none of this addresses what a ship from Japan to Canada was doing in the
Atlantic Ocean...
Maybe the aliens
At 08:52 PM 10/31/02 -0800, you wrote:
It's them aliens, Doug. They sucked the boat up into
the mutha-ship and took all the Pentax gear for
themselves. (See, aliens dig Pentax cuz
Hi,
I believe the Russian Navy once sailed round the world so that they
could attack Japan from the blind side. Perhaps Pentax was trying to
supply Canada by surprise!
---
Bob
Friday, November 1, 2002, 1:48:19 PM, you wrote:
none of this addresses what a ship from Japan to Canada was
in America.
Original Message -
From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PDML (Pentax) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 4:22 PM
Subject: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Hey folks,
Well, today, went in to my camera store and ripped two salespeople up and
down about
Let's add the USA while we're at it. When it comes to folks, that actually buy new
equipment that isn't run of the mill entry level stuff, Pentax isn't worth the trouble
to customers. What is worse is that these folks aren't worth the trouble to Pentax.
BR
-Original Message-
From:
I'm with you Shaun
Vic
In a message dated 10/31/02 12:17:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Sure MF provides undoubtedly better detail and quality in each neg or pos.
However, humble old 35mm gear can still churn out some stunners when we put
our minds too it. Making the interneg was definitely
You know, the land of NA. We NAians resent your lack of international
sensitivity.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/30/02 06:42PM
Where the hell is NA
Retailers were VERY worried that they wouldn't have anything to sell on
the day after our Thanksgiving
(traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year).
I know exactly what you mean by this, but it's a pretty funny comment
in the absolute sense. An American store with nothing to sell is a
LOL. That is probably how Pentax would go, however.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/30/02 04:59PM
Hi,
Good grief, a boat from Japan to Canada sank in the
folks always talk about 35 mm dying and then talk about quality of
images. If 35 mm is dying, it has nothing to do with image quality, but
with competition for other media such as digital. If image quality were
the primary issue, the ratio of 35 mm film sales to 120 film sales would
be
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I remember once when heavy rains were
predicted (my part of Virginia is prone to floods) many folks stocked up
at the supermarket and some of my friends told me the store had nothing
left. Nothing meant they were out of milk and bread.
Steven
Brad's Pentax Gripe
Gets Nasty ;-)
Retailers were VERY worried that they wouldn't have
anything to sell on
the day after our Thanksgiving
(traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year).
I know exactly what you mean by this, but it's a pretty
funny comment
in the absolute sense
Soon,oh so very soon :) :) :)
Dave
Begin Original Message
From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We're notorious wusses when it comes to snow.
--
Thomas Van Veen Photography
Pentax User
Stouffville Ontario Canada
http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/
http://brooks1952.tripod.com/myhorses
Sign
On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 01:07 PM, Steve Desjardins wrote:
I know exactly what you mean by this, but it's a pretty funny comment
in the absolute sense. An American store with nothing to sell is a
pretty relative concept. I remember once when heavy rains were
predicted (my part of
Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 6:37 PM
Subject: Re[2]: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Hi,
Perhaps it was the flagship that went down with all handgrips and
cable releases while bearing Brad's goodies from exotic Zipango to
the Centre of the Universe.
---
Bob
It's them aliens, Doug. They sucked the boat up into
the mutha-ship and took all the Pentax gear for
themselves. (See, aliens dig Pentax cuz it's so fly.
Way cooler than Canon.) And that, ladies and
gentlemen, is why you won't see any Pentax DSLR. The
aliens took 'em off the ship! They suck
Um... Not Alaska?
--- Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Where the hell is NA
Regards,
Bob...
---
Beer is proof that God loves us
and wants us to be happy
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[skip]
...at
Hey folks,
Well, today, went in to my camera store and ripped two salespeople up and
down about my release cable CS-130. They pulled the order form. Dated
August 9th 2002. So I said that was complete unreasonable, since it's
October 30th. I talked to one of the owners. In carefully phrased
I've been waiting 3 years to have a bay window
thats leaked all its gas to be replaced.g
Dave
Begin Original Message
From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 16:22:01 -0500
To: PDML \(Pentax\) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Hey folks
Good grief, a boat from Japan to Canada sank in the Atlantic Ocean? That
would take some serious doing.
Brad, just order from someone else. You could have ordered it from a
hundred other outlets by now.
Doug
At 04:22 PM 10/30/02 -0500, you wrote:
Hey folks,
Well, today, went in to my camera
Hi,
Good grief, a boat from Japan to Canada sank in the Atlantic Ocean? That
would take some serious doing.
it was a Pentax boat. The captain didn't see the enormous digital
iceberg heading towards him...
Bob
- Original Message -
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
- Original Message -
From: Pål Jensen
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Considering
- Original Message -
From: Chris Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Brad Dobo wrote:
Seriously. I am not going to pay USD and all the other hassles to get
I have called Pentax USA for brochures before and they said they will not
deal anything when it comes to Canada.
- Original Message -
From: James Fellows [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty
Department
La Trobe University, Bundoora,
Australia, 3086.
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 0414-967 644
-Original Message-
From: Brad Dobo [mailto:brad.dobo;rogers.com]
Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2002 12:01
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
- Original
up to and a couple days past the Photokina. If they don't come
out with a DSLR, what will you do?
Regards,
Brad Dobo
- Original Message -
From: Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 8:15 PM
Subject: RE: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty
Lol, you guys are diffusing my anger ;-)
- Original Message -
From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 4:59 PM
Subject: Re[2]: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Hi,
Good grief, a boat from Japan to Canada sank
, October 30, 2002 8:15 PM
Subject: RE: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Isn't it funny how different distributors behave in different places?
Pentax
is really getting pushed in the media here at the moment, and in
particular
the Optio 330 and 430's and binoculars. Mainly because it is spring
Brad Dobo wrote:
If they don't come
out with a DSLR, what will you do?
Uh, if Pentax doesn't come out with a DSLR, I'll continue to make
photographs with my Spotmatics, my LX, my MX, and my 6x7. And if Pentax
does come out with a DSLR, I'll continue to make photographs with my
Spotmatics,
- Original Message -
From: Brad Dobo
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
What I just laugh my rear off at is that they are coming out
with a new 35mm
SLR? LOL Just when everyone is going digital...that's Pentax
for ya. Was
the MZ-S (in sales, not performance
- Original Message -
From: Brad Dobo
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Thank you Bill, a person that's here and understands the
problems with
Pentax Canada.
I really do envy Pål regarding Pentax Norway's service.
He has a reliable LX, and maintains the LX is a good
-Original Message-
From: William Robb [mailto:w_robb;accesscomm.ca]
- Original Message -
From: Brad Dobo
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
What I just laugh my rear off at is that they are coming out
with a new 35mm
SLR? LOL Just when everyone
- Original Message -
From: tom
Subject: RE: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Anyway, the MZ-S isn't a sales flop. As I understand it, it
exceeded
Pentax's own forecast, and it was backlogged for several
months.
I wondered about that as well.
William Robb
happy with the Pentax gear (that I have!!! :))
Regards,
Brad
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Brad,
I really don't think anyone here would think
PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Brad Dobo wrote:
If they don't come
out with a DSLR, what will you do?
Uh, if Pentax doesn't come out with a DSLR, I'll continue to make
photographs with my
Ever since I moved up format from 35mm to 67 - many of the concerns
and worries about what Pentax and the others were doing/planning in
the 35mm world ceased to concern me.
I just got back proofs from a wedding I shot over the weekend - 8
rolls of 120 and 2 rolls of 35mm. The 35mm was shot on
- Original Message -
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
- Original Message -
From: Brad Dobo
Subject: Re: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
The MZ-S
- Original Message -
From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:38 PM
Subject: RE: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
The MZ-S is a weird camera. It's not going to get a Nikon or
Canon user excited because on paper it doesn't compete
Every region is different I would expect.
Anyway, the MZ-S isn't a sales flop. As I understand it, it
exceeded
Pentax's own forecast, and it was backlogged for several
months.
I wondered about that as well.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:00 PM
Subject: Re[2]: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
No doubt. 35mm cannot compete, and it's dying anyhow.
Ever since I moved up format from 35mm
I'm investing in cameras and images not technology.
Vic
http://hometown.aol.ca/Pentxuser/myhomepage/artgallery.html
In a message dated 10/30/02 9:31:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Brad Dobo wrote:
If they don't come
out with a DSLR, what will you do?
Uh, if Pentax doesn't come out
See what happens when I don't take my meds?
From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hey Bob,
North America silly!
From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Where the hell is NA
Regards,
Bob...
---
Beer is proof that God loves us
and
Brad I competely disagree. 35mm is not dying and yes it can compete. It
depends on what you are shooting and how large you are going to blow it up.
Many shots are taken with 35mm equipment that could not be taken with larger
format equipment. Many people like larger format because they are
] [mailto:Pentxuser;aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:43 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re[2]: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
Brad I competely disagree. 35mm is not dying and yes it can compete. It
depends on what you are shooting and how large you are going to
blow it up
In a message dated 10/30/02 8:17:52 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As for Brad's dilemma. Mate your really up s*t creek unless you want to
purchase online, or at least travel to somewhere that has the parts you
want.
Brad call Burlington Camera in Burlington Ont. just a hop skip and jump
[mailto:hifisapi;gate.net]
Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2002 03:45
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Re[2]: Brad's Pentax Gripe Gets Nasty ;-)
I disagree, I can see a difference between 35mm and
medium format even in a print as small as 8X10.
As for 11X14, I'm not sure if 4X5 negs would look better
than
In a message dated 10/30/02 7:55:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Unfortunately Pal, it is. Just like whomever in Europe traced the PDML
server and got a lightning fast response, while I'm on the same continent
and got poor results. Anyhow, if you just look at the Photo I courses, 90
46 matches
Mail list logo
