Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
Most of Pentax cameras are assembled in Philippines: all S-series Optios and all DLSR's. Dario - Original Message - From: "Toralf Lund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 9:34 PM Subject: Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware upd

Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-02 Thread David Oswald
acher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 7:47 PM Subject: Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS) Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've been told that Pentax flash units are made by Sunpak. The DA 18-55 mm is labelled &qu

Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-02 Thread Toralf Lund
;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 7:47 PM Subject: Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS) Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've been told that Pentax flash units are made by Sunpak. The DA 18-55 mm is labelled "Assembled

Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-02 Thread Dario Bonazza
Most Pentax lenses are made by the Pentax plant in Vietnam (aka Nguyen :-) Dario - Original Message - From: "Ralf R. Radermacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 7:47 PM Subject: Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS) Bi

Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-02 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been told that Pentax flash units are made by Sunpak. The DA 18-55 mm is labelled "Assembled in Vietnam". Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries -

Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-02 Thread Bob Shell
On Dec 2, 2005, at 12:34 PM, Bill Owens wrote: I've been told that Pentax flash units are made by Sunpak. I don't know about Pentax, but Nikon, Canon, Contax and Minolta flash units all come from National Panasonic, as did the best of the Vivitar units. Bob

Re: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-02 Thread Bill Owens
I've been told that Pentax flash units are made by Sunpak. Bill - Original Message - From: "Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 10:29 AM Subject: Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS) At time of introduction

Who makes what? (was: Thanks! firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-02 Thread Dario Bonazza
At time of introduction of the Optio S, I was told that Pentax designers proudly said that it was the first Pentax digital camera whose firmware was fully developed inhouse. All S-series digicams derived from the original S. About the hardware: The S-series and the DLSR's are made in the Philip