Thus one must work with what one has. Benjamin Kanarek Blog has been ranked in the Top 10 of Fashion News Sources (for 2010) by http://www.mattters.com/ http://www.benjaminkanarekblog.com/ I don't really "do" Facebook but he has a not insignificant presence there: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Benjamin-Kanarek-Blog/191339037872 He has nearly 1000 followers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/benjaminkanarek He shoots for "Elle" magazine and "Vogue", among others.
He now identifies as a "Nikon Pro" but, still, having him say nice things about a Pentax FF could be beneficial to the brand. I honestly don't think that Pentax is aiming for the "Pro" demographic, which sadly, is shrinking as a profession. But it would still be influencial on the Pentax higher-end demographic: Prosumer equipment with which one can achieve "professional" results. On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 10:39 AM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't have a bigger name, but no one is that big anymore. > > > On 2/14/2015 10:09 AM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> I'd be interested in hearing a bigger name in the fashion industry >> that has an affinity for Pentax, if you've got one. >> https://www.google.com/search?q=benjamin+kanarek+photographer >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 5:06 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Benjamin's not so big a name that Ricoh should care if he's back or not, >>> I >>> bet most of us wouldn't even know who he is if he hadn't been a paid >>> promoter of Pentax, then again there's the K-01, and the out house >>> designer >>> responsible, so maybe they do care, but who else does really? >>> >>> >>> On 2/13/2015 5:47 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >>>> >>>> Interesting how nobody replied to this, which I wrote on Jan. 20th, >>>> regarding Benjamin Kanarek's sudden reappearance on dpreview Pentax >>>> Forum and PentaxForums.com. >>>> >>>> "Makes me wonder if he might not be evaluating an early edition of the >>>> Pentax FF (Ricoh trying to win one of their most influential >>>> professionals back into the fold). Naturally, with an NDA, he would >>>> not be free to speak about that but it might be in his (and Ricoh's) >>>> best interests if he became involved in the Pentax community again. >>>> </speculation>? >>>> >>>> Less than three weeks later Pentax confirms development of the full >>>> frame. >>>> >>>> I suspect that features are nailed down more than one might think and >>>> that the "artist's rendition" in the other thread is a working >>>> prototype (albeit with a 3d printed body) that is already in the hands >>>> of some pros who have signed NDAs like Kanarek. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> ... just about! This goes way beyond your usual review and (if you >>>>> aren't the kind to want to read the manual that came with your K-3) >>>>> this guy highlights a lot of the K-3s capabilities (many of which you >>>>> may not have realized even existed). 37 minutes, but definitely worth >>>>> watching if you own a K-3 or if you want a very lucid description of >>>>> its capabilities to push you "over the edge". >>>>> >>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88R8jfhfPe0 >>>>> >>>>> Interestingly, the link to this video was shared on the Pentax SLR >>>>> forum on dpreview.com by Benjamin Kanarek. You may remember him as the >>>>> former Pentax shooter who very publicly left Pentax for a Nikon D800 >>>>> for his professional work. >>>>> His YouTube channel: >>>>> https://www.youtube.com/user/benjaminkanarek/videos >>>>> >>>>> At the time he said that he would still use Pentax for travel and >>>>> leisure purposes. I find it interesting that he posted the K-3 video >>>>> because it is his first Pentax post there for a very long time. And I >>>>> wondered what precipitated that. >>>>> >>>>> Makes me wonder if he might not be evaluating an early edition of the >>>>> Pentax FF (Ricoh trying to win one of their most influential >>>>> professionals back into the fold). Naturally, with an NDA, he would >>>>> not be free to speak about that but it might be in his (and Ricoh's) >>>>> best interests if he became involved in the Pentax community again. >>>>> </speculation> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve >>> immortality through not dying. >>> -- Woody Allen >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> > > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > > > -- > 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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.
