Hmmm. And interestingly, Benjamin Kanarek is followed by Ricoh Imaging on Twitter.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
