Oh, I dunno. Ad copy is supposed to be memorable.
http://failblog.org/2009/05/13/digital-camera-description-fail/
Right now, a copywriter somewhere is being flogged.
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Nick Wright wrote:
I saw that earlier. That's a really bad error.
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 7:04 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote:
http://failblog.org/2009/05/13/digital-camera-description-fail/
Right now, a copywriter somewhere is being flogged.
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power of internet and the thousands of 'fun blogs' and 'fun picture
sites' or YouTube (remember the old, a bit offensive and racist VW Polo
ad -see link below- that of course wasn't made by Volkswagen? Or was it? :D)
I knew i was not using my lithium batteries to there full potential.
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On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:04 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote:
http://failblog.org/2009/05/13/digital-camera-description-fail/
Right now, a copywriter somewhere is being flogged.
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http://failblog.org/2009/05/13/digital-camera-description-fail/
Right now, a copywriter somewhere is being flogged.
John
Well, camera or not, I'm pretty much always ready. In fact, I'm often
told I'm full of it -
http://failblog.org/2009/05/13/digital-camera-description-fail/
Right now, a copywriter somewhere is being flogged.
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I saw that earlier. That's a really bad error.
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 7:04 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote:
http://failblog.org/2009/05/13/digital-camera-description-fail/
Right now, a copywriter somewhere is being flogged.
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On 5/13/09, Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote:
I saw that earlier. That's a really bad error.
That's not an error. That's Engrish.
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Scott Loveless wrote:
On 5/13/09, Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote:
I saw that earlier. That's a really bad error.
That's not an error. That's Engrish.
And it'll probably attract more notice that a correct ad would have.
I really wonder how long it will be until companies start
The typo is funny, but the rest of the copy is just horrible. 10
megapixels in a metal exterior ?? And of course a dangling
participle, which isn't always that bad, but this one dangles wy
out there. Awful writing.
Paul
On May 13, 2009, at 8:04 PM, John Celio wrote:
Amusing.
John Celio wrote:
http://failblog.org/2009/05/13/digital-camera-description-fail/
Right now, a copywriter somewhere is being flogged.
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Who says this wasn't?
Mark Roberts wrote:
Scott Loveless wrote:
On 5/13/09, Nick Wright nickwright1...@gmail.com wrote:
I saw that earlier. That's a really bad error.
That's not an error. That's Engrish.
And it'll probably attract more notice that a correct ad would
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I agree with Cotty.
I agree with Bob.
I find that much easier to say than I agree with Cotty.
cheers,
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frank theriault wrote:
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I agree with Cotty.
I agree with Bob.
I find that much easier to say than I agree with Cotty.
any yet you said it anyway...
(and Firefox's spell checker still wants to rename you frank
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(and Firefox's spell checker still wants to rename you frank diphtheria)
...back in the '70's I had this punk band...
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From: .timbercode [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/11/09 Sun PM 02:45:35 GMT
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Subject: Pentax 'ad' :)
http://flickr.com/photos/timbah/3015929280/
We had a meeting of a photo community site called FotoRace. Lot of fun
and some good pictures we
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From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: .timbercode [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://flickr.com/photos/timbah/3015929280/
The lip ring doesn't drag enough attention away from that enormous left
ear. Poor girl.
lol :-) C
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http://flickr.com/photos/timbah/3015929280/
We had a meeting of a photo community site called FotoRace. Lot of fun
and some good pictures we had :)
Cheers,
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Fun shot. Interesting composition.
Paul
On Nov 9, 2008, at 9:45 AM, .timbercode wrote:
http://flickr.com/photos/timbah/3015929280/
We had a meeting of a photo community site called FotoRace. Lot of
fun and some good pictures we had :)
Cheers,
timber
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On 9/11/08, .timbercode, discombobulated, unleashed:
http://flickr.com/photos/timbah/3015929280/
We had a meeting of a photo community site called FotoRace. Lot of fun
and some good pictures we had :)
Excellent work. You have a very distinctive and appealing style. You
should be working
On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:45:35 +0100
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hi,
that's a rather striking image...
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I agree with Cotty.
Bob
http://flickr.com/photos/timbah/3015929280/
We had a meeting of a photo community site called FotoRace.
Lot of fun and some good pictures we had :)
Cheers,
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Excellent! Very dramatic and gritty. If she were holding a gun it would be
like something out of a suspense thriller movie.
Just out of curiosity, any idea what lens that is on her camera? Also, what
lens were you using?
John
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I agree with John. Nice one Timber! Cheers, Christine
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Subject: Re: Pentax 'ad' :)
http://flickr.com/photos/timbah/3015929280/
Excellent
My Setup was: K20D + DA 12-24 @ 12mm
Her Setup was: K100D + Carl Zeiss Jena MC Sonnar 135 (I gave her to test
it :D) converted to Pentax K fitting
Cheers,
timber
John Celio írta:
http://flickr.com/photos/timbah/3015929280/
Excellent! Very dramatic and gritty. If she were holding a gun it
On Nov 9, 2008, at 6:45 AM, .timbercode wrote:
http://flickr.com/photos/timbah/3015929280/
We had a meeting of a photo community site called FotoRace. Lot of
fun and some good pictures we had :)
Very nice work. Very commercial/slick feel to them. Good stuff!
Godfre
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If she were holding a gun it would be
like something out of a suspense thriller movie.
If she were holding a Rebel it could be a horror movie ;-) It is a
very dramatic shot. Nice work.
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Joseph Tainter wrote:
Over at Ned Bunnell's web site:
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-k-ad.html
That's my kind of add... I prefer a twist of lemon to the olive
though... :-)
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Over at Ned Bunnell's web site:
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-k-ad.html
Here's a comment I posted on it at dpreview:
Well done. The contrast draws the eyes to the cameras, but the spilling
liquid then draws the view to the martini.The martini associates Pentax
DSLRs with a
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well done. The contrast draws the eyes to the cameras, but the spilling
Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels? Sigh... -T
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Tim Bray wrote:
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well done. The contrast draws the eyes to the cameras, but the spilling
Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels?
Of course. It's the law. ;-)
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Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels?
Yes!!!
It's the high megapixel count that makes the K20D a possible success
story. I wouldn't even mention the weather sealing. Definitely no
reference required to the quality of the pictures!!
I worked out that a full frame
On Mar 1, 2008, at 2:58 PM, Tim Bray wrote:
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Joseph Tainter
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Well done. The contrast draws the eyes to the cameras, but the
spilling
Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels? Sigh... -T
Yes. While megapixel count
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From: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: New Pentax Ad
Well done. The contrast draws the eyes to the cameras, but the spilling
Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels?
Of course. It's the law. ;-)
It's also what consumers have been programmed to key
FYI -
The largest ad, I recall (6 pages), for Pentax, appears in the February
issue of Pop Photography.
No advertising specific equipment, but pushing Pentaxian.com mainly (Hi
Godfrey!)
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:57:00 -0700, Joseph Tainter wrote
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-
campaign.html
Joe
..shake-reduction theme coffee-sleeves.
Loveit 8)
John
Joseph Tainter wrote:
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.html
Joe
Oh... my... god... They actually read this list. The t-shirt is
awesome and describes this list to a ummm t
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Pentaxians is in the mainstream?
That's hilarious!
And, BTW, the 31mm f1.8 LTD IS the best prime lens
ever made.
-Brendan
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http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.html
Wow! What a cool and amusing campaign. I want one of those shirts! If those
ads don't get people's attention, I don't know what will.
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On 3/12/07, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.html
I wonder if we can get a few dozen of those T-Shirts in time for
Grandfather Mountain.
(Nico? You lurking out there?)
-Mat
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Joseph Tainter wrote:
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.html
Sounds like something to run away from at top speed. This is
interesting, though:
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html
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mike wilson wrote:
Sounds like something to run away from at top speed. This is
interesting, though:
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html
Those are the oddest U/W housings I've ever seen...
and from the website http://www.splwaterhousings.com/index.html
Splash
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From: Christian
Subject: Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html
Those are the oddest U/W housings I've ever seen...
and from the website http://www.splwaterhousings.com/index.html
Splash housing means our
William Robb wrote:
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From: Christian
Subject: Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html
Those are the oddest U/W housings I've ever seen...
and from the website http://www.splwaterhousings.com/index.html
Christian wrote:
mike wilson wrote:
Sounds like something to run away from at top speed. This is
interesting, though:
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html
Those are the oddest U/W housings I've ever seen...
and from the website
- Original Message -
From: Christian
Subject: Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html
Those are the oddest U/W housings I've ever seen...
and from the website http://www.splwaterhousings.com/index.html
Splash housing means our
William Robb wrote:
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From: Christian
Subject: Re: New Pentax Ad Campaign
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/01/k10d-waterhousing.html
Those are the oddest U/W housings I've ever seen...
and from the website http://www.splwaterhousings.com/index.html
So where do we get these shirts?
Bong
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On 3/12/07, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.html
I wonder if we can get a few dozen of those T-Shirts in time for
http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/03/youre-pentaxian-branding-campaign.html
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From: John Coyle
Subject: Re: Full Page Pentax Ad ...
Whata crappy cover design! Looks like a 1950's superhero comic rather
than a supposedly serious hobby magazine.
It isn't a serious hobby magazine.
William Robb
.. seen in the current issue of Popular Photography. Surprised
the heck
outta me!
The cover date of the issue is February, 2006. Here's a pic of
the cover:
https://www.neodata.com/hfmus/phot/images/phot_cover_206x271.jpg
Shel
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I haven't seen the ad yet. I hope it isn't a
It's for the DS2 and shows the camera sporting the kit lens. Mentions that
the camera is an entry level DSLR ... I think that's what I read. The ad
is pretty nicely done, IMO.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Joseph Tainter
.. seen in the current issue of Popular Photography.
Shel,
I see it not so much as a Pentax ad, but a dormant feature in Pop
Photo's monthly Justout series. (page 25?)
Was, also, pleased to discover it.
Jack
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It's for the DS2 and shows the camera sporting the kit lens.
Mentions that
the camera
I'll take another look this afternoon when I get to the book store. You
may be right
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Jack Davis
I see it not so much as a Pentax ad, but a dormant feature
in Pop Photo's monthly Justout series. (page 25?)
Was, also, pleased to discover it.
Jack
On Jan 29, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
.. seen in the current issue of Popular Photography. Surprised
the heck
outta me!
The cover date of the issue is February, 2006. Here's a pic of
the cover:
https://www.neodata.com/hfmus/phot/images/phot_cover_206x271.jpg
Is that a
On 30 Jan 2006 at 12:03, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Jan 29, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
Is that a Minolta on the cover? :-)
No ... the R1 was designed long before any Konica-Minolta assets
reached Sony.
Sorry that was just my little attempt at a joke for photographers.
Rob
On 1/30/06, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry that was just my little attempt at a joke for photographers.
Photography is no joke, son...
(that's the way my father would have said it, anyway)
g
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.. seen in the current issue of Popular Photography. Surprised the heck
outta me!
The cover date of the issue is February, 2006. Here's a pic of the cover:
https://www.neodata.com/hfmus/phot/images/phot_cover_206x271.jpg
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On 29 Jan 2006 at 14:16, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
.. seen in the current issue of Popular Photography. Surprised the heck
outta me!
The cover date of the issue is February, 2006. Here's a pic of the cover:
https://www.neodata.com/hfmus/phot/images/phot_cover_206x271.jpg
Is that a Minolta
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Is that a Minolta on the cover? :-)
Rather Sonolta or Minony ;-)
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Page Pentax Ad ...
.. seen in the current issue of Popular Photography. Surprised the heck
outta me!
The cover date of the issue is February, 2006. Here's a pic of the cover:
https://www.neodata.com/hfmus/phot/images/phot_cover_206x271.jpg
Shel
There was a full page Pentax ad near the beginning of the most recent
Scientific American (I don't know the month; it had Suspended
Animation on the cover.) The ad had a picture of a clown and the tag
line Digital cameras for serious photographers. It pictured the DS
and the high end PS
It pictured the DS and the high end PS. A pretty good ad for Pentax.
Gee, whoever at Pentax came up with such a good sounding ad will be fired,
for sure.
Heads will roll...
g
Fred
Hi Stephen
aah, Basler Fasnacht, you know I am from the Kanton of Zurich and Basel is
our natural enemy, only kidding :-)
Yes, I often regret not having started earlier with photography.
Thanks for commenting my MS Silvretta shoot, I will post some more if I
can repair the scans enough...
The
was working as a sailor
(Europe -Central America 3 times) at the age of 17 :-)
greetings
Markus
From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 4:58 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PESO:Hongkong Ship Docks 1981 - and a pentax ad too
I can't help
Hello Markus Maurer --
I agree completely with Christian - I love this shot!
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2566318
As an aside, it makes my mind do a weird little twist
to see an ocean-going ship the size of the MS Silvretta
calling Basel its home port. There's that long, *long*
Twice in the last two days I've seen an ad on CTV Newsnet (Canadian news
channel) for the Optio 430. Interestingly, the voiceover only says Optio
430 once, but refers several times to superior Pentax optics for better
images. Has anyone else seen this ad?
Pat White
In 003a01c28f44$6753f9e0$[EMAIL PROTECTED], on 11/18/02
at 12:52 PM, Pat White [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
|but refers several times to superior Pentax optics for better
|images. Has anyone else seen this ad?
I saw it on CLT over the weekend didn't think anything of it until you
mentioned it.
I haven't yet. Perhaps if I read this mail I may not have written the last
one? ...na :)
Brad
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From: Pat White [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 3:52 PM
Subject: Pentax ad on TV
Twice in the last two days I've seen an ad
At 08:57 PM 18/11/2002 -0500, you wrote:
Twice in the last two days I've seen an ad on CTV Newsnet (Canadian news
channel) for the Optio 430. Interestingly, the voiceover only says Optio
430 once, but refers several times to superior Pentax optics for better
images. Has anyone else seen
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From: wendy beard
Subject: Re: Pentax ad on TV
Wouldn't win any prizes for snappy advertising, but sure beats
the
interminable ads for The Shirley Temple Video Collection and
Bobby
Vinton's Greatest Hits on two CDs or cassettes (rush orders
available)
Watch
Page 15 of the new Petersen's Photographic (November, 2002) has a full page
ad for the Pentax Optio 430RS. The theme is power to spare (in terms
mainly of battery life) and shows the camera in the foreground with a wire
leading back to a marshall amp stack in the background. The lighting is
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