Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-19 Thread Derby Chang
Anthony Farr wrote: On 7 May 2010 18:54, Derby Chang wrote: Anthony Farr wrote: The new Pentax theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ69kSzms1w&feature=related That certainly triggers some long-sleeping synapses. I was much more partial to Monica, but Iggy still makes me

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-16 Thread Adam Maas
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Bob W wrote: > [...] >> >> > "Pentax viewfinders are pretty good compared to the competition. I >> > realize that's like saying my dog has pretty good breath for a dog." >> > - Bill Robb >> >> Not if you're an Olympus OM-1, -2, -3 or -4 fan... >> >> Unsurpassed VF c

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-16 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/6/2010 9:56 PM, Michael Beacom wrote: On May 6, 2010, at 1:09 PM, m...@robertstech.com wrote: John Francis wrote: On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 10:46:50AM -0400, m...@robertstech.com wrote: CheekyGeek wrote: "Pentax engineers are continuing to pursue the possibility of launching a mirror

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as, everyone else"

2010-05-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Doug Franklin On 2010-05-06 22:37, Matthew Hunt wrote: > If it was good enough for 2007, 2008, or 2009, if you recall > correctly, then it's damn well good enough for 2010. Ahhh. A fellow curmudgeon, I see. :-) Uphill both ways, was it? Barefoot through waist deep snow! -- PD

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-07 Thread Steven Desjardins
This statement is also a tribute to a fairly simple comment that rolls around the net collecting lint until it can't be recognized for what it was. Pentax is a small company and they see some advantage in looking into niche markets rather than always taking Nikon and Canon head on. Of course, I'v

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-07 Thread Anthony Farr
On 7 May 2010 18:54, Derby Chang wrote: > Anthony Farr wrote: >> >> The new Pentax theme song: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ69kSzms1w&feature=related >> > > That certainly triggers some long-sleeping synapses. I was much more partial > to Monica, but Iggy still makes me high-kick once in a

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mike Wilson wrote: I thought this was about viewfinders, not price tags? C'mon, any thread is about any topic! Dario -- 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 th

RE: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-07 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: > [...] > > > > > "Pentax viewfinders are pretty good compared to the competition. I > > > realize that's like saying my dog has pretty good breath for a dog." > > > - Bill Robb > > > > Not if you're an Olympus OM-1, -2, -3 or -4 fan... > > > > Unsurpassed VF clarity or bri

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-07 Thread Derby Chang
Anthony Farr wrote: The new Pentax theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ69kSzms1w&feature=related That certainly triggers some long-sleeping synapses. I was much more partial to Monica, but Iggy still makes me high-kick once in a while. D -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-07 Thread Anthony Farr
The new Pentax theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ69kSzms1w&feature=related regards, Anthony   "Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight" (Anon) On 6 May 2010 22:27, CheekyGeek wrote: > "Pentax engineers ar

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 07/05/2010, Jeffery Smith wrote: > Digital talk was verboten on the LUG for years. I left the LUG when most there were saying it couldn't be done and would never happen (a digital M series body) > And you were just talking about the cost of the bodies. Take a look at the > Leica lens prices

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-05-06 22:37, Matthew Hunt wrote: If it was good enough for 2007, 2008, or 2009, if you recall correctly, then it's damn well good enough for 2010. Ahhh. A fellow curmudgeon, I see. :-) Uphill both ways, was it? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdm

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > On 2010-05-06 21:56, Michael Beacom wrote: > >>> "Pentax viewfinders are pretty good compared to the competition. I >>> realize that's like saying my dog has pretty good breath for a dog." >>> - Bill Robb >> >> MARK! > > That was "Marked"

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-05-06 21:56, Michael Beacom wrote: "Pentax viewfinders are pretty good compared to the competition. I realize that's like saying my dog has pretty good breath for a dog." - Bill Robb MARK! That was "Marked" in 2007, 2008, or 2009, if I recall correctly. That's what Mark was ref

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Michael Beacom
On May 6, 2010, at 1:09 PM, m...@robertstech.com wrote: John Francis wrote: On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 10:46:50AM -0400, m...@robertstech.com wrote: CheekyGeek wrote: "Pentax engineers are continuing to pursue the possibility of launching a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, as the fir

RE: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Bob W
[...] > > > > On the other hand, I haven't actually LOOKED thru a Leica S2 VF. > > Perhaps some day I might. > > A friend of mine had one from the Leica rep to work with for > a week, so I got a chance to play with it for a few minutes. > A lovely camera in every way. It's about the distance fr

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Jeffery Smith
Digital talk was verboten on the LUG for years. Then the M8 arrived, and film camera talk has all but vanished. With the introduction of the M9, the M8 folks are the wannabes. And you were just talking about the cost of the bodies. Take a look at the Leica lens prices these days. The cost of t

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Keith Whaley wrote: >> Try the Leica S2 - then you'll know what unsurpassed means! > > Yeah, well, you may be right. I'll never know. > I was so ignorant of it, I had to Google it! Imagine! > > Anyhow, when I saw the price, I froze up and couldn’t move for several >

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Keith Whaley
Bob W wrote: [...] "Pentax viewfinders are pretty good compared to the competition. I realize that's like saying my dog has pretty good breath for a dog." - Bill Robb Not if you're an Olympus OM-1, -2, -3 or -4 fan... Unsurpassed VF clarity or brilliance. :-) Try the Leica S2 - then yo

RE: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Bob W
[...] > > > "Pentax viewfinders are pretty good compared to the competition. I > > realize that's like saying my dog has pretty good breath for a dog." > > - Bill Robb > > Not if you're an Olympus OM-1, -2, -3 or -4 fan... > > Unsurpassed VF clarity or brilliance. :-) > Try the Leica S2 - th

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Keith Whaley
m...@robertstech.com wrote: John Francis wrote: On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 10:46:50AM -0400, m...@robertstech.com wrote: CheekyGeek wrote: "Pentax engineers are continuing to pursue the possibility of launching a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, as the firm points to an 'exciting' few

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Dario Bonazza
"We don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else" That's a vague statement. Please be more specific. "We don't want to be seen" Succeeded! What next? "We don't" I see... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from t

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread Steven Desjardins
Pentax makes a number of small lenses. It would be nice to have a small camera like the NX-whatever or the E-P1 that could use them. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 8:27 AM, CheekyGeek wrote: > "Pentax engineers are continuing to pursue the possibility of > launching a mirrorless interchangeable-lens cam

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread mike wilson
John Francis wrote: On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 10:46:50AM -0400, m...@robertstech.com wrote: CheekyGeek wrote: "Pentax engineers are continuing to pursue the possibility of launching a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, as the firm points to an 'exciting' few months ahead. " Full articl

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread mark
John Francis wrote: >On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 10:46:50AM -0400, m...@robertstech.com wrote: >> CheekyGeek wrote: >> >> >"Pentax engineers are continuing to pursue the possibility of >> >launching a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, as the firm points >> >to an 'exciting' few months ahead.

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread John Francis
On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 10:46:50AM -0400, m...@robertstech.com wrote: > CheekyGeek wrote: > > >"Pentax engineers are continuing to pursue the possibility of > >launching a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, as the firm points > >to an 'exciting' few months ahead. " > > > >Full article: > >h

Re: Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread mark
CheekyGeek wrote: >"Pentax engineers are continuing to pursue the possibility of >launching a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, as the firm points >to an 'exciting' few months ahead. " > >Full article: >http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Pentax_wont_rule_out_mirrorless_camera_news_2

Pentax: "...we don't want to be seen as the same as everyone else"

2010-05-06 Thread CheekyGeek
"Pentax engineers are continuing to pursue the possibility of launching a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, as the firm points to an 'exciting' few months ahead. " Full article: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Pentax_wont_rule_out_mirrorless_camera_news_297728.html Darren Addy Ke