On Dec 9, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Peter Loveday wrote:
Pentax: The official camera of Chicken Little.
Pentax: Good enough, and you can afford it.
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I've had the same conversation with Photo Managers at Costco, and of course the
high end Pro shops.
Rather than moving units, Pentax has always been more interested in maintaining
their price point in hopes that Canikon will lower their high Pro prices (for
better spec'd units) to undercut
Yeah, you can do that with a Pentax.
It's not your father's Pentax. (But you should see if he still has
those lenses)
Right, but Pentax invented it.
Pentax, the official lens of Cottycam's bastardizations.
Nobody borrows your lenses when you own Pentax.
Pentax DSLR, Stand out on the edge
Pentax pancake primes because size does matter.
2010/12/9 Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net:
Yeah, you can do that with a Pentax.
It's not your father's Pentax. (But you should see if he still has those
lenses)
Right, but Pentax invented it.
Pentax, the official lens of Cottycam's
I like this one, Mark:
It's not your father's Pentax. (But you should see if he still has
those lenses)
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:27 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote:
Pentax pancake primes because size does matter.
2010/12/9 Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net:
Yeah, you can do that
PENTAX: One release away from perfection.
On 12/5/2010 3:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful photographer.
Or how about Pentax 645D, Hasselblad on a
On Dec 9, 2010, at 08:28 , Larry wrote wrote:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
I prefer : Pentax, the sensible photographer's Nikon.
Corollary :
Nikon, for Photographers who missed finding Pentax.
Joseph McAllister
pentax...@mac.com
The Big Bang was silent, and invisible in it's beginning
Pentax: The official camera of Chicken Little.
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PENTAX: One release away from perfection.
On 12/5/2010 3:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote
2010/12/7 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com:
I had a conversation with a Wal-Mart manager, not too long ago. I asked why
Wal-Mart didn't carry Pentax? His response was that Pentax wouldn't deal,
they just wouldn't put up with Wal-Mart's requirements.
Pentax: self-respecting little
From: P. J. Alling
On 12/6/2010 2:20 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Jeffery Smith wrote:
Pentax, because you can buy a Canon or Nikon at Walmart.
My favorite so far:)
(Of course, Pentax would love to have their cameras available at
Mal-Wart, but that's another story...)
I had a conversation
Larry, this weekend I met a guy who was shooting with Canon 1Ds (no
marks) - 10 years old FF beastie. He told me the joke that if you make
two mistakes, word Nikon becomes Canon. I pointed out that opposite
was true as well :-).
On 12/5/2010 11:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
Last
On 12/5/2010 11:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful photographer.
Or how about Pentax 645D, Hasselblad on a budget.
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Pentax - even Chuck Norris reads the manual.
Ecke
2010/12/6, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com:
On 12/5/2010 11:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful
Come to think of it, no.
Pentax - Chuck Norris /wrote/ the manual.
uhm... yeah right =)
OK drop that though...
Ecke
2010/12/6, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com:
Pentax - even Chuck Norris reads the manual.
Ecke
2010/12/6, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com:
On 12/5/2010 11:36 PM, Larry Colen
Pentax - Honest value is still important.
From: John Mullan
Pentax, feed your creative side, not your ego.
jm
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2010/12/6 John Sessoms jsessoms
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2010/12/6 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com:
Champagne results for a beer budget.
Kobe beef bokeh for a bacon budget?
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Buy a Nikon if you want good pictures.
Buy a Pentax if you want great pictures, but slow AF speeds.
Dave
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 12:28 AM, P. J. Alling
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I always thought of Nikon as the rich mans Pentax.
On 12/5/2010 4:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
2010/12/6 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com:
Buy a Pentax if you want great pictures, but slow AF speeds.
you mean:
Pentax - high speed semi-automatic manual focus?
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My current normal lens is the M 35mm f2.0, semi automatic focus? Hell
I've got stop down metering!
On 12/6/2010 10:18 AM, eckinator wrote:
2010/12/6 David J Brookspentko...@gmail.com:
Buy a Pentax if you want great pictures, but slow AF speeds.
you mean:
Pentax - high speed semi-automatic
Pentax: better keep your day job.
Pentax: official camera of The Beatles.
On the plus side ...
Pentax: when you're ready for prime time.
On 10-12-05 7:51 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
You all need to keep your day jobs:-).
On Dec 5, 2010, at 7:42 PM, Tim Bray wrote:
Carry a Pentax... meet
Pentax: Because autofocus is for pussies anyway.
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Pentax: Where's the fire?
On 12/5/2010 3:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful photographer.
Or how about Pentax 645D, Hasselblad on a budget.
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2010/12/6 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com:
Buy a Pentax if you want great pictures, but slow AF speeds.
you mean:
Pentax - high speed semi-automatic manual focus?
Or, Pentax, we leave the quality control to you.
Dave
OUCH!
Dan
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 1:52 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
Or, Pentax, we leave the quality control to you.
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On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
OUCH!
Dan
I know, but it does seem that their in factory quality control is or
at least was, slack.
Dave
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 1:52 PM, David J Brooks
Pentax: We screw the other guy and pass the savings on to YOU!
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Pentax, because you can buy a Canon or Nikon at Walmart.
My favorite so far:)
(Of course, Pentax would love to have their cameras available at
Mal-Wart, but that's another story...)
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Pentax..it's the stain.
Jack
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Date: Monday, December 6, 2010, 10:52 AM
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 10:18 AM,
eckinator
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Or, Pentax, we leave the quality control to you.
I remember someone some time ago suggested:
PENTAX
We get close - You do the rest
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On 2010-12-05 14:36 , Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful photographer.
Or how about Pentax 645D, Hasselblad on a budget.
perhaps a pangram:
Pentax -
Pentax. Get over it.
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Bruce - by far the best so far!
On Dec 6, 2010, at 10:45 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Pentax: when you're ready for prime time.
But I'll add one anyway - Pentax: when you are ready to take control of your
photography.
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Pentax: crisper blobs at higher ISO.
2010/12/6 Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info:
Bruce - by far the best so far!
On Dec 6, 2010, at 10:45 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Pentax: when you're ready for prime time.
But I'll add one anyway - Pentax: when you are ready to take control of your
Pentax, with unequaled weather-resistence: Blame your mistakes on the rain.
-T
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 2:16 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote:
Pentax: crisper blobs at higher ISO.
2010/12/6 Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info:
Bruce - by far the best so far!
On Dec 6, 2010, at
Stan Halpin wrote:
Bruce - by far the best so far!
Just replace Bruce with Pentax (not sure his wife will appreciate, though)
and you have another nice one!
Dario
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On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote:
Stan Halpin wrote:
Bruce - by far the best so far!
Just replace Bruce with Pentax (not sure his wife will appreciate, though)
and you have another nice one!
Dario
Your name's not Bruce, thats going to cause
You use your's, I'll use mine: Pentax
Kent
On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail)
l...@red4est.com wrote:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful photographer.
Or how about
On 12/6/2010 2:20 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Jeffery Smith wrote:
Pentax, because you can buy a Canon or Nikon at Walmart.
My favorite so far:)
(Of course, Pentax would love to have their cameras available at
Mal-Wart, but that's another story...)
I had a conversation with a Wal-Mart manager,
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful photographer.
Or how about Pentax 645D, Hasselblad on a budget.
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Pentax, because anyone can take good shots with a Nikon. (Actually, I
think I've used this before.)
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l...@red4est.com wrote:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with
The Brightest Colors with Pentax (the images aren't too bad either.)
On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
Pentax, because anyone can take good shots with a Nikon. (Actually, I
think I've used this before.)
On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Larry Colen
Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful photographer.
Or how about Pentax 645D, Hasselblad on a budget.
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On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful photographer.
Or
remember the slogans in the movie crazy people starring IIRC danny
de vito and the gorgeous daryl hannah? what would they come up with
for a pentax, I wonder...
2010/12/5 Larry Colen (Droid Mail) l...@red4est.com:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
Pentax, because you can buy a Canon or Nikon at Walmart.
On Dec 5, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
Pentax, because anyone can take good shots with a Nikon. (Actually, I
think I've used this before.)
On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail)
l...@red4est.com
Carry a Pentax... meet fascinating people when they ask What's that?
-T
On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 3:47 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote:
remember the slogans in the movie crazy people starring IIRC danny
de vito and the gorgeous daryl hannah? what would they come up with
for a pentax, I
2010/12/6 Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com:
Carry a Pentax... meet fascinating people when they ask What's that?
hold it... how can they not know Pentax and yet be fascinating?
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You all need to keep your day jobs:-).
On Dec 5, 2010, at 7:42 PM, Tim Bray wrote:
Carry a Pentax... meet fascinating people when they ask What's that?
-T
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remember the slogans in the movie crazy people starring IIRC
From: Larry Colen
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful photographer.
Or how about Pentax 645D, Hasselblad on a budget.
Champagne results for a beer budget.
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Champagne results for a beer budget.
Kobe beef bokeh for a bacon budget?
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You've bought the rest, now try the best.
jm
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2010/12/6 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com:
Champagne results for a beer budget.
Kobe beef bokeh
Pentax, feed your creative side, not your ego.
jm
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2010/12/6 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com:
Champagne results for a beer budget.
Kobe beef bokeh
: Pentax slogan
2010/12/6 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com:
Champagne results for a beer budget.
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Pentax, when taking a picture more important than having your picture taken.
On Dec 5, 2010, at 8:13 PM, Tim Bray wrote:
Pentax, where the good mailing lists are
-T
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Pentax, because, well, damn.
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Pentax, when taking a picture more important than having your picture taken.
On Dec 5, 2010, at 8:13 PM, Tim Bray wrote:
Pentax, where the good mailing lists are
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Pentax, because, well, damn.
pentax, because i didn't know better? :)
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Pentax: Because I already had all those old lenses lying around.
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Pentax: Reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated.
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Truth is never good advertising. ;-)
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Pentax
Pentax: Because there's one in every crowd.
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Pentax: The thinking man's Nikon.
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Pentax: The drinking man's Canon.
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Pentax: The thinking man's Nikon.
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I always thought of Nikon as the rich mans Pentax.
On 12/5/2010 4:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) wrote:
Last night when someone saw my camera she comented:
Pentax, the poor man's Nikon.
What else could we do with this:
Cannon, for the skilful photographer.
Or how about Pentax 645D, Hasselblad
Olympus, for the athlete in you.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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I always thought of Nikon as the rich mans Pentax.
On 12/5/2010 4:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid
We just love Pentax cameras so much, we want to keep them to our selves.
Oh, so that's where the DA lenses are going. Poor Nguyen.
I'm on the road again, a quick trip to Lewiston, Maine. Arrived yesterday late
afternoon. The skies were just clearing at Portland airport. So I headed 40 miles
On 6/7/04, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, offered:
Canon advertises on TV:
Canon 300D: Digital photography - not just for professionals.
Brilliant slogan isn't it?
Pentax might consider something like:
Pentax *ist D: The beauty of advanced, digital photography - small, light
and elegant.
Jens
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On 6/7/04, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, offered:
Canon advertises on TV:
Canon 300D: Digital photography - not just for professionals
Cotty wrote:
During the recent Wimbledon Tennis Championship, Venus and Serena
Williams' father was often seen in close-up on TV using what looked like
a 300D. I'll bet that was given to him.
Probably a sneaky way of inserting more advertising into the telecast.
Wasn't Canon buying
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
During the recent Wimbledon Tennis Championship, Venus and Serena
Williams' father was often seen in close-up on TV using what looked like
a 300D. I'll bet that was given to him.
Canon: People will use our cameras if we give 'em away free.
;-)
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I think you've hit the nail on the head with regard to the advertising
slogan.
John
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Cotty wrote:
During the recent Wimbledon Tennis Championship, Venus and Serena
Williams' father was often seen in close-up on TV using what
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Cotty wrote:
During the recent Wimbledon Tennis Championship, Venus and Serena
Williams' father was often seen in close-up on TV using what looked like
a 300D. I'll bet that was given to him.
Probably a sneaky
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