I tend to agree with Tom on this one. I'm glad there is a site and that Pentax is doing something, but the site, beyond the 4 profiles that are there, doesn't really do much for me, even though I am a happy Pentax user.
A site like he suggests that would allow any photo postings would be very nice. It would feel like Pentax is giving something back - providing a service to it's users. It could even be a feeder to the photo gallery for the best shots. -- Bruce Thursday, September 13, 2007, 10:50:41 AM, you wrote: TC> I don't think I'm being overly critical. Winning a lens or something else TC> is fun. Winning a camera body or kit would be even better. I don't see how TC> winning or clicking around = inspiring enthusiam though. Regardless of the TC> intended purpose for the site, wouldn't inspiring enthusiam regarding Pentax TC> among non-users reap a potential larger reward? TC> As a current and longtime Pentax owner, why would I care what other Pentax TC> owners think about their equipment? I can and have formed my own opinions TC> just fine. If there was something I was particularly interested in I would TC> research it or come to a place like the PDML. TC> As it is, there's just a bunch of things like: TC> "I love Pentax" TC> "I love my camera" TC> "I have only owned Pentax" TC> "I have used Pentax for 25 years" TC> What does that tell me? Does reading the accolades make me think *I* love TC> Pentax more? Does it give me a warm and fuzzy feeling, that I bought the TC> right brand? For me, no. TC> Maybe if Pentax had been more critical of themselves, or took it's customers TC> feedback, even the negative kind, they would be better for it. TC> I'm expressing my opinion about it and just so you know, it's not all TC> negative. I like the overall design and I think there should probably be TC> alot more photographer profiles, including some better known pros that might TC> lend their name. Robert Glenn Ketchum comes to mind. TC> http://www.robertglennketchum.com/ TC> http://members.aol.com/kevinoneil/rgk.html TC> As far as inspiring enthusiam though, why not have a 'Pentax hosted' photo TC> sharing site. Not a gallery that requires judges to approve photos, but a TC> site where any Pentax user could post their images. That's what photography TC> is about, the results, the image. I could see that inspiring enthusiasm. TC> Tom C. >>From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: Pentaxian.com Contest >>Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:57:37 -0700 >> >>How many people who do not already own Pentax equipment would hang >>out on a "Pentaxian" community website looking at what other Pentax >>users had to say? >> >>I feel the criticism is misplaced. It's a little easter egg hunt to >>inspire enthusiasm for pentax users, not a major "win a pentax >>camera" contest to draw new users. What I see in so many posts like >>Tom's is constant criticism of the company and its products, which >>makes me wonder why those who are so critical of them choose to >>continue as owners/users. I wouldn't if I were that critical of both >>company and products. >> >>IBM seems to be doing pretty well nowadays. >> >>G >> >>On Sep 13, 2007, at 9:02 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> >> > He does make a valid point though. >> > >> > I'd be far more likely to buy a lens for a camera I just won than I >> > would to buy a camera to fit a lens or a flash ... although I think >> > Pentax'd probably get better marketing value for giving away a >> > camera kit. >> > >> > I'd be far more likely to buy *ANOTHER* lens for a camera I'd won if I >> > could it use right out of the box. >> > >> > And it's far more likely I'd eventually follow an upgrade path once >> > committed to the system than if I have a lens or a flash I couldn't >> > use >> > for anything but a paperweight. >> > >> > Sometimes I wonder if Pentax hired all of IBM's old marketing guys. >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
