A modest proposal for Ricoh

2012-11-29 Thread P. J. Alling
So I've had way too much time on my hands, and I've been thinking about the implications of the K-01 being a one off product. It seems that Ricoh could redeem itself by releasing a K mount module for the GRX. Yes I know it's been proposed in the past, but now with Pentax and Ricoh having

Re: A modest proposal for Ricoh

2012-11-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
PJ, You need Boris to make some comments here. I believe he is very happily using a GRX. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:06 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: So I've had way too much time on my hands, and I've been thinking about the implications of the K-01 being a

Re: A modest proposal for Ricoh

2012-11-29 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original - De: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com So I've had way too much time on my hands, and I've been thinking about the implications of the K-01 being a one off product. It seems that Ricoh could redeem itself by releasing a K mount module for the GRX.  Yes

Re: A modest proposal for Ricoh

2012-11-29 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 29, 2012, at 8:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: So I've had way too much time on my hands, and I've been thinking about the implications of the K-01 being a one off product. Theres always the chance for a full frame follow on. :-) How about a replacement for the AF540 which doesn't suck?

Re: A modest proposal for Ricoh

2012-11-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Reply interspersed. On 11/29/2012 6:06 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: So I've had way too much time on my hands, and I've been thinking about the implications of the K-01 being a one off product. Canon had recently started a mirrorless series of cameras as well... So in terms of industry, K-01 is

Re: A modest proposal for Ricoh

2012-11-29 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Every time I see a modest proposal I am reminded of that old cannibalism parody piece. Am I alone on that? -- 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: A modest proposal for Ricoh

2012-11-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: It seems that Ricoh could redeem itself by releasing a K mount module for the GRX. Yes I know it's been proposed in the past, but now with Pentax and Ricoh having combined photographic imaging operations it actually

RE: A modest proposal for Ricoh

2012-11-29 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
Soon enough I will be getting my M-module, I hope. And then I will also buy an adapter so that I could try 50/1.2, 43/1.9 and 77/1.8 Pentax lenses. Boris Caveat - I recently purchased a similar K-mount adapter for a different system and it just wouldn't mount the 50/1.2. All other lenses

RE: A modest proposal for Ricoh

2012-11-29 Thread Bob W
To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: A modest proposal for Ricoh Every time I see a modest proposal I am reminded of that old cannibalism parody piece. Am I alone on that? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: A modest proposal for Ricoh

2012-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: that's presumably why people use the phrase, although Swift was being somewhat satirical in his us somewhat satirical? -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net