That's me...so I did not take the photo :)
On another note, we were able to lobby something enviable: the Pentax factory now services/repairs cameras (current models so as not to disrupt their logistics). You cannot walk-in (yet) to have your camera fixed as everything is mediated by the local distributor; besides being in an archipelago you really cannot 'walk'-in anyway (it would involve swimming or flying too). For us here in the Philippines, it saves having to send the cameras to Japan for repairs. I have tested it and my beaten up K-5 is as good as new (I noticed my firmware reverting back to ver. 1.0 when I got it back; I assumed their testing was calibrated to that version; I have not upgraded it back to the latest or a newer version since--it works). They are 'exchanging' with the Vietnam lens factory so they can eventually also work on lenses. Would I know any inside info? I can but I usually shush the guys up when they offer rumor worthy tidbits that way when captured I cannot divulge anything under torture :) Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 8:37 AM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: On 03/03/2014 8:22 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > Here is a story worth telling: I unsubscribed August/September 2013 > because of email issues and this happened soon after. This was told > to a handful who wandered into my 'friends' list in FB (you know who > you are). So sometime in September 2013, the Pentax factory in Cebu > threw a party for its 20th million assembled unit (includes P&S) and > I was invited. Looking at their program/poster, I saw the sponsors > which included the local 'usual suspects' (hotels, airlines...) plus > a company known as "San-Ai, Japan". > > So I asked the organizers who/what is "San-Ai, Japan". They replied > that it was one of the subsidiaries in the Ricoh universe. They make > bikinis. Pentax is in good hands. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/12918535014/ > You are going to take an awful ribbing for this picture, all well deserved. Having said that, I think it is an excellent picture. Is that you? bill -- 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.
