RE: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list, was it? But why oh why did they call it HD? Is this some marketing dweeb's clever idea to get people to see HD in more places on the

Re: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: No big surprises Great news. I can keep my K-5 and spend some money on other nice toys. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web :

RE: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax announcements official I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list, was it? But why oh why did they call it HD? Is this some marketing dweeb's clever idea to get people to see HD in more

RE: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:05:02 -0400 J.C. O'Connell wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see it as a variant/additive to SMC as in

RE: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:55 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Pentax announcements official On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:05:02 -0400 J.C. O'Connell wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release

RE: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Subject: RE: Pentax announcements official On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:05:02 -0400 J.C. O'Connell wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see

RE: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread John Sessoms
: Pentax announcements official I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list, was it? But why oh why did they call it HD? Is this some marketing dweeb's clever idea to get people to see HD in more places on the equipment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

RE: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jan van Wijk On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:05:02 -0400 J.C. O'Connell wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see it as a

RE: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread John Celio
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:45 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com says its 'High Definition'. Not sure if they see it as a variant/additive to SMC as

Re: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:10 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:45 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for. The press release on pentaximaging.com

Re: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread P. J. Alling
] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax announcements official I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list, was it? But why oh why did they call it HD? Is this some marketing dweeb's clever idea

Re: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread P. J. Alling
On 9/11/2012 4:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:10 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:45 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: A new coating is cool but I agree, calling it hd is questionable. they didnt even say what hd stands for.

Re: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax announcements official I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list

Re: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-11 Thread William Robb
On 11/09/2012 1:10 PM, John Celio wrote: Which do you think would serve Pentax better in the marketplace SMC-HD or HD-SMC? SMC-HD. It keeps the SMC label prominent and adds the acronym that modern consumers know means high definition. HD on its own is almost meaningless due to the term's

Re: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: No big surprises http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-k-5-II-q10-hd-coating-560mm-announcements.html The K-5 II and IIs don't mention whether they have focus peaking in live view:

Re: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-10 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually I'm actually surprised that there was no K-02 with either a built in or provision for a clip on EVF. Hell I kind of expected that the Q10 would have provision for a clip on EVF. On 9/10/2012 6:06 PM, Larry Colen wrote: No big surprises

Re: Pentax announcements official

2012-09-10 Thread Bruce Walker
I don't think a lens coating replacement for SMC was on anyone's list, was it? But why oh why did they call it HD? Is this some marketing dweeb's clever idea to get people to see HD in more places on the equipment and think it means High Def as in video? On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Larry