Good news from Ned Bunnel's blog: http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2007/07/sdm-lenses-shipping.html
The photo makes me so mad. Not because of anything Pentax has done (I want them so bad, but it's not like I can afford anything right now, regardless of the delay of their release), but because of what happened to my old camera shop and how it keeps me from what I love. I used to be giddy as a child on christmas morning whenever new stuff came into the store, and when new Pentax stuff showed up, everyone knew to let me have first crack at it. I remember the smell of the packaging when we'd cut open a big box of lenses like these, or the sense of adventure opening and setting up a new p&s camera for the first time. Experimenting with new gear was always fun, no matter what it was. And that greedy old fucktard, the guy who owned the shop when I started there (I won't name him here, though some people know of whom I speak), fucked everything up. The stories I heard about things he did, both from long-time employees and even his wife, make it obvious that he is the primary reason the store went under. When his son took over a couple years ago, there was little he could do to fix all the problems he inherited. He did his best, and only now am I realizing what a good guy he was. My last boss there was probably the best boss I will ever have, and yet so many people think badly of him because of what his father did. No, he wasn't perfect (his handling of what I started here on the PDML last summer is proof of that), but he treated his employees better than any boss I've known, and now in hindsight I realize that. So yeah, I'm still bitter about the whole thing. I so miss working in a good camera shop. There are none left near me aside for Wolf & Ritz locations, and what I was offered to work at one of those stores was almost insulting. I miss the gear. I miss the fun. I miss the people. John (overly-sentimental) (going to calm down with some vodka & grenadine on the rocks) (not sure if that's a real drink, but I made it one night and like it) -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
