Maybe they are the official camera of the internet because that is all the *istD is good for, low resolution web photos? :)
JCO -----Original Message----- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 4:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Seen on dpreview They are the Official Camera of the Internet because they trade marked that phrase. Joseph Tainter wrote: > Pentax advertises -- at 2 AM. > > I don't know where this fellow is located. > > Joe > > -------------- > > I was sitting up about 2a.m. watching TV and an interesting commercial > came on. "There are 4 major camera companies," it starts out. "Canon, > Olympus, Fuji, and Pentax," it continues, "Only one is the official > camera of the internet, Pentax." Well, I thought this to be very odd > for a few reasons: > 1. How does Pentax get off ignoring Nikon as a major camera company? > > 2. What reasoning do they have behind calling themselves, "The > official camera of the internet?" > > I am a Canon person myself, but I thought these claims were both > unfair (for Nikon) and unfounded. I couldn't find the commercial on > their website to link to, but was anyone else seen it, and what do all > of you think about that?? > > -- Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs. P. J. O'Rourke
