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John Coyle once showed me some original Pentax ads mined from his vast
collection of photography literature- I can only imagine how wideeyed some
of you were when you saw those ads hot off the press! Would anyone like to
share what camera ad you tore out of a magazine and kept safely away til you
could scrounge up enough to buy it?
As Ryan indicates, I've kept a few copies of various magazines and brochures over the years! My first was (and still is) Amateur Photographer for 27/10/65, on page 47 of which is a double-spread ad for the Pentax SLR's of the time (S1a, SV and Spotmatic). I still have the original brochures for the K series cameras, including the K2, and the LX, both of which I lusted after but couldn't afford at the time.
I was encouraged the other day to see a very positive review in our national newspaper, 'The Australian', in which the reviewer said that the *istD ,while priced at the same level as the 300D, is a much better camera - he used the term semi-professional! Unfortunately, it was in a supplement to the IT section, so probably won't get very much exposure. Kennedy's also seem to be placing more press advertising than I've seen for a while, maybe Pentax has been getting on their case?
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John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
