If Andy Wharhol were still alive, Pentax could have given him a clear
camera body to add his art to. He could have painted, say, five designs.
Pentax could have given them a serial number and produced them in limited
numbers so that over time they would become a collector item.
I think only Leica produces limited editions on their SLR series that
command high prices today.
Jim A.
> From: Scoot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 19:05:30 -0400
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: OT- painted Pentax
>
> From: "Patrick White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: painted Pentax
>
> "Scooterman" writes:
>> I don't see why Pentax paints their bodys in the first place.
>> ..
>> The chrome ones last forever (almost).
>
> High end camera equipment is black these days. The MZ-S is meant to
> compete with those cameras. That alone is sufficient reason for them to
> make theirs black. There's also the added practical benefit of black not
> acting like as much of a mirror at the wrong time :-)
> ============================================
> Never seen burnished or "matte" finish shine.... not like polished does.
> Guess all those hunters buying Stainless Steel rifles are just fools with
> wads of cash.
>
> If they went with powder coating or Nitriding, they could get ANY color
> (including black).... plus their precious "texture"; durablity heads above
> any paint ever made; & longevity of same finish... and it wouldn't take 3
> separate steps to accomplish it.
>
> Mebbe they could really go high tech & substitute carbon fiber for
> plastic... then they could be "space age" & that "high end" P30 wouldn't
> seem so "cheap" with it's plastic film door. (P30 is black. Guess that
> makes it high end, eh?)
>
> I hear what yer saying Patrick.... I just don't agree.
>
> If Penatx's competition strategy has sunken to the level of "THEIR camera
> is black, so must ours be" then, they have severely missed the boat.
>
> Mebbe ALL film cameras HAVE to be black... so as to not be confused with
> the plethora of silver digital cams. <g>
>
> I dunno..... my '96 Impala SS only came in 3 colors.... & ONE interior
> option. At $28k MSRP versus a $1,000 camera, I think color don't mean jack.
> (Esp considering my '73 Charger R/T came in sublime green....
> affectionately dubbed "Baby-shit Green"). What's it DO was the selling
> point..... as it should be with cameras that have all the "Bells &
> Whistles".
>
> screw em.... I ain't buying a MZ-S or a PZ-1. FWIW, I think my Program Plus
> is actually the better deal.
>
> But then, I ain't a "PRO". <g>
>
> Scoot
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