Tasty with fish? Bob Blakely wrote: > Don't forget Coles Law. > > Regards, > Bob... > -------------------------------------------------------- > "Life isn't like a box of chocolates . . > it's more like a jar of jalapenos. > What you do today, might burn your butt tomorrow." > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > What, you believe everything you read? Sturgeons law needs to be > updated, to "90% of everything on the Internet is crud". > > Tom C wrote: >> Foveon X3 in K10D????? >> >>> From: Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> These are excellent comments, Brendan. You highlight many important >>> issues we Pentaxians face...and things we feel. >>> >>> On Sep 4, 2007, at 11:24 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: >>> >>> >>>> So, after my fruitless search for the 16-50mm f2.8 >>>> over the last coupe of days (except for the 5 >>>> available from the guy in Tokyo on eBay, for >>>> $1,185.00US), I decided to take a deep breath and not >>>> worry about it for now. >>>> >>>> I took a drive down to a "local" camera shop in >>>> Sacramento to pick up a couple white background rolls >>>> and listen to the radio on the way. >>>> >>>> At some point I was reminded about this months' issue >>>> of Outdoor Photographer. In it, they reviewed the K10D >>>> touting its "unique" Foveon X3 chip (see inset, pg. >>>> 92). Suddenly, those old feelings of being abused >>>> crept back into my head drowning out Boston's "More >>>> than a feeling." >>>> >>>> I got to the shop and found my rolls of Arctic White >>>> 53" x 36' I was needing. I took a look around and >>>> wasn't suprised to see everything but Pentax on the >>>> shelves. So, I asked one of the salesmen, "Do you guys >>>> carry any new Pentax stuff?" >>>> >>>> "No, sorry. You must be one of the last people to >>>> still shoot Pentax." >>>> >>>> "Hum, that's a damn shame," I said, "if you did I buy >>>> one of their new lenses from you." I thought my point >>>> was obvious. >>>> >>>> "Well, only about 1 in a 1000 people ever ask about >>>> Pentax anymore," he said as if his math were valid. >>>> >>>> "That may be, but some of their new gear is quite >>>> good, ya know," I said not knowing that he really >>>> didn't know and was even less interested in what I was >>>> about to say. "The K10D has been making some waves and >>>> they have some great new lenses coming out for it." >>>> >>>> "Well, I don't know anthing about it, I haven't read >>>> any of the reviews on it, and I don't make those >>>> decisions anyway the owner does. There's a lot of >>>> great gear out there that we don't carry." At that >>>> point he handed me the charge slip to sign and I took >>>> my yellow copy and left. >>>> >>>> It's a sad thing though. I really used to get such a >>>> kick out of going to camera stores. Not so much >>>> anymore. > >
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