I would say that the younger generation is getting used to shop online more
and more. Even NYSE operations are becoming more and more electronic,
and the physical presence will soon disappear from NYSE.
I understand the preference of many PDMLers to play with the toys
locally, but I suspect the
Quoting Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org:
I would say that the younger generation is getting used to shop online more
and more. Even NYSE operations are becoming more and more electronic,
and the physical presence will soon disappear from NYSE.
I understand the preference of many PDMLers to play
Which is all true, but how would someone who's only exposure to modern
photographic gear is a sales drone in a store that stocks mostly Nikon
and Canon, with a possible nod to Sony. Olympus, or Panasonic, and
probably read the first site that Google served up which, and I have no
idea why
When I bought my *ist-D the local, (30 miles away local, but the only
surviving). Camera store still carried Pentax. So I actually got to
hold one and try one out before I bought. The more or less local Ritz
camera store, actually had a K10D and a number of lenses in stock, but
was even
On Dec 21, 2012, at 7:34 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics
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When I bought my *ist-D the local, (30 miles away local, but the only
surviving). Camera store still carried Pentax. So I actually got to
hold one and try one out before I bought. The more or less
Bob Sullivan wrote:
John,
1. It's only a tool. You should get over your Pentax loyalty.
That's why I bought my Sony A850. In an odd kind of way the A850 is
the DSLR equivalent of the K1000. Not specifically in terms of
simplicity and certainly not in price(!), but relative to other DSLR's
it
I was in Central Camera the other day and asked if they had the Fuji X10 or
X100-just wanted to check it out . Well, they didn't have either, and if one
was truly interested in it, he or she would have to special order! Now that
surprised me. Of course, like Paul says, so much shopping is
Well, I was going to go on about the silliness of brand loyalty and all that.
But I decided against it. Be loyal to a brand if you want, if it makes you feel
good. Judging from all the whinging and angst I read, I'm not sure it does
actually make anyone feel good. Sure does nothin' for me, but
John,
That's where I was at a year ago.
While I respect Bob's viewpoint on not NEEDING more, that's not really
the point, IMHO. None of us NEED even the cameras we currently have.
All hobbyist pursuits involve spending discretionary income because
the hobby (from knitting, to stamp collecting,
That's a lot of what I'm getting at. I don't remember who mentioned
Pentax regaining market share. I'm not really concerned with Pentax
regaining market share, because I don't expect it to happen in my lifetime.
I just don't want Pentax to lose market share and leave me stranded.
Without a
Well said John. I too used to own the Japanese Asahi Pentax K1000 SE.
Loved its simplicity. Never let me down. On a 36 shot film cassette
got at least 33-34 keepers. Never had a low light shooting problem
ever, even on 100 ASA film.
And I stick to Pentax a) because I have all these old lenses, b)
I think it's more the photographer than the equipment. Maybe the
kid's just a better photographer than you!
I had a friend years ago who used a Practica. He took some pretty
good photos...better than me. He upgraded to a Contax RTS with Zeiss
lenses...but his photography did not improve.
Bipin,
Get yourself one of those cheap K-5's and an autofocus lens or two.
Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote:
All his shots turned out crisp, clear,
colorful and sharp w/o flash indoors, to my envy.
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I went over to Costco this afternoon to buy my 2013 supply of toilet
tissue.
They had a big mound of Nikon D600 kits (two lenses - 24-85 70-300 +
some wireless plugin device) that caught my eye.
I browsed around a bit there were other Nikons DSLRs, bridge cameras
(those things that look like
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:27 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
... I was really tempted by the D600 kit. American Express upped my credit
limit last month. The only thing that really held me back was my
determination not to make ANY major purchase before 2013. ...
I just don't
I was on a tear about this just last week after calling the local brick
mortar shop where I bought my K-x only to get the same runaround I got
when I called six months prior. The guy yammered on about the
Pentax/Ricoh thing as though I was completely unaware of it. I then
called Pentax
Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
I can tell you where six of them are in my basement workshop.
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John (and Walt too),
This forum is my substitute for holding a new Pentax in my hands.
I've bought everything mail order, sight unseen.
That's a *ist DS, K-10, K-20, K-7, K-5 K-5IIs.
Once you are locked in by the investment in lenses, you're locked in.
You go for the best price you can. And
I can't disagree with you at all, Bob.
I've never been disappointed with any of my Pentax purchases since I got
my K-x. I meant it when I said I truly love my gear. It's just that it's
difficult to evangelize on behalf of the brand when you're forced to
tell people, Well, you can't get it in
Walt,
I think the best revenge is posting outstanding photos shot with a
Pentax camera and lens.
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I can't disagree with you at all, Bob.
I've never been disappointed with any of my Pentax purchases since I got my
Lord knows, I try.
Alas, I'm but a wretched servant.
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On 12/20/2012 5:50 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Walt,
I think the best revenge is posting outstanding photos shot with a
Pentax camera and lens.
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I can't
Correction: What ever happened to Pentax?
From: Bob Sullivan
John (and Walt too),
This forum is my substitute for holding a new Pentax in my hands.
I've bought everything mail order, sight unseen.
That's a *ist DS, K-10, K-20, K-7, K-5 K-5IIs.
Once you are locked in by the investment in
John,
1. It's only a tool. You should get over your Pentax loyalty.
2. Yes, there will be $$$ pain involved.
3. You sure you can't make do with your Pentax stuff?
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:46 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Correction: What ever happened to
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:46 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
But they don't look at Nikon/Canon/Sony at Walmart and then go looking
on-line for Pentax.
I did.
There's actually a couple of different things going on here from my point of
view.
1. People ain't gonna buy
When I bought my *ist-D the local, (30 miles away local, but the only
surviving). Camera store still carried Pentax. So I actually got to hold
one and try one out before I bought. The more or less local Ritz camera
store, actually had a K10D and a number of lenses in stock, but was even
On Dec 20, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Walt wrote:
As I said in my series of gripes on Facebook, if I were just starting out in
photography today, I'd be a Canon shooter. There's just no way in hell I
would have bought a camera that I could hold in my hands and walk out the
door with right there
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