Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-19 Thread Tom C
From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com On 4/18/2013 7:31 PM, Tom C wrote: I wouldn't really want to limit myself to a single focal length lens on any camera. It's very limiting and the flexibility offered by a zoom or interchangeable lenses is too great to be ignored. Too many missed shots

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17, April....

2013-04-18 Thread Bob W
On 18 Apr 2013, at 03:00, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Brian Walters http://www.pentax.jp/japan/news/announce/20130417.html GTFO! Pentax jumps the shark... B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17,, April....

2013-04-18 Thread John Sessoms
I saw the camera. Noticed it wasn't a Pentax camera. Noticed it wasn't even another PENTAX hold it out at arms length and compose images by looking at the little TV screen on the back fixed focal length lens point and shoot camera. Although it does have a hot-shoe that you can use to mount

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-18 Thread Tom C
I saw the camera. Noticed it wasn't a Pentax camera. Noticed it wasn't even another PENTAX hold it out at arms length and compose images by looking at the little TV screen on the back fixed focal length lens point and shoot camera. Although it does have a hot-shoe that you can use to mount

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-18 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/18/2013 7:31 PM, Tom C wrote: I wouldn't really want to limit myself to a single focal length lens on any camera. It's very limiting and the flexibility offered by a zoom or interchangeable lenses is too great to be ignored. Too many missed shots and opportunities. This is no doubt aimed at

So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-17 Thread Brian Walters
http://www.pentax.jp/japan/news/announce/20130417.html -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

RE: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-17 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Hmmm... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Sent: April 17, 2013 4/17/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April http://www.pentax.jp/japan/news/announce/20130417.html

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-17 Thread Tim Bray
Or, in English: http://www.pentax.jp/english/news/2013/20130417.html On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: http://www.pentax.jp/japan/news/announce/20130417.html -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Brian Walters wrote: http://www.pentax.jp/japan/news/announce/20130417.html So that explains the statement Watch Pentax on April 17 -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-17 Thread Zos Xavius
Man! I've been waiting so long for a new pentax watch! Pentax just keeps delivering the goods! I can't wait for inevitable color variations! Pink please! (in all seriousness, the gr digital looks ready to set the press on fire. the lens looks really good too) On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 6:30

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-17 Thread Eactivist
I liked the watch camera better. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 4/17/2013 3:45:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, tb...@textuality.com writes: Or, in English: http://www.pentax.jp/english/news/2013/20130417.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17, April....

2013-04-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Brian Walters http://www.pentax.jp/japan/news/announce/20130417.html GTFO! -- 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 directly above and follow the directions.

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17, April....

2013-04-17 Thread Zos Xavius
Maybe they can get Mark Newson to design their next watch. I can't wait for the stovepipe design cues to take over the adjustment/winding knob! To read it you will have to hold your arm out as far as possible and avoid direct sunlight. Here's hoping for canary yellow. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 17, 2013, at 15:30 , Brian Walters wrote: http://www.pentax.jp/japan/news/announce/20130417.html Don't forget the Q 1.12 firmware update! Joseph McAllister Pentaxian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17, April....

2013-04-17 Thread Igor Roshchin
It is funny that everybody commented on the watches, but nobody seem to have noticed Tim's message, where the English announcement was indeed about a camera. Igor Wed Apr 17 18:43:48 EDT 2013 Tim Bray wrote: Or, in English: http://www.pentax.jp/english/news/2013/20130417.html On Wed, Apr

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

2013-04-17 Thread Bill
On 17/04/2013 4:30 PM, Brian Walters wrote: http://www.pentax.jp/japan/news/announce/20130417.html How freaking special is that? 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 directly