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On 7/2/2013 11:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
:(
So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque.
That's certain death. Look how Mercedes-Benz has failed as a marque
I think there was some slight exaggeration involved. I haven't
tattooed pentax on my shoulder or a spotmatic on my forearms, so you
all can stop worrying so much. I'll drink the kool-aid for as long as
it remains sweet ;)
ps: the pentax community has been very kind as a general rule.
arguably
From: steve harley
on 2013-07-03 15:39 John Sessoms wrote
Does Tokina still make any lenses in Pentax mount?
i think the point is that Pentax Tokina have (had?) an agreement where Tokina
would produce the same lens design in other mounts, but not in K mount, which
is why Tokina doesn't seem
?
http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/07/02/Pentax-Ricoh-announces-name-change-but-what-will-it-mean-for-Pentax-brand
Alan C
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From: Bruce Walker
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Subject: Pentax is history
How's
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How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
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On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 10:12:25AM +0530, Bipin Gupta wrote:
Tom, sorry, to you and Paul again. Our childhood Folklore tells us Two
Sticks tied together are stronger than One. Obviously Two Businesses
amalgamated as one builds on the strengths of each other.
Your Bastards at Ricoh had a better
On Jul 3, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
Just keep in mind that switching away from Pentax and moving on from it are
two entirely separate matters. ;)
Welcome to Hotel Pentax. You can check out any time you like...
Cheers,
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Subject: Pentax is history
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http
I'm not so interested in the company name (which changed several times over
the years and usually did not include the Pentax word). I'm interested in
good products and commitment to the system. I don't think the latest name
change will affect that, for the better or for the worse, so it's
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:05 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
Just noticed this. After reading all the hand-wringing comments, my reaction
is, I love my ist*DS. I'm perfectly happy
gathering.
Gerrit
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Subject: Pentax is History
Hey Larry Gerrit, you are welcome to stay with me in Bangalore. My
daughter in the Bay Area tells me
Well, Minolta's designs were improved upon once absorbed by Sony.
Perhaps the same is in store? My wish would be that Ricoh does not destroy
the whole thing.
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is. What
matters is that the cameras still provide us with the images we love.
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How's
From: Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com
Tom you missed some facts and misquoted some. I read your article with
great relish and did find it enlightening though.
Hi Bipin,
I wasn't trying to write a corporate biography. I know that PENTAX
released the K-5 while being under HOYA's banner.
II
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No more Pentax, now just Ricoh
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From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com
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Subject: Pentax is history
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more
Ain't that the truth...
Where in California Is Hotel Pentax.
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:00 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jul 3, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
Just keep in mind that switching away from Pentax and moving on from it are
two
From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com
Ain't that the truth...
Where in California Is Hotel Pentax.
Regards, Bob S.
Larry's house.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:00 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jul 3, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
Just keep in mind that
Tiny nit, Tom. The K-5 soundly out resolved the D7000 and, I was surprised to
learn, also the current well done D6.
Jack
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Subject: Pentax is history
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On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 10:12:53AM -0600, Tom C wrote:
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Ain't that the truth...
Where in California Is Hotel Pentax.
Regards, Bob S.
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From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:05 AM
To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List PDML@pdml.net
Subject: Pentax is history
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name
There's a theory that the back story on Hotel California is about an
insane asylum so...
On 7/3/2013 11:38 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Ain't that the truth...
Where in California Is Hotel Pentax.
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:00 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jul 3,
to
learn, also the current well done D6.
Jack
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Subject: Re: Pentax is history
From: Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com
Tom you missed some facts and misquoted
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 10:12:53AM -0600, Tom C wrote:
From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com
Ain't that the truth...
Where in California Is Hotel Pentax.
Regards, Bob S.
Larry's house.
Har!
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:00 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jul 3,
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 01:16:26PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote:
There's a theory that the back story on Hotel California is about an
insane asylum so...
I recently heard an interview with one of the Eagles who said that
it was just about life in LA in general. Not nearly as fun.
On 7/3/2013
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Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:05 AM
To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List PDML@pdml.net
Subject: Pentax is history
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
On 7/3/2013 2:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 01:16:26PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote:
There's a theory that the back story on Hotel California is about an
insane asylum so...
I recently heard an interview with one of the Eagles who said that
it was just about life in LA in
And there's a modest hotel named Hotel California on Ocean Boulevard in Santa
Monica, just about a block south of the pier.
Paul
On Jul 3, 2013, at 3:03 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
On 7/3/2013 2:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 01:16:26PM -0400, P.J.
Does Tokina still make any lenses in Pentax mount?
From: Zos Xavius
The lens prices are obscene at the moment if you ask me. $1000 for a
12-24? robbery! esp when a tokina copy is like $500..
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
Sadly, I looked at
.
8-D
From: Bob Sullivan
Rick,
I'm not saying THE SKY IS FALLING,
just that the weather is moving in and
the ceiling is starting to look a bit low.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
Pentax is history. Pentax is dead. We're all doomed! If I
From: P.J. Alling
When Pentax was first acquired by Ricoh, I read on someone's photography
blog that Ricoh, wanted a prestige name on a prestige product, but
unfortunately between Ricoh and Pentax they thought that Ricoh was the
prestige name. Pentax/Ricoh imaging was just an interim name until
From: John Francis
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 06:26:43PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote:
On 2/7/13, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
So what's
From: Tom C
It's important to note that you were shooting with a Pentax K-7, by my
estimation the absolute worst of all the Pentax DSLRs I used, which would
include all the top models. Even the istD was better in some ways. The K-5 was
a huge upgrade.
Worst how? 2X+ the resolution of the
I remember reading that Sony has replaced the Minolta proprietary hot
shoe with something else weather it's another proprietary mount based on
the ISO standard or something else, I don't know. The local Camera
store that carries Sony only has the NEX line in stock.
On 7/3/2013 6:10 PM, John
On 7/3/2013 6:18 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Tom C
It's important to note that you were shooting with a Pentax K-7, by my
estimation the absolute worst of all the Pentax DSLRs I used, which
would
include all the top models. Even the istD was better in some ways.
The K-5 was
a huge upgrade.
That is not true...well mostly. You can shoot raw and convert in
camera to TIFF on the K-7. You can't pick TIFF as a default format
though. Personally I would rather have the RAW, especially with the
k-7's noise reduction. LR does a better job in that regard IMO.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 6:18 PM,
The sony proprietary hot shoe was NEX only I believe(I could be
wrong), but I believe that sony is going back to a standard hot shoe
that will take mostly anything.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 6:43 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
I remember reading that Sony has replaced the
Actually, its themes pretty much parallel those expressed in the song
Life in the Fast Lane that was also on the album. The whole concept
of the album was pretty much the dark underside of hedonism, greed
excess infecting the 70s California music scene.
From: P.J. Alling
There's a theory that
On 2013-07-03 17:54, John Sessoms wrote:
Interestingly enough, there was a lightning strike nearby with the
loudest, most ominous thunder I've heard in many a year just as I
started reading this thread. Lights flickered a bit, but none of the
UPSs even beeped.
Probably doesn't really mean
I don't think it's the one from the album cover though. That one's
somewhere down in Baja.
From: Paul Stenquist
And there's a modest hotel named Hotel California on Ocean Boulevard
in Santa Monica, just about a block south of the pier.
Paul On Jul 3, 2013, at 3:03 PM, P.J. Alling
So...I just bought a much sought after decent copy of the A35-105/3.5.
2nd copy I've seen in some months on Pentax Forums. I only need a
couple more lenses to really complete my kit. I want a semi-decent MF
300mm prime, a fast 85mm, a 100mm macro (though I find my 16-45 with
extension tube is
on 2013-07-03 15:39 John Sessoms wrote
Does Tokina still make any lenses in Pentax mount?
i think the point is that Pentax Tokina have (had?) an agreement where Tokina
would produce the same lens design in other mounts, but not in K mount, which
is why Tokina doesn't seem to produce K-mount
Yes. The 12-24 was tokina designed and Pentax also shared the 50-135
design with Tokina. I believe Pentax developed that particular lens. I
believe there may be some other Tokina designed lenses with the Pentax
name on them over the years. In fact Pentax has had a long history of
licensing optical
The Tiger Direct store here in Raleigh has a couple of Sony models in
stock. I go in there every Wednesday one of the things I look at is
the cameras, because they were the only store that ever had any NEW
Pentax DSLRs in stock. They had the K-x, the K-r and most recently the
K-30. They haven't
I think the nex-6 has a standard hot shoe. There was a big backlash
against sony for changing the shoe. I would never personally buy a
sony camera. I think their record with consumers and trying to lock
them in to proprietary accessories as well pulling stunts like putting
illegal rootkits on
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 09:40:09PM -0400, Zos Xavius wrote:
Does Pentax USA even have a marketing dept? :(
Mark!
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On Wed, Jul 03, 2013, Zos Xavius wrote:
I think the nex-6 has a standard hot shoe. There was a big backlash
against sony for changing the shoe. I would never personally buy a
sony camera. I think their record with consumers and trying to lock
them in to proprietary accessories as well pulling
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
Oh dear. Another First World Problem to add to the list.
No Mark. Just another yawn.
Paul via phone
On Jul 3, 2013, at 9:57 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 09:40:09PM -0400, Zos Xavius wrote:
Does Pentax USA even have a marketing dept? :(
Mark!
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Pentax doesn't want to repeat the MZ-D debacle. The MZ-D would have
been among the first affordable, hell it would have been the first FF
DSLR camera, in 2002. Quite a feat for Pentax to have for their first
foray into the DSLR market. It was only 6mp but at the time most DSLR's
were 6mp.
If they released a full frame in that body I think I would be in love.
One can only dream. The Contax that was released around that sensor
was a miserable failure so they probably took the right course of
action as bitter as it left some people.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 10:53 PM, P.J. Alling
Stay close to the candles. The stairway can be... treacherous.
cheers,
frank
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Someone said Frau Blucher!
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On 7/4/2013 2:23 AM, Zos Xavius wrote:
I like Ricoh and their GR-D camera is a stunning piece of technology,
so I wish them the best. I just hope they don't give up on Pentax or
cannibalize whats' left of it. I want to still be a Pentaxian 10 years
from now. Its true about it being like Hotel
On 7/3/2013 2:41 PM, Eric Weir wrote:
Just noticed this. After reading all the hand-wringing comments, my
reaction is, I love my ist*DS. I'm perfectly happy with it. But
maybe I should get myself a K-5 ASAP. Not sure it would be wise for
me financially, but it's my reaction.
Eric, money
On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 07:04:06AM +0300, Boris Liberman wrote:
I think you confuse photographic gear (which is just a means) with
the PDML as a community, which arguably is one of the very best out
there. We have here few people who don't shoot Pentax and who
greatly contribute to the
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
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I suddenly feel like a hipster.
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On 7/2/2013 10:05 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
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Well, recently (like two days ago) Carl Zeiss turned to be Zeiss. So it
seems to fit the recent trend. Suddenly Pentax is up to date...
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On July 2, 2013 6:05:59 PM Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
How's that for a provocative
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 11:05:59AM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote:
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
So that's what it's like to lose a PRIC.
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:(
So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque. If they were
smart, it would be Pentax Imaging Company.
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, recently (like two days ago) Carl Zeiss turned to be Zeiss. So it
seems to fit the recent trend.
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
:(
So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque.
That's certain death. Look how Mercedes-Benz has failed as a marque of Daimler,
or Chevrolet as a marque of GM.
Paul
If they were
smart, it would be Pentax
On 7/2/2013 11:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
:(
So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque.
That's certain death. Look how Mercedes-Benz has failed as a marque of Daimler,
or Chevrolet as a marque of GM.
Paul
Sadly, I looked at lenses today. A 15 or 20mm Pentax was $650.
Even the humble 40mm was quite pricey.
I guess I'm sticking with what I have, and
will consider another system for full frame wide angle stuff.
I don't think we will survive this transition.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at
The lens prices are obscene at the moment if you ask me. $1000 for a
12-24? robbery! esp when a tokina copy is like $500..
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
Sadly, I looked at lenses today. A 15 or 20mm Pentax was $650.
Even the humble 40mm was
On 7/2/2013 11:19 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
I guess I'm sticking with what I have, and
will consider another system for full frame wide angle stuff.
I don't think we will survive this transition.
Regards, Bob S.
I have to say I have that same feeling. It may be premature and even a
little
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 11:32:49AM -0500, Walt wrote:
On 7/2/2013 11:19 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
I guess I'm sticking with what I have, and
will consider another system for full frame wide angle stuff.
I don't think we will survive this transition.
Regards, Bob S.
I have to say I have that
On 2/7/13, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
So what's in a name then ?
My first ever photography class at junior high school in 1972 was
in fact. I get IS even with a 40
year old lens.
gerrit
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On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 11:32:49AM -0500, Walt wrote
On 7/2/2013 11:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
:(
So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque.
That's certain death. Look how Mercedes-Benz has failed as a marque of
Daimler, or Chevrolet as a marque of GM.
From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com
I look at these changes, and things like the lack of a full frame option,
and I feel certain that Pentax is doomed. Then I look at the pictures
I get with my camera compared with what other people get in the same
situations, or the size of the K-5 sitting
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wrote:
Size and ergonomics is quickly adapted to.
Nope, and I speak from lots of experience. Maybe for YOU that is true.
However, if you truly want to argue the point, I suggest that you see
how productive you are on each of Mac, Windows, and Linux. I'll bet
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wrote:
A lot has been mentioned in the past about bang for the buck. Granted
the K-5's offer that, However there's two parts there.
1, BANG
2. BUCK
If one's more concerned about the BUCK, then by all means get the most
BANG you can for it.
If one's more
The k-5 is what brought me to pentax. if they release another body
that good I will be happy. If not, then nikon looks all the more
appealing with their d7100.not to mention full frame and legacy
glass galore!
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote:
On Tue, Jul 02,
Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am
basically a Pentaxian.
With the name change to RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD
in place of PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD,
both Pentax and Ricoh are DOOMED.
I shan't call
Aahz Maruch Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:26:12 -0700
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wrote:
Size and ergonomics is quickly adapted to.
Nope, and I speak from lots of experience. Maybe for YOU that is true.
However, if you truly want to argue the point, I suggest that you see
how productive you are on
Aahz Maruch Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:28:07 -0700
What do you do when BOTH are important? How do you balance different
kinds of BANGs? (One thing I really like about Pentax is having image
stabilization in camera, just can't get that with Canikon.)
It's that way for everyone except the extremely
Pentax is history. Pentax is dead. We're all doomed! If I had a dollar
for every thread along these lines I've seen here, I could be retired rather
than working about 70 hours this week.
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal
3:36 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Pentax is History
Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am basically a
Pentaxian.
With the name change to RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD in place of PENTAX RICOH
IMAGING COMPANY, LTD
Just keep in mind that switching away from Pentax and moving on from it
are two entirely separate matters. ;)
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On 7/2/2013 2:35 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am
basically
On Jul 2, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
On 7/2/2013 11:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
:(
So ricoh absorbs pentax and reduces the name to a marque.
That's certain death. Look how Mercedes-Benz has failed
OMG! They changed the name of the parent company. They didn't slaughter
innocents.
On Jul 2, 2013, at 3:35 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote:
Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am
basically a
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wrote:
Aahz Maruch Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:26:12 -0700
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013, Tom C wrote:
Size and ergonomics is quickly adapted to.
Nope, and I speak from lots of experience. Maybe for YOU that is true.
My son went from a PC to a Mac with little issue. He also
Rick,
I'm not saying THE SKY IS FALLING,
just that the weather is moving in and
the ceiling is starting to look a bit low.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
Pentax is history. Pentax is dead. We're all doomed! If I had a
dollar for every
Pentax is history. Pentax is dead. ?We're all doomed! ?If I had a
dollar for every thread along these lines I've seen here, I could be retired
rather than working about 70 hours this week.
Rick
?
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
Well facts are: (you of course know already)
1. Pentax wasn't
away by the resolution?
Do you, still covet the K-5 and secretly take along as a back-up. (shh)
Jack
From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
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Subject: Re: Pentax is history
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Paul Stenquist wrote:
OMG! They changed the name of the parent company. They didn't slaughter
innocents.
Hi Paul,
My crystal ball is broken.:) However, I have to feel the question is WHY?
You've worked in very large corporations. CEO's, Boards, strategists
generally just don't sit around
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 12:53:27PM -0600, Tom C wrote:
If one's more concerned about the BANG, then get the most BANG and
realize it'll take more BUCK.
A friend of mine won at a round of Silicon Valley roulette, and is now
a full time professional landscape photographer. On most years, he
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Pentax is History
Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
Since the 1970s I have been with Pentax.
Yes I do have a Ricoh film camera since 1990, but I am basically a
Pentaxian.
With the name change to RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD in place of PENTAX RICOH
IMAGING COMPANY
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 04:31:18PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
OMG! They changed the name of the parent company. They didn't slaughter
innocents.
Mark!
On Jul 2, 2013, at 3:35 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote:
Here is my reply to Ricoh:-
Since the 1970s I have been with
Jack Davis wrote:
Hi, Tom!
Have you made any editing program changes since using the D800E? How about
computer or operating system? Do you find the large files at all unwieldy?
Have
you found moire a nuisance? Do you use continuous shutter once in awhile? Is
the frame rate satisfactory?
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 03:59:35PM -0600, Tom C wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
OMG! They changed the name of the parent company. They didn't slaughter
innocents.
Hi Paul,
My crystal ball is broken.:) However, I have to feel the question is WHY?
You've worked in very large
When Pentax was first acquired by Ricoh, I read on someone's photography
blog that Ricoh, wanted a prestige name on a prestige product, but
unfortunately between Ricoh and Pentax they thought that Ricoh was the
prestige name. Pentax/Ricoh imaging was just an interim name until the
merger of
Paul wrote:
The photo editors at The New York Times, Harris Publications and a number of
other concerns I shoot for tell me I get at least as much BANG as any of
their shooters. In fact one recently asked me how I achieve so much
definition. i blamed it on the DA* 60- 250. A few (not
I wonder WHY Ricoh purchased Pentax. The cachet of the Pentax
brand? It was already pretty tarnished in the overall marketplace in
2011 when the deal took place... The huge market share of loyal Pentax
users... like us? If so, they did little hold onto that base... To
provide a brand and
On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 06:26:43PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote:
On 2/7/13, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed:
How's that for a provocative subject line? :-)
No more Pentax, now just Ricoh in the company name:
http://www.pentaximaging.com/about/press/309
So what's in a name then
Paul via phone
On Jul 2, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
Paul wrote:
The photo editors at The New York Times, Harris Publications and a number of
other concerns I shoot for tell me I get at least as much BANG as any of
their shooters. In fact one recently asked me
On 02/07/2013 6:17 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Paul via phone
On Jul 2, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
Paul wrote:
The photo editors at The New York Times, Harris Publications and a number of other
concerns I shoot for tell me I get at least as much BANG as any of their
It's important to note that you were shooting with a Pentax K-7, by my
estimation the absolute worst of all the Pentax DSLRs I used, which would
include all the top models. Even the istD was better in some ways. The K-5 was
a huge upgrade.
Worst how? 2X+ the resolution of the *istD, better
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