS FALLING,
just that the weather is moving in and
the ceiling is starting to look a bit low.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
"Pentax is history." "Pentax is dead." "W
From: "P.J. Alling"
When Pentax was first acquired by Ricoh, I read on someone's photography
blog that Ricoh, wanted a prestige name on a prestige product, but
unfortunately between Ricoh and Pentax they thought that Ricoh was the
prestige name. Pentax/Ricoh imaging was just an interim name until
From: John Francis
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 06:26:43PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote:
On 2/7/13, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
So what's
From: Tom C
It's important to note that you were shooting with a Pentax K-7, by my
estimation the absolute worst of all the Pentax DSLRs I used, which would
include all the top models. Even the istD was better in some ways. The K-5 was
a huge upgrade.
Worst how? 2X+ the resolution of the *istD,
I remember reading that Sony has replaced the Minolta proprietary hot
shoe with something else weather it's another proprietary mount based on
the ISO standard or something else, I don't know. The local Camera
store that carries Sony only has the NEX line in stock.
On 7/3/2013 6:10 PM, John S
On 7/3/2013 6:18 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Tom C
It's important to note that you were shooting with a Pentax K-7, by my
estimation the absolute worst of all the Pentax DSLRs I used, which
would
include all the top models. Even the istD was better in some ways.
The K-5 was
a huge upgrade.
That is not true...well mostly. You can shoot raw and convert in
camera to TIFF on the K-7. You can't pick TIFF as a default format
though. Personally I would rather have the RAW, especially with the
k-7's noise reduction. LR does a better job in that regard IMO.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Jo
The sony proprietary hot shoe was NEX only I believe(I could be
wrong), but I believe that sony is going back to a standard hot shoe
that will take mostly anything.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 6:43 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
> I remember reading that Sony has replaced the Minolta proprietary hot shoe
Actually, its themes pretty much parallel those expressed in the song
"Life in the Fast Lane" that was also on the album. The whole concept
of the album was pretty much the dark underside of hedonism, greed &
excess infecting the 70s California music scene.
From: "P.J. Alling"
There's a theory t
On 2013-07-03 17:54, John Sessoms wrote:
Interestingly enough, there was a lightning strike nearby with the
loudest, most ominous thunder I've heard in many a year just as I
started reading this thread. Lights flickered a bit, but none of the
UPSs even beeped.
Probably doesn't really mean anythi
I don't think it's the one from the album cover though. That one's
somewhere down in Baja.
From: Paul Stenquist
And there's a modest hotel named Hotel California on Ocean Boulevard
in Santa Monica, just about a block south of the pier.
Paul On Jul 3, 2013, at 3:03 PM, P.J. Alling
wrote:
On 7
So...I just bought a much sought after decent copy of the A35-105/3.5.
2nd copy I've seen in some months on Pentax Forums. I only need a
couple more lenses to really complete my kit. I want a semi-decent MF
300mm prime, a fast 85mm, a 100mm macro (though I find my 16-45 with
extension tube is *very
on 2013-07-03 15:39 John Sessoms wrote
Does Tokina still make any lenses in Pentax mount?
i think the point is that Pentax & Tokina have (had?) an agreement where Tokina
would produce the same lens design in other mounts, but not in K mount, which
is why Tokina doesn't seem to produce K-mount
Yes. The 12-24 was tokina designed and Pentax also shared the 50-135
design with Tokina. I believe Pentax developed that particular lens. I
believe there may be some other Tokina designed lenses with the Pentax
name on them over the years. In fact Pentax has had a long history of
licensing optical
The Tiger Direct store here in Raleigh has a couple of Sony models in
stock. I go in there every Wednesday & one of the things I look at is
the cameras, because they were the only store that ever had any NEW
Pentax DSLRs in stock. They had the K-x, the K-r and most recently the
K-30. They haven't
I think the nex-6 has a standard hot shoe. There was a big backlash
against sony for changing the shoe. I would never personally buy a
sony camera. I think their record with consumers and trying to lock
them in to proprietary accessories as well pulling stunts like putting
illegal rootkits on their
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 09:40:09PM -0400, Zos Xavius wrote:
> Does Pentax USA even have a marketing dept? :(
Mark!
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On Wed, Jul 03, 2013, Zos Xavius wrote:
>
> I think the nex-6 has a standard hot shoe. There was a big backlash
> against sony for changing the shoe. I would never personally buy a
> sony camera. I think their record with consumers and trying to lock
> them in to proprietary accessories as well pul
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
>
> No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
>
> http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
Oh dear. Another "First World Problem" to add to the list.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/f
No Mark. Just another yawn.
Paul via phone
On Jul 3, 2013, at 9:57 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 09:40:09PM -0400, Zos Xavius wrote:
>
>> Does Pentax USA even have a marketing dept? :(
>
> Mark!
>
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> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est
Pentax doesn't want to repeat the MZ-D debacle. The MZ-D would have
been among the first affordable, hell it would have been the first FF
DSLR camera, in 2002. Quite a feat for Pentax to have for their first
foray into the DSLR market. It was only 6mp but at the time most DSLR's
were 6mp. They
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