: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?
I still don't know why Pentax dropped the 110Super. They could
have made a killing with it if they had applied multipoint AF to
it.
William Robb
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Get over it.
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At the risk of prolonging this thread, I offer the following comments.
The Optio 430, 330, 230 are Pentax's digital offerings.
I hear they are selling quite well.
Good decision by Pentax to make money!
Not a bad marketing decision either...
Go over to your local electronics retailer.
You
On Sunday, March 24, 2002, at 11:45 AM, Ryan K. Brooks wrote:
Yes.
Then call them or write to them and pester them to release it, or at
least sell one to you. If you think they're making a mistake, let them
know.
-Aaron
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On Sunday, March 24, 2002, at 02:31 PM, T Rittenhouse wrote:
Well, if they had a $6-7K camera out, would there be any doubt in your
mind
that they were serious about digital? Is there any doubt in your mind
now
that they are serious about digital?
Everyone is concerned about digital. I
On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 05:59 PM, Cotty wrote:
Let's put it this way: I have firmly decided that if nothing happens at
Photokina this year, a few days later I will be placing an order for a
Canon D60, grip, microdrive, and extra battery, which means there will
be
a lot of K mount
I say start over. No point handicapping those of us who guess early
if/when new information/rumors surface.
-Aaron
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On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 07:25 PM, Rob Brigham wrote:
I think if they have nothing for Photokina then you wont be the only
customer lost to Pentax. Many more will leave soon and probably many of
those will never return. They HAVE to get it done this year - their
market is diminishing
You sure? My Pentax rep has thrown a 5.5x loupe into the pool,
just to sweeten the pot.
I have one of those already.
Me too! Nice loupe.
-Aaron
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Yes.
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From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?
On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 07:25 PM, Rob Brigham wrote:
I think if they have nothing for Photokina
Cotty, would you really demote yourself to the horror that is Canon
glass because you're impatient?
Yes, but -
Actually, I would probably be slightly less committal to Canon, by buying
a used D30 and a Tokina 28-70 for starters. D30 prices are already
falling fast. Three months ago, there
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Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 9:42 AM
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On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 07:25 PM, Rob Brigham wrote:
I think if they have nothing for Photokina
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From: Aaron Reynolds
Subject: Re: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?
On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 05:59 PM, Cotty wrote:
Let's put it this way: I have firmly decided that if nothing
happens at
Photokina this year, a few days later I will be placing
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, T Rittenhouse wrote:
Well, if they had a $6-7K camera out, would there be any doubt in your mind
that they were serious about digital?
If the camera does not sell and turns out to be a financial disaster,
there is no doubt in my mind that people on this list would start
: Re: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, T Rittenhouse wrote:
Well, if they had a $6-7K camera out, would there be any doubt in your
mind
that they were serious about digital?
If the camera does not sell and turns out to be a financial disaster,
there is no doubt
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From: Lawrence Kwan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, T Rittenhouse wrote:
Well, if they had a $6-7K camera
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, T Rittenhouse wrote:
I don't know, I don't understand, and I totally am at a lost to know why the
fact that such an expensive camera won't sell to snapshooter's for hobby use
makes everybody on the list think no one wants one.
The whole point of Pentax making a prototype
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From: T Rittenhouse
Subject: Re: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?
Yes, I am sure Pentax knows what its customers want. They want
PS cameras
in 35mm, APS, and digital. It is why they make anything else I
can not
understand. SLRs, 35mm or roll-film, just
PM
Subject: Re: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?
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From: T Rittenhouse
Subject: Re: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?
Yes, I am sure Pentax knows what its customers want. They want
PS cameras
in 35mm, APS, and digital. It is why they make
No, this is mostly a feature of Pal.
I think that's unfair. Pal is simply reporting what he has seen or heard
through his various contacts and reading. It's something that we all
might do. I'm not the slightest bit enticed by 67, but if I saw a
website, Japanese or otherwise, that mentioned
Lawrence Kwan writes:
PhotoExpo 2002 is now underway. No sign of any new releases yet - no
digital SLR and no new limited; only an official launch of Optio 230.
They have a plain small booth. Not sure if there is any chance for them
to have something in store for 2nd or 3rd day.
A new
I've put up some temporary pics from the Pentax booth for your perusal:
http://lumine.dyndns.org:8080/~jeffrey/stuff/pentax2002/
[On a DSL line so upstream connections are a bit slower so I've kept
picture quality and size down]
Pentax actually had one of the busier booths but nothing
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Sent: 22 March 2002 16:24
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I've put up some temporary pics from the Pentax booth for
your perusal:
http://lumine.dyndns.org:8080/~jeffrey/stuff/pentax2002/
[On a DSL line so upstream connections are a bit
On 23 Mar 2002 at 1:24, Jeff Tsai wrote:
I've put up some temporary pics from the Pentax booth for your perusal:
http://lumine.dyndns.org:8080/~jeffrey/stuff/pentax2002/
*Finally*, Pentax vinyl skirts.
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The wife's birthday was today. If only I'd known that Pentax had such a
great gift idea
Christian
On Friday 22 March 2002 12:50, Tom wrote:
http://lumine.dyndns.org:8080/~jeffrey/stuff/pentax2002/
*Finally*, Pentax vinyl skirts.
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Tom wrote:
Jeff Tsai wrote:
I've put up some temporary pics from the Pentax booth for your perusal:
http://lumine.dyndns.org:8080/~jeffrey/stuff/pentax2002/
*Finally*, Pentax vinyl skirts.
Amazing what you can do when you free up that RD budget that had been directed
to the MZ-D. ;-P
LOL! I can't (even for one minute) see her allowing you to go out taking
photos wearing that!!
Malcolm
The wife's birthday was today. If only I'd known that Pentax had such a
great gift idea
Christian
On Friday 22 March 2002 12:50, Tom wrote:
HAR! You don't know my wife!
Christian
On Friday 22 March 2002 13:23, Malcolm Smith wrote:
LOL! I can't (even for one minute) see her allowing you to go out taking
photos wearing that!!
Malcolm
The wife's birthday was today. If only I'd known that Pentax had such a
great gift
That lens lineup in the cabinet looks pretty nice though!!
Who's looking at the lenses!
;-)
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So when is the next important show?
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From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:39 PM
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Oooops. Seems like the Pentax digital slr rumor was false after all.
Strange
*Finally*, Pentax vinyl skirts.
Thanks Tom - that was the best laugh I've had all week. Made my day!
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Ryan wrote:
So when is the next important show?
Photokina in September. Pentax is prone to announce major releases at the Photokina
show. However, they are also known to release products at anytime - no show required.
Then theres Photography day the first of june when Pentax release the
Oooops. Seems like the Pentax digital slr rumor was false after all.
Strange that pentax don't show any new products at this show as it is
quite important.
Still, the next Limited lens is indeed due but when is an open question.
I must admit that I was very skeptical. No, really. I just got
So can you tell us what it is now? (please...)
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From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Still, the next Limited lens is indeed due but when is an
open question.
Pål
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Me too, I just WANTED to believe it soo much that I almost convinced
myself. Almost, but not quite. Even an announcement would have been
nice...
I think if they have nothing for Photokina then you wont be the only
customer lost to Pentax. Many more will leave soon and probably many of
those
Assuming no new limited at PhotoExpo, what do you guys want to do with the pool?
- scrap it
- leave it as is until a new lens gets announced.
- start over again in May in anticipation of a summer announcement.
I'm told the 2 likely scenarios are mid to late summer, or Photokina.
Other
To quote an old American baseball player, Deja-vue all over again! There were
the same exact same posts here several years ago regarding the mythical MZ-1.
Over the years I have come to the opinion that if Pentax's current products
satisfy your needs, stay with them. If you need them to come out
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From: tom
Subject: New limited lens (RE: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from
Pentax?)
Assuming no new limited at PhotoExpo, what do you guys want to
do with the pool?
- scrap it
- leave it as is until a new lens gets announced.
- start over again in May
Best start a new poll close to the next possible
release time.
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From: tom
Subject: New limited lens (RE: PhotoExpo - so
nothing new from
Pentax?)
Assuming no new limited at PhotoExpo, what do you
guys want to
do
On 22 Mar 2002 at 18:55, William Robb wrote:
Scrap it.
You sure? My Pentax rep has thrown a 5.5x loupe into the pool, just to sweeten the pot.
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From: tom
Subject: Re: New limited lens (RE: PhotoExpo - so nothing new
from Pentax?)
On 22 Mar 2002 at 18:55, William Robb wrote:
Scrap it.
You sure? My Pentax rep has thrown a 5.5x loupe into the pool,
just to sweeten the pot.
I have one of those already
On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
To quote an old American baseball player, Deja-vue all over again! There were
the same exact same posts here several years ago regarding the mythical MZ-1.
Over the years I have come to the opinion that if Pentax's current products
satisfy your
On 22 Mar 2002 at 23:55, William Robb wrote:
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From: tom
You sure? My Pentax rep has thrown a 5.5x loupe into the pool,
just to sweeten the pot.
I have one of those already.
Me too, but I figure with two of them I can edit negs twice as fast.
But. How
PhotoExpo 2002 is now underway. No sign of any new releases yet - no
digital SLR and no new limited; only an official launch of Optio 230.
Here's a live web cam from Pentax web site:
http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/product/webcamera/index0203.html
They have a plain small booth. Not sure if
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