Doesn't everyone?
On 11/28/2020 1:58 AM, John Francis wrote:
On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 01:18:05PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote:
If I???m in the mood to be generous, I can see that want people to understand
that their goal is to make the act of taking photos to be fun and enjoyable,
but just using g
On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 01:18:05PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote:
> If I???m in the mood to be generous, I can see that want people to understand
> that their goal is to make the act of taking photos to be fun and enjoyable,
> but just using google translate, rather than have a native speaker in the
I didn't say this in so many words, but I did intimate that Ricoh
marketing tried to learn everything they could from Pentax marketing,
and unfortunately did.
On 11/27/2020 4:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Saw this comment on the fb Pentaxians group:
Their commitment to draining the enthu
Saw this comment on the fb Pentaxians group:
Their commitment to draining the enthusiasm for this hotly-anticipated camera
can only be described as unswerving.
In reference to this:
https://pentaxofficial.com/en/7313/
More of the series at:
http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/explore/new_aps
What is this word you say... marketing???
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 8:36 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
> So what you're saying is that Ricoh is following the fine tradition of
> Pentax marketing.
>
> On 1/4/2016 11:59 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
>>
>
So what you're saying is that Ricoh is following the fine tradition of
Pentax marketing.
On 1/4/2016 11:59 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
I preface this by saying that if I had to choose between a company
that had crappy marketing and superb engineering vs a company that had
superb marketin
I preface this by saying that if I had to choose between a company
that had crappy marketing and superb engineering vs a company that had
superb marketing and crappy engineering I would certainly take the
former... but I continue to be amazed at how poor the Ricoh/Pentax
marketing is. Case in
On 12/24/2015 8:59 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
This should be good for some Pentax visibility.
<< Pentax 645z medium-format digital SLR camera is now on the top of
the DxOMark camera list with the highest score of 101. >>
#2 is the Sony A7R II; #3 is the Nikon D810. And very curiously, the
645z ge
On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 4:59 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> This should be good for some Pentax visibility.
>
> << Pentax 645z medium-format digital SLR camera is now on the top of
> the DxOMark camera list with the highest score of 101. >>
>
> #2 is the Sony A7R II; #3 is the Nikon D810. And very cur
This should be good for some Pentax visibility.
<< Pentax 645z medium-format digital SLR camera is now on the top of
the DxOMark camera list with the highest score of 101. >>
#2 is the Sony A7R II; #3 is the Nikon D810. And very curiously, the
645z gets the highest score for sports photography.
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Sendt: 12. juni 2007 16:58
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Emne: Pentax marketing
this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
Sounds to me like it might be meant to deter streakers.
jm
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From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:42 AM
Subject: Re: Pentax marketing
> Stan Halpin wrote:
>> Sp
> I wonder if you can get package deals?
Depends on the exposure you're looking for.
Kenneth Waller
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From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Pentax marketing
> Christian wrote:
>>
>> I've mentioned th
Scott Loveless wrote:
> Christian wrote:
>> I've mentioned that about Camden Yards (the Baltimore Oriloes' home
>> field). The sign there says "PENTAX" in big letters and below that
>> "Digital Cameras Endoscopes"
>>
>>
> I wonder if you can get package deals?
>
When my dad was being treate
Christian wrote:
>
> I've mentioned that about Camden Yards (the Baltimore Oriloes' home
> field). The sign there says "PENTAX" in big letters and below that
> "Digital Cameras Endoscopes"
>
>
I wonder if you can get package deals?
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Stan Halpin wrote:
> Speaking of marketing (I know, I know - nobody was talking about
> marketing; this is a marketing thread after all...)
> I went to a MLB baseball game a couple of weeks ago (KC Royals vs.
> somebody). Right behind homeplate there was an electronic billboard
> on the fence
2007/6/13, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Pentax produces a line of small, waterproof compacts. Fishing is one of, if
> not the, most
> popular pastimes (if you categorise sport patricipation with a broad brush,
> it's at the top
> of _that_ list) in the UK. Seems like a good move to me.
I
It's all about seeing it from the right angle, isn't it.
Jostein
2007/6/13, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> >ann sanfedele wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Tom C wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>>
>
> From: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> But fishing? Somebody unreeled a too-good-to-be-true offer and Pentax
> went for it, hook, line and sinker...
Pentax produces a line of small, waterproof compacts. Fishing is one of, if not
the, most popular pastimes (if you categorise sport patr
Speaking of marketing (I know, I know - nobody was talking about
marketing; this is a marketing thread after all...)
I went to a MLB baseball game a couple of weeks ago (KC Royals vs.
somebody). Right behind homeplate there was an electronic billboard
on the fence, maybe 3x5 feet. One-third o
Mark Roberts wrote:
>ann sanfedele wrote:
>
>
>
>>Tom C wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>Tom Reese wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
>>>&g
> > > > does anyone besides me think this is a little fishy?
> > >
> > >Looks like a load of carp.
> >
> everybody is casting about for a good line
I'm waiting for better bait from Coddy.
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everybody is casting about for a good line
On 6/12/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > does anyone besides me think this is a little fishy?
> >
> >Looks like a load of carp.
> >
> >--
> >Rob Studdert
>
> LOL!
>
> Tom C.
>
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> > does anyone besides me think this is a little fishy?
>
>Looks like a load of carp.
>
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LOL!
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On 13/06/07, Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
>
> http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Pentax-reels-in-NFA-deal.html
>
> does anyone besides me think this is a little fishy?
Looks like a l
> does anyone besides me think this is a little fishy?
Nope, not at all.
I'm hooked.
Kenneth Waller
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From: "Tom Reese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pentax marketing
> this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
>
> http:/
Tom C wrote:
>>> Gee, Tom, I wonder what line of products they'll be marketing
>> .
>> Depends on the bait.
> Hope you aren't casting aspersions on the company
Certainly not! I think it's a brilliant strategy to be marketing on
>> the net.
>>
>>> They might just lure in some more c
Tom C wrote:
>>> Gee, Tom, I wonder what line of products they'll be marketing
>>>
>> .
>>
>> Depends on the bait.
>>
> Hope you aren't casting aspersions on the company
>
Certainly not! I think it's a brilliant strategy to be
-- Original message --
From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > > Gee, Tom, I wonder what line of products they'll be marketing
> >.
> > Depends on the bait.
> >
> > >>> Hope you aren't casting aspersions on the company
> >
> > >> Certainly not! I think i
Cotty wrote:
>> Gee, Tom, I wonder what line of products they'll be marketing
>>
> .
>
> Depends on the bait.
>
>
>
Hope you aren't casting aspersions on the company
>
>
>>> Certainly not! I think it's a brilliant strategy to be ma
>
> > Gee, Tom, I wonder what line of products they'll be marketing
>.
> Depends on the bait.
>
> >>> Hope you aren't casting aspersions on the company
>
> >> Certainly not! I think it's a brilliant strategy to be marketing on
>the net.
>
> >They might just lure in some more customers!
>
>
> Gee, Tom, I wonder what line of products they'll be marketing
.
Depends on the bait.
>>> Hope you aren't casting aspersions on the company
>> Certainly not! I think it's a brilliant strategy to be marketing on
the net.
>They might just lure in some more customers!
But the hardware j
Christian wrote:
>Mark Roberts wrote:
>> ann sanfedele wrote:
>>> Tom C wrote:
>>>>> Tom Reese wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
>>>>>>
http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65
Mark Roberts wrote:
> ann sanfedele wrote:
>
>> Tom C wrote:
>>>> Tom Reese wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
>>>>> http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Pentax-r
Tom C wrote:
>> Tom Reese wrote:
>>> this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
>>>
>>>
>> http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Pentax-reels-in-NFA-deal.html
>>> does anyone besides me think this is a litt
I don't like the way it Smelt.
Tom Reese wrote:
> this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
>
> http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Pentax-reels-in-NFA-deal.html
>
> does anyone besides me think this is a little fishy?
>
> Tom Ree
ann sanfedele wrote:
>Tom C wrote:
>>>Tom Reese wrote:
>>>
>>>>this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
>>>>http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Pentax-reels-in-NFA-deal.html
>>>
>>>>does a
In a message dated 6/12/2007 8:12:16 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Penta
x-reels-in-NFA-deal.html
does anyone besides me think this is a little fishy
Tom C wrote:
>>Tom Reese wrote:
>>
>>
>>>this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Pentax-reels-in-NFA-deal.html
>>
On 6/12/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tom Reese wrote:
> > this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
> >
> > http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Pentax-reels-in-NFA-deal.html
> >
> > does anyone
>Tom Reese wrote:
> > this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
> >
> >
>http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Pentax-reels-in-NFA-deal.html
> >
> > does anyone besides me think this is a little fishy?
> >
> > To
Tom Reese wrote:
> this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
>
> http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Pentax-reels-in-NFA-deal.html
>
> does anyone besides me think this is a little fishy?
>
> Tom Reese
>
>
Gee, Tom, I wonder wh
this Pentax marketing deal seems a bit odd:
http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/9bb65e3aea564c28a376d78b3479b46b/Pentax-reels-in-NFA-deal.html
does anyone besides me think this is a little fishy?
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On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 08:39:46 -0500, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I dunno... what kind of flash attachment would you use?
>
Seriously, there is a light at the end of the thing. Two fibre optic
thingies, one to send light to the end of the tube, and another fibre
optic to transmit th
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Roberts"
Subject: Re: Pentax marketing strikes again...
I dunno... what kind of flash attachment would you use?
TTB.
(through the bum)
WW
Mark Roberts wrote:
> >> PENTAX for your precious moments
> >> PENTAX as one of the leading companies in the field of flexible
> >> endoscopy offers an extraordinary wide product range
> >
> >Ouch! ;-)
>
> Ouch is right!
>
> >Good light!
>
> I dunno... what kind of flash attachment would you u
Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
> on Pentax Europe's medical site:
>
>> PENTAX for your precious moments
>> PENTAX as one of the leading companies in the field of flexible endoscopy
>> offers an extraordinary wide product range
>
>Ouch! ;-)
Ouch is right!
>Good light!
I dunno... wh
On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 17:21:05 +0100, Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>on Pentax Europe's medical site:
>
> > PENTAX for your precious moments
> > PENTAX as one of the leading companies in the field of flexible endoscopy offers
> > an extraordinary wide product range
>
> Ouch! ;-)
>
Hi,
on Pentax Europe's medical site:
> PENTAX for your precious moments
> PENTAX as one of the leading companies in the field of flexible endoscopy offers an
> extraordinary wide product range
Ouch! ;-)
Good light!
fra
Pentax and hopeless markesting:
I was at a locacamera show today. I realized that Pentax are hopeless in
regard to marketing. The guy had the *isr DS, but didn't know anything about
it. It woun't be avilable in three weeks time. He tole me that they sold a
LOT of *ist DS's at Photokina last month.
Quoting Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >"There are four young German women who run the whole campaign. We met them
> >at Photokina 2002. They got into the picture after photokina 2000, and
> >blamed Pentax for not targetting their real market with their
> >ultra-traditional and un-trendy marketing.
On 12/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
>"There are four young German women who run the whole campaign. We met them
>at Photokina 2002. They got into the picture after photokina 2000, and
>blamed Pentax for not targetting their real market with their
>ultra-traditional and un-trendy marketing. T
I had a word with a salesman at the Norwegian distributor about the Pentax
marketing strategy.
I mentioned the sexist fuss from Sweden and California, and pointed at the
Optio 550 promo on the wall.
He just shook his head and smiled in a kinda sad way.
Then he went to a shelf with other leaflets
All,
Digital Photography Review (http://www.dpreview.com) has a really nice
little "wrap-up" of the 2003 PMA show. Phil Askey is relatively unbiased
regarding brands, so it's nice to see that Pentax figures prominently the
"wrap-up" article. In particular, the *ist D, Optio S, 450, and 550 all g
Yeah. Instead, it seems like every camera they put out is the best and
the greatest, making it hard for the average consumer to understand why
they can't get professional results from their $150 point and shoot.
chris
On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Stan Halpin wrote:
> Thanks Chris - this helps me make
Thanks Chris - this helps me make some sense of the "strategy". It just bugs
me that Pentax doesn't just say "this very nice 330GS might be considered an
upgrade of the 230 - as our newest release it is the low end of our current
line, but with some features (e.g., ISO 400) which presage upgrades i
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To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 4:27 PM
Subject: Reflections on digital P&S cameras, Pentax marketing, and
themeaning of life. Chapter 1.
Well though out, Stan.
Bob
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From: "Stan Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 8:27 AM
Subject: Reflections on digital P&S cameras, Pentax marketing, and
themeaning of life. Chapter
1. Why digital? As I mentioned recently, I have been considering buying a
digital camera to fit in the ecological niche which once was filled by my
Minox 35mm camera (sold to fund the purchase of my first PZ-1p), then by my
dear departed Leica Z2X (doused in a stream by my wife.) The size of that
e
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