Also the strap had Pentax embroidered in gold & a patch that said something like "C.R. Kennedy/Pentax 50th Anniversary".
I still have mine. Cheers, Dave 2008/12/9 John Coyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Pentax via distributor C.R. Kennedy in Australia released a special edition > of the *ist-D, celebrating 50 years of representation in Oz. Ryan Lee and I > both bought this version, although Ryan has now moved on to C*****. Tanya > bought my second one when she moved to Brisbane, but I have no idea whether > she is still using it. > > The extra features were: > Gold lettering for "PENTAX" on the pentaprism overhang and for "istD" > Gold shutter button and four-way controller. > Gold lettering for "PENTAX" on the rear LCD screen. > "50 years in Australia" screen-printed underneath the rear LCD screen, in > white. > > These special edition models were sold at normal prices, as far as I know. > > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Dario Bonazza > Sent: Monday, 8 December 2008 6:52 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PENTAX RED K1000! RARE LIMITED EDITION > > I think that K1000 RED is a fake. For doing that, you only need some tempera > paint to fill the already available engravings and a cloth for cleaning the > extra paint off them. > > For those interested in Pentax limited editions and such, see here: > http://www.aohc.it/oddse1.htm > http://www.aohc.it/oddse2.htm > http://www.aohc.it/oddse3.htm > > Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
