Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-10 Thread Miserere
I came back to the PDML as soon as I heard the news of the upcoming FF Pentax...just to see if Cotty had eaten his hat yet :-D Glad I'm not late to the show! Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-10 Thread John
On 2/9/2015 9:33 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 2/9/2015 2:57 PM, John wrote: On 2/8/2015 3:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 8, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I was tempted to load my M3 with Tri-X for my day trip to Paris a few weeks ago, but when I thought

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-10 Thread John
On 2/9/2015 9:37 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: Speaking of temptation ... ran across a Honeywell Pentax H3 at the flea market on Saturday. How much was it selling for? Sticker said $29. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never

RE: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-10 Thread John Coyle
Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sent: Wednesday, 11 February 2015 4:47 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Full-Framer Coming On 2/9/2015 9:33 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 2/9/2015 2:57 PM, John wrote: On 2/8/2015 3:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-10 Thread P.J. Alling
On 2/10/2015 1:46 PM, John wrote: On 2/9/2015 9:33 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 2/9/2015 2:57 PM, John wrote: On 2/8/2015 3:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 8, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I was tempted to load my M3 with Tri-X for my day trip to Paris a few

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-09 Thread Mark Roberts
John wrote: Speaking of temptation ... ran across a Honeywell Pentax H3 at the flea market on Saturday. How much was it selling for? -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-09 Thread P.J. Alling
On 2/9/2015 2:57 PM, John wrote: On 2/8/2015 3:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 8, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I was tempted to load my M3 with Tri-X for my day trip to Paris a few weeks ago, but when I thought through the hassle of developing and scanning

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-09 Thread John
On 2/8/2015 3:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 8, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I was tempted to load my M3 with Tri-X for my day trip to Paris a few weeks ago, but when I thought through the hassle of developing and scanning and filing the negs and the CD i

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-09 Thread John
On 2/7/2015 11:56 PM, David Mann wrote: On Feb 8, 2015, at 1:17 pm, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That was s promise made about a dozen years ago. Due to Pentax's indecision and pokey product planning, the statute of limitations has expired. And I think moths have beaten

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-09 Thread John
I can also see this replacing Jump the shark as a metaphor. On 2/8/2015 10:54 AM, Darren Addy wrote: I was not around to hear the original statement or conditions thereof, but I wish I was Cotty because it would be very easy to turn this into a viral fundraiser that would PAY for most, if not

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/2/15, james, discombobulated, unleashed: Wasn't there someone named COTTY. Wasn't there something about a HAT. Wasn't there something about pentax FF. Wasn't there something about eating of HAT re FF? Still waiting http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/yum.html -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Ken Waller
So this list would have become the Really Dumb Mailing List! -Original Message- From: Darren Addy pixelsmithy@gmail. Subject: Re: Full-Framer Coming George, I hate to disagree with a fellow Nebraskan, but if we are going to take that position then we should have changed the name

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread George Sinos
Well - This is probably nit-picking, but I would say Cotty's prediction was correct. Pentax isn't making a full-frame camera. They never did and they no longer exist, so they never will. Ricoh is making a full frame camera with Pentax brand name stamped on it. gs George Sinos

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Darren Addy
George, I hate to disagree with a fellow Nebraskan, but if we are going to take that position then we should have changed the name of the PDML. Pentax has only been a brand for a very long time and Ricoh is only the most recent overlord (though I might suggest they are being a most benevolent

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread P.J. Alling
The concept of corporate successor says you're wrong. Besides, the Pentax engineers and manufacturing facilities are now a large part of Ricoh imaging. So even though Asahi Optical, (later Pentax), has ceased to exist. They have a corporate successor with a clear line of descent. On

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 8, 2015, at 2:44 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 8/2/15, james, discombobulated, unleashed: Wasn't there someone named COTTY. Wasn't there something about a HAT. Wasn't there something about pentax FF. Wasn't there something about eating of HAT re FF? Still

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Darren Addy
I was not around to hear the original statement or conditions thereof, but I wish I was Cotty because it would be very easy to turn this into a viral fundraiser that would PAY for most, if not all, of Cotty's copy of the fullframe Pentax. All that needs to be done is to tell the story (on a web

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Zos Xavius
I think its time to eat the hat! On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 5:44 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 8/2/15, james, discombobulated, unleashed: Wasn't there someone named COTTY. Wasn't there something about a HAT. Wasn't there something about pentax FF. Wasn't there something about

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 8 Feb 2015, at 17:31, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: On Feb 8, 2015, at 2:44 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 8/2/15, james, discombobulated, unleashed: Wasn't there someone named COTTY. Wasn't there something about a HAT. Wasn't there something about

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 8, 2015, at 11:36 AM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: I was tempted to load my M3 with Tri-X for my day trip to Paris a few weeks ago, but when I thought through the hassle of developing and scanning and filing the negs and the CD i thought again. I keep the M4-2 loaded and

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Ken Waller
What type of whine shall we suggest for Cotty? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com Subject: Re: Full-Framer Coming On Feb 8, 2015, at 2:44 AM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/2/15, Darren Addy, discombobulated, unleashed: I was not around to hear the original statement or conditions thereof, but I wish I was Cotty because it would be very easy to turn this into a viral fundraiser that would PAY for most, if not all, of Cotty's copy of the fullframe Pentax. All

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/2/15, Zos Xavius, discombobulated, unleashed: I think its time to eat the hat! Hmmm. not quite mate. Let's let the capitalistic process take its course -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/2/15, George Sinos, discombobulated, unleashed: Ricoh is making a full frame camera with Pentax brand name stamped on it. Hmmm, so Pentax is the brand. Just because it's not made by a company called Pentax, doesn't mean it's not a Pentax, if you'll forgive the double negative ;-) --

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/2/15, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Mmm. Tasty treat! What sauce do you think will go well? :-) Herringbone sauce. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ --

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/2/15, Ken Waller, discombobulated, unleashed: What type of whine shall we suggest for Cotty? Coates du Moan. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
What type of whine shall we suggest for Cotty? Coates du Moan. Ahh, that's for a chilly winter evening when the heating is broken -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ --

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
That was s promise made about a dozen years ago. Due to Pentax's indecision and pokey product planning, the statute of limitations has expired. And I think moths have beaten Cotty to the table and have eaten the hat. Paul via phone On Feb 7, 2015, at 5:47 PM, james sup8p...@clubtelco.com

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-07 Thread P.J. Alling
I didn't know there was a statute of limitations on eating hats... On 2/7/2015 7:17 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: That was s promise made about a dozen years ago. Due to Pentax's indecision and pokey product planning, the statute of limitations has expired. And I think moths have beaten Cotty to

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-07 Thread David Mann
On Feb 8, 2015, at 1:17 pm, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That was s promise made about a dozen years ago. Due to Pentax's indecision and pokey product planning, the statute of limitations has expired. And I think moths have beaten Cotty to the table and have eaten the hat.

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-07 Thread james
Wasn't there someone named COTTY. Wasn't there something about a HAT. Wasn't there something about pentax FF. Wasn't there something about eating of HAT re FF? James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-05 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 05.02.15 um 00:43 schrieb Darren Addy: Asahi Man says planned availability in the fall, meaning some of you can call in the X-mas gift card for at least part of the purchase. He also gives the european prices on the new lenses: HD PENTAX-D FA★ 70-200 mm F/2,8 ED DC AW available March 2015

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-05 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
A Spanish Pentax related site, that also is an internet authorised dealer has setup a page dedicated to the new full frame where they say that: - Cost: 2000EUR (body only) - Availability: October'15 And several other characteristics like 36Mpix:

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-05 Thread John
On 2/5/2015 7:16 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 05.02.15 um 00:43 schrieb Darren Addy: Asahi Man says planned availability in the fall, meaning some of you can call in the X-mas gift card for at least part of the purchase. He also gives the european prices on the new lenses: HD PENTAX-D FA★

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-05 Thread John
Interesting. Everything marked in red is based on hearsay rumors, but I notice it won't have a built in flash and it will finally get a flip LCD display. On 2/5/2015 9:26 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: A Spanish Pentax related site, that also is an internet authorised dealer has setup a page

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-05 Thread Mark Roberts
My Sony A850 is going onto eBay this weekend. :) -- 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

Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-04 Thread jtainter
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3071796575/ricoh-announces-development-of-long-awaited-full-frame-pentax-dslr?utm_campaign=internal-linkutm_source=mainmenuutm_medium=textref=mainmenu -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Full-Framer Coming

2015-02-04 Thread Darren Addy
Asahi Man says planned availability in the fall, meaning some of you can call in the X-mas gift card for at least part of the purchase. :) He also confirms that it is going to be more than 24MP. (He has seen a 24MP prototype, but knows that it is cancelled). In another post he says Of