Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
On 16/07/2014 8:51 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Yet it somehow seems to be a weakening of the Pentax brand. The last bridge camera seemed to be superior to it in most ways. They are all going this way. I had a look at the newest Nikon bridge camera yesterday. To say it sucks is being kind to it. bill -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com: I'm on the verge of buying a Q7, but I'm doing my best to wait for Photokina just in case they come out with a new one. They've put out a new model every year so far, so it's certainly a possibility. A Q camera wouldn't replace my K-5, but it could certainly be a lot of fun. I could adapt both my K and Auto 110 lenses to it. My K 500mm would be some kind of ridiculous telescope with the Q's crop factor, and I could even get it in black and yellow, to match my car. ;D I have the original Q as well as the K-5. The Q is a lot of fun but difficult to use outdoors in strong sunlight. I'm not sure I'd go for another Q even if they produce one with a viewfinder - I really want a mirrorless with a large sensor. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
On 16/07/2014 12:02 AM, Brian Walters wrote: I have the original Q as well as the K-5. The Q is a lot of fun but difficult to use outdoors in strong sunlight. I'm not sure I'd go for another Q even if they produce one with a viewfinder - I really want a mirrorless with a large sensor. You would love the Fuji X-T1. bill -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
Quoting Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com: On 16/07/2014 12:02 AM, Brian Walters wrote: I have the original Q as well as the K-5. The Q is a lot of fun but difficult to use outdoors in strong sunlight. I'm not sure I'd go for another Q even if they produce one with a viewfinder - I really want a mirrorless with a large sensor. You would love the Fuji X-T1. I know. But there's the small matter of the folding stuff... -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
Yet it somehow seems to be a weakening of the Pentax brand. The last bridge camera seemed to be superior to it in most ways. On 7/15/2014 7:41 PM, John Celio wrote: On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. I suppose you gotta draw the dividing line somewhere. Apparently this is where. I asked Ricoh's @Pentaxian Twitter account and got this reply: We decided to market it under the PENTAX brand, our brand for SLR models, since it has an SLR-like design. https://twitter.com/PENTAXIAN/status/489066081743413249 Makes sense, actually. John -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
The reason for branding it Pentax is explained in a sentence in the international press release: 'It boasts a stylish, high-grade design resembling PENTAX-brand SLR cameras.' So it has to resemble a Pentax DSLR, hence the Pentax name on top of other details. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: John Celio Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 3:23 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1 http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. John -- 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. - Nessun virus nel messaggio. Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com Versione: 2014.0.4716 / Database dei virus: 3986/7851 - Data di rilascio: 14/07/2014 -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
Sorry to be rude, but high grade design with crappy 20 pix viewfinder and no RAW... really? Pentax X-5 was announced approximately two years ago and I don't see much (if any) improvements except longer zoom. X-5 is currently 179 eur in Estonia, XG-1 price is announced 299 eur. BR, Margus On 15.07.2014 9:55, Dario Bonazza wrote: The reason for branding it Pentax is explained in a sentence in the international press release: 'It boasts a stylish, high-grade design resembling PENTAX-brand SLR cameras.' So it has to resemble a Pentax DSLR, hence the Pentax name on top of other details. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: John Celio Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 3:23 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1 http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. John -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
XG-1? To borrow a line from ST:FC, Sounds Minoltish. -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
Consider cutting off the first six inches and developing that first. It should give you a base for better development of the rest. -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. I suppose you gotta draw the dividing line somewhere. Apparently this is where. I asked Ricoh's @Pentaxian Twitter account and got this reply: We decided to market it under the PENTAX brand, our brand for SLR models, since it has an SLR-like design. https://twitter.com/PENTAXIAN/status/489066081743413249 Makes sense, actually. John -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 7:41 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. I suppose you gotta draw the dividing line somewhere. Apparently this is where. I asked Ricoh's @Pentaxian Twitter account and got this reply: We decided to market it under the PENTAX brand, our brand for SLR models, since it has an SLR-like design. https://twitter.com/PENTAXIAN/status/489066081743413249 Makes sense, actually. If external shape is what makes an SLR, then it makes sense to sell this ... http://www.amazon.com/Yabber-Cellphone-Squeak-Chew-Plush/dp/B008J4BM9M ... at the phone store. It has a phone-like design. -- -bmw -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. Possibly of little interest to most of us but with Photokina just around the corner, I wonder what else we can expect in the next couple of months? It's a bit soon to replace the K-3 and I'm not expecting the mythical full frame to appear. What I'd really like to see is a large sensor mirrorless - m43 or aps-C, I don't really care - provided it has a viewfinder and a short lens to sensor distance (unlike the K-01). That's certainly something that would interest me. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
The cat is staying in the bag on this one it seems. I guess we'll all have to wait till photokina. On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. Possibly of little interest to most of us but with Photokina just around the corner, I wonder what else we can expect in the next couple of months? It's a bit soon to replace the K-3 and I'm not expecting the mythical full frame to appear. What I'd really like to see is a large sensor mirrorless - m43 or aps-C, I don't really care - provided it has a viewfinder and a short lens to sensor distance (unlike the K-01). That's certainly something that would interest me. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 6:57 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. Possibly of little interest to most of us but with Photokina just around the corner, I wonder what else we can expect in the next couple of months? It's a bit soon to replace the K-3 and I'm not expecting the mythical full frame to appear. What I'd really like to see is a large sensor mirrorless - m43 or aps-C, I don't really care - provided it has a viewfinder and a short lens to sensor distance (unlike the K-01). That's certainly something that would interest me. I'm on the verge of buying a Q7, but I'm doing my best to wait for Photokina just in case they come out with a new one. They've put out a new model every year so far, so it's certainly a possibility. A Q camera wouldn't replace my K-5, but it could certainly be a lot of fun. I could adapt both my K and Auto 110 lenses to it. My K 500mm would be some kind of ridiculous telescope with the Q's crop factor, and I could even get it in black and yellow, to match my car. ;D John -- 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: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1
John Celio wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. I suppose you gotta draw the dividing line somewhere. Apparently this is where. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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.
