Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-27 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:27 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: I refer also to 35mm digital, not just film Well, I think we've seen from the announcement of the 645 digital body that Pentax has decided to go bigger for their

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-26 Thread Thibouille
Do you know any details about this MZ-1? -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-26 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you know any details about this MZ-1? No. But I have someone working on it! It has been shown at an exhibition along with other prototypes. Pål

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-26 Thread Rick Womer
Dave, Maybe some of these people paying a lot for Canon 35mm on Eekbay should look at KEH, where Canon and Nikon 35mm SLRs are going for considerably less than Pentax ones (except, of course, that Pentax has no competitor to the EOS-1 series or the F4 or F5). Rick --- Dave Miers [EMAIL

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-26 Thread Dave Miers
that were so.cheap? If they started with the word rebel or were from the 6xx series though, I don't count those, heh! I suppose they would be the equivalent to the mz or zx line in Pentax though. Dave Re: End of Pentax 35mm? Rick Womer Sun, 26 Feb 2006 06:08:37 -0800 Dave

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-26 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006, Dave Miers wrote: to see the Pentax PZ-1 holding it's value so well, but help me here, why is a PZ-1p in the same condition rating as a PZ-1 less money? Guess: the PZ-1 is a leftover they bought at too high a price by *today's* standards. Kostas

End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Kevin Waterson
With the tentative release of new Pentax digital offerings in both APS and Medium Format, there is a large chasm where 35mm used to be. This is pretty much filled with Canon 35mm digital. Have we seen the end of 35mm from Pentax? Is there any word/rumour/postulation of a new film body? Or is 35mm

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Waterson wrote: With the tentative release of new Pentax digital offerings in both APS and Medium Format, there is a large chasm where 35mm used to be. This is pretty much filled with Canon 35mm digital. Have we seen the end of 35mm from Pentax? Is there any word/rumour/postulation of a new

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:16 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: Or is 35mm now the realm of other manfacturers? Is it the realm of *any* manufacturers now? Film sales are so sluggish even compared to two years ago that I would be stunned if there was any kind of market at all for new 35mm SLRs.

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:16 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: Or is 35mm now the realm of other manfacturers? Is it the realm of *any* manufacturers now? Film sales are so sluggish even compared to two years ago that I would be

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:16 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: With the tentative release of new Pentax digital offerings in both APS and Medium Format, there is a large chasm where 35mm used to be. This is pretty much filled with Canon 35mm digital. Have we seen the end of 35mm from Pentax

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:27 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: I refer also to 35mm digital, not just film What, pray tell, is 35mm digital?? Bob

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:27 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: I refer also to 35mm digital, not just film Well, I think we've seen from the announcement of the 645 digital body that Pentax has decided to go bigger for their high-end gear. -Aaron

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Adam Maas
Aaron Reynolds wrote: On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:16 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: Or is 35mm now the realm of other manfacturers? Is it the realm of *any* manufacturers now? Film sales are so sluggish even compared to two years ago that I would be stunned if there was any kind of market at all

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:27 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:16 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: Or is 35mm now the realm of other manfacturers? Is it the realm of *any* manufacturers now? Film sales are so

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Adam Maas
Bob Shell wrote: On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:27 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: I refer also to 35mm digital, not just film What, pray tell, is 35mm digital?? Bob The Canon 5D and 1Ds mkII ;-) -Adam

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread K.Takeshita
On 2/25/06 4:49 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If Canon has announced anything new, its stuff that's been in their development pipeline for a while already. I believe Canon merely said that the current 35mm line would be maintained. No new bodies. Their reason is because

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Adam Maas
Bob Shell wrote: On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:16 PM, Kevin Waterson wrote: With the tentative release of new Pentax digital offerings in both APS and Medium Format, there is a large chasm where 35mm used to be. This is pretty much filled with Canon 35mm digital. Have we seen the end of 35mm

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Adam Maas
K.Takeshita wrote: On 2/25/06 4:49 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If Canon has announced anything new, its stuff that's been in their development pipeline for a while already. I believe Canon merely said that the current 35mm line would be maintained. No new

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is there any word/rumour/postulation of a new film body? No. But if it of any consolation the MZ-1 has actually surfaced - it has been shown. This is the flagship I spent years talking about. I went almost into

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
much filled with Canon 35mm digital. Have we seen the end of 35mm from Pentax? Is there any word/rumour/postulation of a new film body? Or is 35mm now the realm of other manfacturers? Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Bob Shell
On Feb 25, 2006, at 5:08 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Have you forgotten Canon? They're still selling 5 35mm SLR bodies. No, I didn't forget Canon. Bob

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Dave Miers
cameras and make some money at it. Sure I defected to Canon, but I still love my pz-1p and, ahem. way too many others. Dave Re: End of Pentax 35mm? Paul Stenquist Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:19:19 -0800 For all practical purposes, SLR 35mm is pretty much the realm of one manufacturer -- Canon

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 25, 2006, at 6:47 PM, Dave Miers wrote: ... Sony taking over Minolta could prove to be big. Now there's an understatement. Sony has a long long history in digital imaging products of all kinds, from bottom level consumer to highest end pro. In volume sales of digital cameras,

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 25, 2006, at 6:47 PM, Dave Miers wrote: ... Sony taking over Minolta could prove to be big. Now there's an understatement. Sony has a long long history in digital imaging products of all kinds, from bottom level consumer to highest end pro. In volume sales of digital cameras, they

Re: End of Pentax 35mm?

2006-02-25 Thread Kenneth Waller
: Saturday, February 25, 2006 4:16 PM Subject: End of Pentax 35mm? With the tentative release of new Pentax digital offerings in both APS and Medium Format, there is a large chasm where 35mm used to be. This is pretty much filled with Canon 35mm digital. Have we seen the end of 35mm from Pentax