on 10/01/02 9:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at
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> WHAT ABOUT THE FOOT POWDER?
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> Cameron
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>> Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 20:00:11 +0200
>> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?P=E5l_Jensen?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Pentax at Photokina
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>> Some interesting(?) tidbits from the Pentax universe
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>> Apparently, this years Pentax photokina delegation was among the largest ever
>> including the boss and heaps of engineers. Weird, considering they had
>> nothing
>> to show. However, it turns out that they indeed showed a LOT but behind
>> closed
>> doors locked in a large safe (no I'm not making this up; I have this from a
>> guy who was part of the Pentax delegation but not allowed into the room! Only
>> the utter hot-shots were allowed apparently). I have no idea about the
>> contents of this safe is but it's believed it's not the digital K-mount slr.
>> After all, that one is not that secret (probably already on the distributors
>> order list).
>> It was said that Photokina was less seen as a news fair nowadays and more of
>> a
>> trade show (they are apparently thinking of arranging it every three year
>> instead of every two). Some informed observes suggest that Pentax will want
>> to
>> celebrate their corporate name change (and 50th year of slr production) with
>> product releases (they wil get more attention this way). The speculaters can
>> guess whats in that safe. The pessimist will insist it's the next $100 P&S
>> while the (incurable) optimist will believe it is new KAF3 lenses with USM
>> and
>> IS plus matching cameras.
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>> Pål
