Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!)

2003-02-17 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Monday 17 February 2003 12:30, Pål Jensen wrote: surprises revealed the day the show start (when is that?). 2 March - 5 March 2003 -- Frits Wüthrich Pentaxianado

New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!))

2003-02-17 Thread Pål Jensen
William wrote: I would welcome a 6x7 that was shaped more like the 645. Very unlikely as the 645 shape is defined by the weird film travel. A 67, at least without interchangeable backs, will have shape dictated by the film chamber something that mean a camera close to the shape of the current

Re: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!))

2003-02-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen Subject: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great LX news!)) William wrote: I would welcome a 6x7 that was shaped more like the 645. Very unlikely as the 645 shape is defined by the weird film travel. A 67, at least without

Re: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!))

2003-02-17 Thread Pål Jensen
William wrote: Think Bronica GS-1 with a revolving back. Or a Mamiya RB with good lenses and mechanical reliability. But they are not compact. The fact that the new 67 is more compact than the current one is the only feature leaked out so far. Pål

Re: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!))

2003-02-17 Thread Peter Alling
I'm sorry but I have a hard time imagining entirely mythical devices, warp drive is much easier. At 03:00 PM 2/17/2003 -0600, William Robb wrote: snip Or a Mamiya RB with good lenses and mechanical reliability. William Robb Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a

Re: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!))

2003-02-17 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen Subject: Re: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great LX news!)) But they are not compact. The fact that the new 67 is more compact than the current one is the only feature leaked out so far. That will be some feat. There isn't a lot

Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!)

2003-02-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Something like that would be a beast, like a GS-1. And, they'd lose their flattest-film-plane advantage that helps keep the 67 on top. Personally, I'd like to see a 67 with a coupled rangefinder on top, electronically linked to a focus sensor. Lighter and more versatile. Imagine, all the

RE: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!))

2003-02-17 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] William wrote: Think Bronica GS-1 with a revolving back. Or a Mamiya RB with good lenses and mechanical reliability. But they are not compact. The fact that the new 67 is more compact than the current one is the

RE: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!))

2003-02-17 Thread tom
67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great LX news!)) I'm sorry but I have a hard time imagining entirely mythical devices, warp drive is much easier. At 03:00 PM 2/17/2003 -0600, William Robb wrote: snip Or a Mamiya RB with good lenses and mechanical reliability. William Robb

RE: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!))

2003-02-17 Thread Peter Alling
. God, she was pissed! She really liked the Pentax too. tv -Original Message- From: Peter Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 4:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great LX news!)) I'm sorry but I have

Re: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!))

2003-02-17 Thread Mike Johnston
Think Bronica GS-1 with a revolving back. Or a Mamiya RB with good lenses and mechanical reliability. I don't see either of those as being any smaller than the current 6x7. --Mike

Re: New 67 (WAS: Re: PMA News (WAS: Re: Great ****LX**** news!))

2003-02-17 Thread Mike Johnston
Anyway, she got to talking about why she was renting the Pentax. Seems her less than a year old mamiya 645 (the beginner model, I think), was in the shop for the third time. God, she was pissed! Tom, A maker of carriage-trade view cameras, who shall go unnamed, once told me that his principal

Re: Are K mt. Lens Prices Likely to Drop After PMA?

2003-02-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Marnie, The PMA in and of itself, will have no effect on pricing. What will affect it is a major Pentax fumble. If Pentax doesn't show a decent DSLR and some other goodies at PMA, then I think you will see a fire sale of equipment from all those who will jump ship and move to Canon or Nikon. I

PMA news/Pentax Announcements

2003-02-11 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
What site should we hit for this info? TIA, Collin

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA William, The one area that no one is addressing very well for the masses is the issue of storage. Those same people who are not so computer savvy still need a way to move the files off the card

RE: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-10 Thread Rick Diaz
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember how they did with video camcorders? Another one of those new, big happening items. How many camera companies, that paid an OEM to put their name on a video recorder, are still in that business? Pentax users are still using original issue photons, I'm

PMA embargo dates coming up

2003-02-10 Thread Mike Johnston
Just FYI, we're going to start seeing the embargo dates for PMA releases from various companies and for various products come up this week and next, and on towards PMA. Most (not all) stuff will be announced in advance of the show. Here's one that effects Pentax in that this camera competes

Vs: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-10 Thread Raimo Korhonen
. helmikuuta 2003 3:00 Aihe: Re: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA) Pentax AF performance would always be 2nd class with curret technology. regards, Alan Chan

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-10 Thread eactivist
In a message dated 2/10/2003 12:05:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As soon as my mother can figure out how to do it, it will be ready for prime time. She got her first computer in the early '90s and finally got on the internet a couple of years ago. She now has a nice

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-10 Thread Mike Johnston
Well, tell us when she does! That's obviously the time for us all to jump in (if we haven't already). Welcome back Marnie. I'm not sure you would want to wait _that_ long. My Mom doesn't just jump on technology bandwagons, you know. Although in fairness, she's not allergic, either. She used

Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Rüdiger Neumann
From Pål Jensen But this not a correct interpretation. Canon being No.1 in film cameras is only No. 4 in digital (they may have reached 3rd place in some markets recently). This cannot be satisfactory for the company. Nikon isn't even in the ballpark. I think you are not right with the market

Re: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Alan Chan
Think we should start clicking on Pentax. Perhaps Pentax would be number one next month. :) regards, Alan Chan I think you are not right with the market share of Canon and Nikon in the digital camera market. If you look at (it will be a indication of market share)

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Keith Whaley
Hi Mike, I guess I'm not arguing the definition of the word as much as I'm arguing about the perceived utility of a so-called 'obsolete' piece of equipment. Like something obsolete was a bad thing. It isn't. Something being obsolete does not mean it's usefulness is somehow been compromised and

Re: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Pål Jensen
Rüdiger wrote: I think you are not right with the market share of Canon and Nikon in the digital camera market. I don't know what this statistics is based on and its only the five last days. Last time I saw statistics of digital camera sales, Sony, Sanyo (I believe) and Olympus where ahead

Re[2]: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Cotty
Many Canon users are perceiving it as a lack of commitment from their beloved manufacturer (sounds familiar?). They had no other option but to buy an expensive, underspecified camera compared to their current film belonging, and now they fear the uncertainty of future drivers while some

Re: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Keith Whaley
Rüdiger Neumann wrote: [...] http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/stats.asp on Top brands of the last five days you will see that Canon has by far the most interest, Nikon is second together with Oly, Fuji and Sony, the third group is Minolta and Kodak. Than in the fourth group is Casio,

Re: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Rüdiger Neumann
From Pål I don't know what this statistics is based on and its only the five last days. Last time I saw statistics of digital camera sales, Sony, Sanyo (I believe) and Olympus where ahead of the pack and just before christmas it was reported that Canon had reached No. 3 in the US. Hi Pål, you

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Pål Jensen
Butch wrote: I think one point is being missed here. Different things have different points of obsolescence, and something being obsolete does not necessarily mean that it is unusable or impractical to use. I shoot with a K-1000 and K M series lenses. All are out of production and obsolete

RE: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Isnt it odd that Sigma, primarily a third rate ( oops I mean third party )lens company, comes out with a digital SLR before Pentax and Minolta? Wouldnt be even more odd if Fuji (who hasnt made SLRs in 15 yrs) or Sony ( NEVER made SLRs) beats Pentax to market with a DSLR??? JCO

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/08/03 6:09 PM, Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder when the bubble of digital camera industry will blow after the .com industry. Yes, it feels like so, doesn't it ? :-). It's too hot to touch. However, in the case of the digital camera, the whole tide, i.e., printing, storage

RE: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread J. C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: Rick Diaz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 8:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA) --- J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isnt it odd that Sigma, primarily

RE: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread J. C. O'Connell
To: Pentax Discuss Subject: Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA On 2/08/03 6:09 PM, Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder when the bubble of digital camera industry will blow after the .com industry. Yes, it feels like so, doesn't it ? :-). It's too hot to touch. However, in the case

RE: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Blivit4
Careful here; dpreview stats show interest in cameras on their site, and that is more of an enthusisasts site that may not be representitve of the general digital camera buying population. This is the same sort of thing that goes on on this list: great interest in DSLRs while the general

RE: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Blivit4
Remember how they did with video camcorders? Another one of those new, big happening items. How many camera companies, that paid an OEM to put their name on a video recorder, are still in that business? Pentax users are still using original issue photons, I'm sure they can remember the '80s.

Re: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/09/03 8:51 AM, Rick Diaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it to market a DSLR, which currently holds no standard like the true and tried 35mm sibling? And what is the print standard available now to support a DSLR market? Which memory card standards are prevalent? [snipped to shorten]

RE: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Isnt it odd that Sigma, primarily a third rate ( oops I mean third party )lens company, comes out with a digital SLR before Pentax and Minolta? Wouldnt be even more odd if Fuji (who hasnt made SLRs in 15 yrs) or

Re: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On Sunday, Feb 9, 2003, at 10:46 Europe/Warsaw, Alan Chan wrote: Think we should start clicking on Pentax. Perhaps Pentax would be number one next month. :) Yes, that's an idea :-) I go there right now ;-) The more percent Pentax will have, people who sees it will think this mark has a lot

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
Ken, The funny thing to me is, that we all seem to be forgetting the lab. The new machines, Frontiers, D-Labs and such are more than capable of dealing with the digital world. To penetrate the masses, people will start using those labs. They are not all going to sit down to their computer and

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Mike Johnston
I guess I'm not arguing the definition of the word as much as I'm arguing about the perceived utility of a so-called 'obsolete' piece of equipment. Like something obsolete was a bad thing. It isn't. Something being obsolete does not mean it's usefulness is somehow been compromised and it's no

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Mike Johnston
Not this user. I have no uncertainty. Sure, it was expensive, but that's the cost of new technology. I have full confidence that my hardware will be supported long into the future, just as I was able to have a 15 year old LX serviced a while back. Just because a thing is not manufactured

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/09/03 6:22 PM, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The funny thing to me is, that we all seem to be forgetting the lab. Yes, that's true. In my case, if I took my digicam to a trip and took a bunch of shots, there is no way I print them myself. But in most cases, when I take out my

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/09/03 6:34 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: People want to take pictures, and they want to have prints. This is true for the vast majority of people. We are a handful of enthusiasts amoung millions of Joe Sixpack types, and as a consequence, I take with a grain of salt (or

Re: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Alan Chan
you are right, this is not a sales statistics but it shows the interest in certain brands from all over the world and not only from US. I looked at this statistics a month ago and the distribution was the same and the number of samples of 10 is quite broad for the statistic. However, there

RE: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Alan Chan
Isnt it odd that Sigma, primarily a third rate ( oops I mean third party )lens company, comes out with a digital SLR before Pentax and Minolta? Wouldnt be even more odd if Fuji (who hasnt made SLRs in 15 yrs) or Sony ( NEVER made SLRs) beats Pentax to market with a DSLR??? While Sony have made

Consumer printing; WAS Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/09/03 7:17 PM, KT Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is also another thing called print club frenzy going on in that country (I do not quite understand what it really is and why it is becoming so popular. I will find out) but it involves self printing for fun (but very serious

Re: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Sunday, February 9, 2003, at 01:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fuji does make and market DSLRs. I think the current one is the second generation. Of course I don't know much about it as it takes N***n lenses. Most of the 35mm DSLRs available today are based on a Canon (Canon, Kodak) or

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Alan Chan
That's one reason I haven't bought any inkjet printer even though I have a film scanner. Now I have found a lab which can do 4x6 digital prints at CAD69 only, and the quality is GOOD. No more colour balance nightmare from regular machine prints. And what's better? I just do all the tweak I want

Re: Digital Market Share was (Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-09 Thread Alan Chan
So for any other manufacturer like Pentax, it could be more of an uphill battle, I don't know how well the Sigma is doing but I read that the Contax N Digital was plagued with problems and generally a bad product. I think a Pentax DSLR will need to be marketed aggressively unless there are

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: KT Takeshita Subject: Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA Well, I must say. I really can't argue with Ken's logic. I do hope he is not correct, at least until I want to retire. I think there are a few factors at play here. One is the relative ease with which

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Alan Chan Subject: Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA That's one reason I haven't bought any inkjet printer even though I have a film scanner. Now I have found a lab which can do 4x6 digital prints at CAD69 only, and the quality is GOOD. No more colour

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Alan Chan
Sweet!!! Add in a courier to drop off the prints and you have it made in the shade. How did you synchronize your colour output to your lab's output? I didn't actually. :-) I use the sRGB in Photoshop and it's basically the same as the pics I post to the web. From what I have read from a book,

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Alan Chan
Add in a courier to drop off the prints and you have it made in the shade. They charge extra for delivery actually (a few bucks). :) But I live nearby and I don't usually print large quantity so I just picked them up. regards, Alan Chan

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/09/03 9:10 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think (I hope) most won't. Hi William, I won't :-). For now at least. Ken

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Alan Chan Subject: Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA Sweet!!! Add in a courier to drop off the prints and you have it made in the shade. How did you synchronize your colour output to your lab's output? I didn't actually. :-) I use the sRGB in Photoshop

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I didn't actually. :-) I use the sRGB in Photoshop and it's basically the same as the pics I post to the web. From what I have read from a book, sRGB is the safest setting if I don't know what the output setting is. When I picked up the prints,

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-09 Thread Butch Black
How did you synchronize your colour output to your lab's output? I didn't actually. :-) I use the sRGB in Photoshop and it's basically the same as the pics I post to the web Actually that is not a bad idea since most machines will do ok with sRGB. You might try working in Adobe 98 in Photoshop

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/08/03 9:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS, ZSLR digital cameras may be lifestyle items, but interchangeable lens DSLRs aren't and won't be. Lumping PS digitals and DSLRs together is foolish. It's like thinking the film camera buying of professional photographers and

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Pål Jensen
Ken wrote: I tend to agree with this. While the current digital camera market has a look of C/N runaway success, the whole market has been essentially reshuffled and everybody will be competing in the level field. , But this not a correct interpretation. Canon being No.1 in film cameras

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Mike Johnston
obsolete so quickly. The D60 isn't exactly obsolete. It's going to be replaced, probably at PMA, by two separate cameras, and Canon simply underestimated demand for it and sold out of the production run far sooner than they thought they would. Since the production lines were already devoted

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Keith Whaley
going to be replaced, probably at PMA, by two separate cameras, and Canon simply underestimated demand for it and sold out of the production run far sooner than they thought they would. Since the production lines were already devoted to the new cameras, another run of the D60 was not feasible

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread gfen
On Sat, 8 Feb 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS, ZSLR digital cameras may be lifestyle items, but interchangeable lens DSLRs aren't and won't be. Lumping PS digitals and DSLRs together is foolish. It's like thinking the film camera buying of professional photographers and scoccer moms are the

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Pål Jensen
Keith wrote: I'm continually amazed at people's use ~ and perception ~ of the word obsolete. It seems they think of anything called 'obsolete' as just next to worthless. Last week, before the introduction of the new super-thing, what they had or hankered for was top of the line, and WELL

Re[2]: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Alin Flaider
Pål wrote: PJ What gave you that idea? Why shouldn't Pentax be able to match PJ their prices? The have always been able to match anybodies prices. Well, camera price is still driven by the sensor price. Last time I checked Canon was manufacturing their own sensor, that is they have a

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Cotty
Not snipped because it needs reading again: I'm continually amazed at people's use ~ and perception ~ of the word obsolete. It seems they think of anything called 'obsolete' as just next to worthless. Last week, before the introduction of the new super-thing, what they had or hankered for was

Re: Re[2]: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/08/03 3:46 PM, Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh well, I hope I won't be forced to resign within the consumer condition and have to stare at the reconstructed piece of the reality in the viewfinder. If I need mind blowing simulations with subject identification based on the

Re: Re[2]: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread KT Takeshita
On 2/08/03 3:46 PM, Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: True, but digital does not necessarily level the field. There's a limit for miniaturization. A DSLR will always have more resources than a ps, and the difference in ergonomics is what makes apart a tool from a toy. Modular SLR systems

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Blivit4
Don't forget Kodak and Fuji. Kodak has been selling DSLRs for years. Fuji has been doing quite well with the S1 and S2, in particular. DSLRs have been, and I personally think will continue to be pro and serious amateur cameras, where what brand of lens you can mount is very important. BR Pål

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread wendy beard
At 05:21 PM 08/02/2003 -0500, you wrote: On Sat, 8 Feb 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS, ZSLR digital cameras may be lifestyle items, but interchangeable lens DSLRs aren't and won't be. Lumping PS digitals and DSLRs together is foolish. It's like thinking the film camera buying of

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Mike Johnston
That, my friends is not obsolescence. It's attitude and directed mindset... I love my 'obsolete' cameras! I think you love affair the obsolete products would have been somewhat different if, say, the lens you bought today could have been had with 40% higher resolution at half the price in

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Blivit4
They buy 5mp digicams. I haven't spoken to one yet that was interested in changing lenses. It isn't even all that common for them to desire true photo quality prints, i.e. have photo inkjets and use real photo paper, or have them printed to photo paper by a service. It's mostly on line albums

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Blivit4
There are probably more women that adjust the valves in their car engines than change lenses on their cameras. From what I've seen you aren't the typical soccor mom. BR wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, got to agree with g. on this one, 'cos this soccer mom's got her eye on a DSLR

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Rick Diaz
There are some things important to consider before we start opinionating the digital SLR market.. Their comment: Despite the rumors, we fear that Pentax, Contax and others distanced from Canon and Nikon and lack the means to position themselves on the digital SLR market. Even if an

Obsolescence (was: Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA)

2003-02-08 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Digital camera obsolescence is REAL obsolescence. It shows not only in the dropping prices of new items, but in the failure of used items to hold value, and in the increasing REAL capability of the equipment. If anyone doubts this, compare the number of

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Mike Johnston
Except that the REAL capability of the original piece has not deteriorated, has it? So the obsolescence is in the mind, not the camera. Not so? The fact that those cameras in direct line have increased their capabilities is really beside the point. If you WANT those new features, great. Have

Re: ChDImage about Pentax and PMA

2003-02-08 Thread Butch Black
I think one point is being missed here. Different things have different points of obsolescence, and something being obsolete does not necessarily mean that it is unusable or impractical to use. I shoot with a K-1000 and K M series lenses. All are out of production and obsolete but are still very

Re: OT Pentax wife (Was: Shit, Crap Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Lasse Karlsson wrote: John M. wrote: On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 09:41:09 -0500, you wrote: If I wanted to have an aggravating, pointless discussion, I would go talk to my wife. BR I refrained from replying to Bruce to ask him if I could supply the name of a good divorce lawyer because I

Re: OT Pentax wife (Was: Shit, Crap Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit,not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowedwithout rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-03 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
Lasse, This is why I use my Nikon stuff for anything important. You are welcome to try out what ever you would like with my Pentax stuff. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John M. wrote: On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 09:41:09 -0500, you wrote: If I wanted to have an aggravating, pointless

Re: OT Pentax wife (Was: Shit, Crap Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit,not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowedwithout rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-03 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
More enjoyable than my wife, and less obnoxious than 98% of the posts here lately. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's all right Lasse, I thought it was pretty funny Cheers Shaun

Re: Shit, Crap Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Dr E D F Williams
, 2003 11:28 AM Subject: Re: Shit, Crap Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR Hello Doug, I'm not inconsistent. My position has been and will continue to be that politics has

Re: Shit, Crap Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Fred
Would you guys ~please~ take your non-Pentax, non-photography arguments someplace else... Thanks. Fred

Re: PMA and Pentax DSLR

2003-02-02 Thread Pål Jensen
Rob wrote: Its like many things in life, its all about building a relationship with a supplier. You can entice them with promises of what you offer, you can demonstrate that you are up to the job by showing published work or you can be famout enough that they approach you and try to butter

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2003-02-02 Thread Pål Jensen
Doug wrote: Read my post again. It's a complaint that that kind of incendiary trolling has no place on the PDML. If I want a reminder that many people don't like America or Americans, I have plenty other places to find it. I do agree that this has nothing to do on this list. However, I do

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2003-02-02 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
If I wanted to have an aggravating, pointless discussion, I would go talk to my wife. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would you guys ~please~ take your non-Pentax, non-photography arguments someplace else... Thanks. Fred

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2003-02-02 Thread T Rittenhouse
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 3:14 PM Subject: Re: Shit, Crap Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR I'd like to thank you, Bill, for your

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2003-02-02 Thread P Temmerman
People used to wonder if Pentax monitored this list or not. Maybe the right question should be - why should they? Pat Temmerman [MZ3_fella] ___ GO.com Mail Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com

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2003-02-02 Thread Dr E D F Williams
PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 5:24 PM Subject: Re: Shit, Crap Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR People used to wonder if Pentax monitored this list

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2003-02-02 Thread Doug Brewer
At 10:28 AM +01002/2/03, Arnold Stark wrote, or at least typed: Hello Doug, I'm not inconsistent. My position has been and will continue to be that politics has no place here on the PDML. Would you say the same if we had PDML members in Bagdad? I do not keep up with where members live. If

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2003-02-02 Thread John Mustarde
On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 09:41:09 -0500, you wrote: If I wanted to have an aggravating, pointless discussion, I would go talk to my wife. BR Geez, BR, you need to get a Pentax wife. Sweet, amenable, easy to get along with - and not too expensive. Not as fast as other brands, maybe, but darn easy to

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2003-02-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
John M. wrote: On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 09:41:09 -0500, you wrote: If I wanted to have an aggravating, pointless discussion, I would go talk to my wife. BR Geez, BR, you need to get a Pentax wife. Sweet, amenable, easy to get along with - and not too expensive. Not as fast as other brands,

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2003-02-02 Thread John Poirier
] Sent: February 2, 2003 2:39 PM Subject: OT Pentax wife (Was: Shit, Crap Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR Yeah, I agree with you, but she would also most likely be very

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2003-02-02 Thread Peter Alling
Get you're facts straight. But don't do it here. I could point out ever incorrect fact but I wouldn't have any fun. I've already insulted some people I like on this list, and I refuse to apologize because they should know better. If you wish to excuse everything that some tin-pot

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2003-02-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR

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2003-02-02 Thread Keith Whaley
: PMA and Pentax DSLR Yeah, I agree with you, but she would also most likely be very old, mostly stuck at the mirror all day, dented, losing her paint, need constant cleaning an lubrication, cost you huge medical bills, and the only way to make her work is by screwing or mounting her

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2003-02-02 Thread Peter Alling
, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR Here we go again. These subjects have no place on the PDML. Take them off list or flush them where they belong. Without wanting to be overly argumentative, it has

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2003-02-02 Thread Dr E D F Williams
Politics, Was:Re: Vs: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR We import most of that oil from Venezuela, if what you say is true the US should be invading Venezuela. At 12:28 PM 2/2/2003 +0200, you

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2003-02-01 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Not quite. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: John Whicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Päivä: 01. helmikuuta 2003 1:18 Aihe: Re: PMA and Pentax DSLR Pål

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2003-02-01 Thread T Rittenhouse
] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:15 PM Subject: OT: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR - Original Message - From: Pål Jensen Subject: Re: PMA and Pentax DSLR Actually

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2003-02-01 Thread Feroze Kistan
bought computers, cameras, cell phones this way and re-sold them. Never heard of anybody giving one away though. Feroze - Original Message - From: Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 6:59 PM Subject: Re: PMA and Pentax DSLR Anybody can

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2003-02-01 Thread Keith Whaley
T Rittenhouse wrote: [...] GWB's speach seems to have achived its intended purpose as gasoline prices around here jumped 10 cents a gallon yesterday. And, what purpose was that? keith Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto

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2003-02-01 Thread Raimo Korhonen
2003 14:37 Aihe: Re: car shit, not politics, not Pentax, but about as valid as any of the crap that is allowed without rancor. WAS: bRe: PMA and Pentax DSLR T Rittenhouse wrote: [...] GWB's speach seems to have achived its intended purpose as gasoline prices around here jumped 10 cents

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