I don't expect that is really going to be much of a problem. They may have switched
to another manufacturer's equipment, but it's still the same hand & eye behind
the viewfinder.
IF the group consensus is to bring back ex-PDML folks "with *whatever*
equipment they're using now, I'm offering a suggestion how it might be done without
losing the essential Pentaxness of the annual.
Won't bother me if my suggestion doesn't fly. I've plenty of experience with
that. It's not for me to say who should be in or who should be out.
I'll submit my images (if I can find any I'm not ashamed to share); Mark will
decide how to format the book and when it becomes available I'll buy it.
On 12/30/2017 14:44, mike wilson wrote:
Could be problematic if their pictures are now better.
On 30 December 2017 at 19:25 John <[email protected]> wrote:
Maybe add a supplemental section for former Pentax shooters.
On 12/30/2017 10:49, David J Brooks wrote:
On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 5:08 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote:
I'm sure there are many reasons why someone might or might not purchase a
copy of the annual. Most tend to do more with the cost of a book than
anything else, but even such seemingly trivial things as bookshelf space
count as a limitation that could prevent a purchase.
"Never degrade quality to expand sales: increase perceived value to expand
sales" is the only way to go. Book pricing is relatively fixed to a certain
minimum for the page count unless you move to cheaper paper, less expensive
covers, and such, but I wouldn't do any of those as they can degrade
perceived value.
My thought is that various ex-PDML folks left the list when they moved to
other equipment, for whatever reason. Inviting ex-PDML folks to join in
producing the 10th Anniversary edition with *whatever* equipment they're
using now, wanting to enjoy their photography regardless of what brand of
snappy box they use, might encourage more to participate AND buy.
... Because, in the end, I buy the PDML Annual to enjoy seeing photographs
by the other folks on this forum and to support the charity, that's the
value proposition of my payment, and what brand of equipment they used of
only passing interest..
(I must admit that this is also somewhat self-serving: I haven't used a
Pentax camera or lens to make photographs now for quite a few years. So
opening up the annual in such a way that recognizes my enthusiasm for the
PDML and for photography regardless of what brand of camera I use is pretty
much the only way I'll submit anything I've done in the past short eon of
my photography.)
I'm in the same boat, or rather dingy, as i shoot 4 systems and i have
photos from my Fuji or Nikon that would go nicely with the book but
cannot submit them. I know is a Pentax list but we do allow PESO's of
a different mother so to speak. I vote for keeping the format the same
and maybe some content about the 10 th book and all but open to adding
content from other manufactures maybe relegated to the back pages as
punishment for not ordering a K-1
Dave
G
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"Equipment is transitory. Photographs endure."
On 29/12/17, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed:
My guess is that those who don't
buy a book includes primarily those
who see that they, again, have only
one image chosen.
Perhaps even a slight quality softening would increase sales. Not
encouraging it understand, but would
increase the page count.
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