Black was good enough for HCB... ;-)
cheers, frank DagT <[email protected]> wrote: >I agree. I want to take pictures, not draw attention. > >DagT > >13. okt. 2013 kl. 20:43 skrev Paul Stenquist <[email protected]>: > >> I passed. Ordered a black k3 and battery grip. Don't want to stand >out, and all of my lenses are black. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Oct 13, 2013, at 8:12 AM, DagT <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Head of the FB group of Pentaxians in Norway has had K10D, K-5 in >silver, and has already ordered the silver K-3. He expects the 2000 >will be sold out very soon or already. Five K-5 were preordered in >Norway but only one arrived through the official channels. >>> >>> So if you want one you have to order now. >>> >>> DagT >>> >>> (And yes, the silver Limiteds look great on those cameras) >>> >>> >>> Sendt fra min iPad >>> >>>> Den 13. okt. 2013 kl. 13:14 skrev Paul Ewins ><[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> I agonised over it because I very much wanted a silver K3 but >didn't see a use for the grip. In the end I bit the bullet and ordered >the silver kit mostly because I hated the way the FA24, 43 and 77 (all >silver) look on my black K5. I guess there is a risk that the Silver K3 >will be available later by itself but as I'm not paying a premium >(apart from the cost of the grip I may not use) I don't feel too ripped >off. In fact, like most Australians, I am rejoicing that we pay the >same price as the US customers. >>>> >>>> I would rather have waited for solid reviews but if the silver kits >sell out and there is no rerun then I would be much more annoyed. I >know they are calling it a limited edition of 2000, but that might just >mean there will only be 2000 editions of the complete kit, so the only >truly limited piece might be the leather strap. That's just a guess, >but I can't understand why they would bother bringing out silver >versions of the new HD limiteds and then have so few potential buyers. >>>> >>>> Paul Ewins >>>> Melbourne, Australia. >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> Some guy at Flickr said that he wanted the silver version, without >the grip, which he didn't need. (The siver version is only available >with the grip included). >>>>> >>>>> I think that the Silver edition actually is quite cheep. You get >the grip and one extra battery and a leather strap for appr. 250 Euro >more. That's a very reasonable pricetag. I usually pay 250 Euro for the >grip alone - no silver, no leather strap and no extra battery. >>>>> >>>>> I guess I'll order the silver version very soon - it's simply >beautiful! >>>>> And I happen to own three silver "limited" lenses - 31 mm, 43 mm, >77 mm. They af VERY nice, beautifully manufactured lenses, that can >produce very fine images. >>>>> >>>>> It's funny, that they only make 2000 copies of the Pentax K-3 >Silver edition. >>>>> I guess they are all gone in early November!Regards >>>>> >>>>> Jens >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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.
