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> -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Dobo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 10:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Digital! I got digital! Long but worth > actually reading! > > > Tom, you lost me on that one :) > > Brad > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 10:08 PM > Subject: RE: Digital! I got digital! Long but worth > actually reading! > > > > Sure. What time? > > > > -- > > Thomas Van Veen Photography > > www.bigdayphoto.com > > 301-758-3085 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brad Dobo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 4:24 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Digital! I got digital! Long but worth > > > actually reading! > > > > > > > > > And come on guys, you want Pentax to know what you think? > > > Write a letter > > > addressed to their main headquarters. Write a lot, > > > everyone write one, > > > start a petition list. Don't believe that Pentax spies > > > watch this mailing > > > list. You really look foolish went you write that you do. > > > > > > Brad Dobo > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Brad Dobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 4:17 PM > > > Subject: Re: Digital! I got digital! Long but worth > > > actually reading! > > > > > > > > > > Oh, and be careful, the CIA watches this group and if you > > > don't support > > > > American camera products they have been known to shoot > > > you dead in the > > > > street. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Brad Dobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 4:11 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Digital! I got digital! Long but worth > > > actually reading! > > > > > > > > > > > > > Heh -- unbelieveable some of you would *think* that. > > > Maybe you guys > > > > should > > > > > put the foil hats back on? > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 10:51 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: Digital! I got digital! Long but worth > > > actually reading! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Actually Pentax probably does watch this list, after > > > all at one time > > > > they > > > > > > did sponsor it. It's an interesting way to get > > > market feed back. > > > > Wether > > > > > > they do anything about it or not is another thing. > > > > > > > > > > > > At 06:20 AM 10/13/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > >From: "Tim S Kemp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 3:58 AM > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Digital! I got digital! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And back to my first sentence, is there any way > > > we can kill off > > > > the > > > > > DSLR > > > > > > > > > thread? since Pentax doesn't make one and we've > > > beat the topic > > > to > > > > > death > > > > > > > > > about 5000 times too many. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It wouldn't surprise me if people from Pentax > > > read this list and > > > > > comment > > > > > > > > back, if they don't know what a small percentage > > > of their fans > > > want > > > > > then > > > > > > > > they'll never bother. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Tim, that would surprise me!! I'm sorry, but that > > > is fantasy in it's > > > > > > >extreme! Having Pentax people watching the > list, like we are > > > > important. > > > > > > >Hahaha. Never. If they did monitor the Almighty > > > PDML, they'd be > > > more > > > > > > >likely to notice that many people here have been > > > working with Pentax > > > > for > > > > > > >many long years, and instead of taking out the MZ-S > > > and putting only > > > > FA* > > > > > on, > > > > > > >they use the old equipment for various and valid > > > reasons, don't get > > > me > > > > > > >wrong. But that is indeed what many people here do, > > > like it or not, > > > > > > >disagree or not, it's very much a fact. Now, they > > > don't dismiss or > > > buy > > > > > new > > > > > > >equipment, but they are almost more of older Pentax > > > camera memoriblia > > > > > > >collectors. Like I said, nothing wrong with it. > > > I'm sure when Mr. > > > > Asahi > > > > > > >(ya ya, don't comment, I know the answer) sees this > > > he'll be touched, > > > > but > > > > > > >that's about all. "Small percentage" was used, and > > > that is very much > > > > the > > > > > > >case! We are but a grain of sand in a large beach. > > > Oh sure we have > > > > > people > > > > > > >from all over the world here, much to our benefit. > > > But really, do > > > all > > > > > those > > > > > > >that own digital P&S or 35mm P&S or the MZ entry > > > level cameras care > > > as > > > > > much > > > > > > >about them as we do? We are a minority in a > > > minority. I'm geez, my > > > > dad > > > > > is > > > > > > >a Minolta guy, loves his camera, uses it a lot and > > > surfs the web, but > > > > > unless > > > > > > >he needs a camera, he doesn't think about it. He > > > couldn't give a > > > fart > > > > > about > > > > > > >a Minolta list. Fact is that he, as do most people > > > owning cameras of > > > > ANY > > > > > > >make, don't care like the vocal members here. We're > > > mostly a small > > > > group > > > > > of > > > > > > >dedicated members (with the odd exception) Pentax > > > SLR is very small > > > > > market, > > > > > > >I can't find poop around here, I tripped to Toronto > > > and wasn't even > > > > that > > > > > > >impressed with what Henrys CBD store had. Is it > > > safe for me to > > > assume > > > > > that > > > > > > >everyone here at least owns a Pentax 35mm camera? I > > > know people use > > > > > other > > > > > > >systems or have switched, but they surely must have > > > something, or why > > > > be > > > > > > >here? So most of the 'vocal' group has SLRs of > > > various ages and > > > level. > > > > > I > > > > > > >know that there are the silent lurkers who read and > > > learn. I'd wager > > > a > > > > > bet > > > > > > >they own the Pentax P&S or the Optios. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I'm tired, and finally, what you and I say means > > > nothing. Pentax is > > > > not > > > > > > >watching us (so throw away your foil hats) A Pentax > > > DSLR is a dream. > > > > It > > > > > > >doesn't exist. Why talk about it? Have we gotten > > > anywhere? We just > > > > > bicker > > > > > > >and speculate. Geez, most of the digital topics are > > > OT!! I'm > > > > beginning > > > > > to > > > > > > >think, besides his manner of approach, Bruce R. has > > > a good handle on > > > > > things. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >This is not the DDML (Digital Distribution Mailing > > > List) Guess what? > > > > > It's > > > > > > >PDML, and I used to think it stood for Pentax > > > Distribution Mailing > > > > list. > > > > > > >Sure you can talk digital, Pentax has the Optio > > > series, but it's rare > > > > for > > > > > > >that to come up...why? If those crazy spies from > > > Pentax report to > > > > there > > > > > > >bosses we aren't into digital P&S of Pentax make, > > > they could very > > > > likely > > > > > > >assume we have no interest in digital at all. But > > > I'll continue to > > > > beat > > > > > a > > > > > > >dead horse, we don't have a DSLR, I'm sure we'll get > > > one, but not for > > > a > > > > > long > > > > > > >while, and when and if it shows up seems like we are > > > expecting to > > > > compete > > > > > > >with Nikon and Canon......is that what Pentax does? > > > I think the DSLR > > > > > that > > > > > > >they come out with will disappoint those here that > > > want it, and then > > > > > there > > > > > > >will be bitching about this and that. Also, a > > > number of people have > > > > > > >discussed first, second, third generation of SLRs. > > > Some have gone on > > > > and > > > > > > >said that they probably wouldn't buy a first > > > generation one, just > > > like > > > > > some > > > > > > >that won't go for the MZ-S. What do the Pentax > > > spies think of that? > > > > If > > > > > > >they were about to make one they'd shut down the > > > plant because we > > > won't > > > > > buy > > > > > > >it, wanting a 2nd gen one of better quality, it mean > > > huge losses. If > > > > we > > > > > > >were all in support of Digitalizing Pentax, we'd > > > have all rushed out > > > > and > > > > > > >bought one of the Optios. I did. (not for that > > > reason though) > > > There > > > > > are > > > > > > >just a few here with an Optio. Doesn't sound like > > > good support for > > > > > digital > > > > > > >Pentax. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Blah blah, I ranted and raved, sorry for the long > > > email (if anyone > > > got > > > > > this > > > > > > >far) but I really think we should all really stop > > > discussing a topic > > > > that > > > > > > >does not exist and also we solve nothing, there is > > > nothing new in > > > posts > > > > > > >about digital Pentax or otherwise anymore, we've > > > talked it to death. > > > > Let > > > > > it > > > > > > >R.I.P > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Brad Dobo > > > > > > > > > > > > > >PS ... I love this group and all the members, I > > > learn a lot, and we > > > > have > > > > > a > > > > > > >nice cosy Internet family. So, my dear relatives, > > > any remarks above > > > is > > > > > not > > > > > > >putting you down, in fact, you are held on a > pedestal for me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
