Many barnacl leicas were silver metal top and bottom. Paul via phone
> On Oct 13, 2013, at 3:55 PM, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
