Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
On 23/6/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Now, Bob, is the real question - does it promote me to your level of humorousness Replace 'promote' with 'sink' and job's a gud'un. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
Good grief Bob, where do you find this stuff! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 5:07 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up 2. Have them produce a camera that will have a special colorful attachment, say a surface of a battery grip that faces the camera bottom, that could be used for white balance reference. Yes but I doubt even a lensbaby could be bent that far... =P 1. Take the battery out of the grip. 2. Put it in the camera. 3. Take a picture of the colorful surface of the grip. 4. Take the battery out of the camera. 5. Put it in the grip. 6. Attach grip to camera. Congratulations, Boris. That's the best usability idea I've heard since Carelman's bra for trapeze artistes: http://needz.de/carelman/carel2.htm B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
Carelman's quite famous. He was part of the Oulipo group along with the likes of Raymond Queneau and George Perec. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulipo B Good grief Bob, where do you find this stuff! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 5:07 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up 2. Have them produce a camera that will have a special colorful attachment, say a surface of a battery grip that faces the camera bottom, that could be used for white balance reference. Yes but I doubt even a lensbaby could be bent that far... =P 1. Take the battery out of the grip. 2. Put it in the camera. 3. Take a picture of the colorful surface of the grip. 4. Take the battery out of the camera. 5. Put it in the grip. 6. Attach grip to camera. Congratulations, Boris. That's the best usability idea I've heard since Carelman's bra for trapeze artistes: http://needz.de/carelman/carel2.htm B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
2011/6/22 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: 2. Have them produce a camera that will have a special colorful attachment, say a surface of a battery grip that faces the camera bottom, that could be used for white balance reference. Yes but I doubt even a lensbaby could be bent that far... =P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
On 6/22/2011 13:37, Ecke PDML wrote: 2011/6/22 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: 2. Have them produce a camera that will have a special colorful attachment, say a surface of a battery grip that faces the camera bottom, that could be used for white balance reference. Yes but I doubt even a lensbaby could be bent that far... =P 1. Take the battery out of the grip. 2. Put it in the camera. 3. Take a picture of the colorful surface of the grip. 4. Take the battery out of the camera. 5. Put it in the grip. 6. Attach grip to camera. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
2. Have them produce a camera that will have a special colorful attachment, say a surface of a battery grip that faces the camera bottom, that could be used for white balance reference. Yes but I doubt even a lensbaby could be bent that far... =P 1. Take the battery out of the grip. 2. Put it in the camera. 3. Take a picture of the colorful surface of the grip. 4. Take the battery out of the camera. 5. Put it in the grip. 6. Attach grip to camera. Congratulations, Boris. That's the best usability idea I've heard since Carelman's bra for trapeze artistes: http://needz.de/carelman/carel2.htm B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
On 6/22/2011 22:06, Bob W wrote: 1. Take the battery out of the grip. 2. Put it in the camera. 3. Take a picture of the colorful surface of the grip. 4. Take the battery out of the camera. 5. Put it in the grip. 6. Attach grip to camera. Congratulations, Boris. That's the best usability idea I've heard since Carelman's bra for trapeze artistes: http://needz.de/carelman/carel2.htm Now, Bob, is the real question - does it promote me to your level of humorousness or does it push me all the way down to utter rubbishness... B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/canon-takes-a-cue-from-pentax-starts-selling-the-t3-in-assorted/ Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
Someone had to copy it eventually but I have major nits with the way they did it: that cherry red looks cheesy to my eye. And too many Canons somehow look like a bar of soap with a lens mount and a prism housing. 2011/6/21 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/canon-takes-a-cue-from-pentax-starts-selling-the-t3-in-assorted/ Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
On 21/06/2011 19:23, Ecke PDML wrote: And too many Canons somehow look like a bar of soap with a lens mount and a prism housing. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
Wow, I didn't expect that from Canon. Thanks for sharing, Dave. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:28 AM Subject: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/canon-takes-a-cue-from-pentax-starts-selling-the-t3-in-assorted/ Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
Driven by the fear of Pentax innovation . . . --Original Message-- From: Christine Aguila Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up Sent: Jun 21, 2011 2:05 PM Wow, I didn't expect that from Canon. Thanks for sharing, Dave. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:28 AM Subject: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/canon-takes-a-cue-from-pentax-starts-selling-the-t3-in-assorted/ Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Canon takes a page from the Pentax line up
On 6/21/2011 18:28, David J Brooks wrote: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/canon-takes-a-cue-from-pentax-starts-selling-the-t3-in-assorted/ Dave Two marketing ideas come to mind: 1. Collect 'em all - colors and combinations of colors... 2. Have them produce a camera that will have a special colorful attachment, say a surface of a battery grip that faces the camera bottom, that could be used for white balance reference. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
