Re: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-16 Thread P. J. Alling
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne? Just had a thought - from exactly where are you going to hang the bells Tan? (Ducks) John in Brisbane -- {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Courier New

Re: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-10 Thread Andrea Coffey
On 8 May 2010 13:01, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: It's the 4-6th June, and I'll be there with bells on and sans kids! I've registered for the exhibition part. I'm planning to be there on Friday afternoon. And (I've requested a ticket for) the shark photography talk on Saturday

Re: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-08 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 08 May 2010 13:01 +1000, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: It's the 4-6th June, and I'll be there with bells on and sans kids! Woohoo! Tan. :) Melbourne in June! And you being from Brissie - better bring your winter woolies. I went to PMA in Sydney last year

RE: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-08 Thread Tanya Love
Walters Sent: Saturday, 8 May 2010 4:22 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne? On Sat, 08 May 2010 13:01 +1000, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: It's the 4-6th June, and I'll be there with bells on and sans kids! Woohoo! Tan

Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-07 Thread Tanya Love
It's the 4-6th June, and I'll be there with bells on and sans kids! Woohoo! Tan. :) -- 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 directions.

Re: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-07 Thread Peter McIntosh
On 8 May 2010 13:01, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: It's the 4-6th June, and I'll be there with bells on and sans kids! Woohoo! Tan. :) I may be in Melbourne that weekend, but I'll be house-hunting if I am (unfortunately). Ciao, Pete in western Sydney -- PDML

RE: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-07 Thread John Coyle
: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne? It's the 4-6th June, and I'll be there with bells on and sans kids! Woohoo! Tan. :) -- 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

RE: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-07 Thread John Coyle
Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne? It's the 4-6th June, and I'll be there with bells on and sans kids! Woohoo! Tan. :) -- 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

Re: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-07 Thread Scott Loveless
Of Tanya Love Sent: Saturday, 8 May 2010 1:01 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne? It's the 4-6th June, and I'll be there with bells on and sans kids! Woohoo! Tan. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-07 Thread Leon Altoff
HI Tan, I had completely forgotten about PMA. I'll certainly be in Melbourne and happy to catch up and show off equipment and so on (with my wife Audrey in tow - that's OK, she understands photography). When you have the list of those who will be around and when you plan on catching up with us

RE: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-07 Thread Tanya Love
Siiigh, you lot never miss an opportunity do you?!? ;-P t.x. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Coyle Sent: Saturday, 8 May 2010 1:52 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA

Mark Dimolante on Pentax at PMA

2009-07-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUGzV6Qc8m8NR=1 The first of 5 parts and interesting stuff I missed. (April 2009?) Regards, Bob S. -- 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

PMA Sydney - Playing with the Oly EP-1

2009-06-28 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all A friend and I spent a couple of hours this morning at the PMA Sydney (Photo Marketing Association) biennial imaging technology show at Darling Harbour. The exhibition comes to Sydney every two years (although we missed out in 2007 due to APEC). All of the big and not so big players

PMA: Pentax revives medium format digital camera plan news 645D is not dead?!

2009-03-04 Thread Roman Melihhov
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/PMA_Pentax_revives_medium_format_digital_camera_plan_news_278069.html ^^^ Amazing, maybe 645D isnt dead as yet... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: PMA announcements

2009-03-03 Thread AlunFoto
I'd go for the implants now. Then you'll have something to tear out over future announcements. :-) Jostein 2009/3/2 Miserere miser...@gmail.com: On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:21 PM, .timbercode tim...@clancode.hu wrote: Cheers list, Two announcements from Pentax: The already known bridge:

OT: PMA news from Panasonic

2009-03-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
For those interested, --- Micro-FourThirds product news from Panasonic... the expected HD addition to the G1, two new lenses. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 with HD video recording http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09030315panasoniclumixdmcgh1.asp Panasonic Lumix G 7-14mm f/4 ASPH lens:

Re: OT: PMA news from Panasonic

2009-03-03 Thread Adam Maas
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: For those interested, --- Micro-FourThirds product news from Panasonic... the expected HD addition to the G1, two new lenses. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 with HD video recording

Re: OT: PMA news from Panasonic

2009-03-03 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: Now all I need is a business reason to do HD video clips. And some money. I'd be happy to have a business that made me money.:-) Dave ];-) enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: PMA news from Panasonic

2009-03-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 3, 2009, at 12:43 PM, Adam Maas wrote: One interesting thing, the new sensor in the GH1 is similar to the LX3's, it's only 4/3rds format when in 4:3 mode, the sensor is larger and maintains AoV and MP count when switching between aspect ratios, unlike the G1's sensor which is 10MP in

Re: OT: PMA news from Panasonic

2009-03-03 Thread Adam Maas
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: On Mar 3, 2009, at 12:43 PM, Adam Maas wrote: One interesting thing, the new sensor in the GH1 is similar to the LX3's, it's only 4/3rds format when in 4:3 mode, the sensor is larger and maintains AoV and MP count when

Pentax @ PMA 09

2009-03-02 Thread Roman Melihhov
There're speculation about Pentax next DSLR's K(whatever)D's. But what if Pentax executive gave Leica kudos with a reason and next Pentax shall be hybrid with K-mount in-body SR and features of Leica VLUX 1, http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091409leicavlux1.asp However, there's just one

Re: Pentax @ PMA 09

2009-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Roman Melihhov ro...@blakout.net wrote: There're speculation about Pentax next DSLR's K(whatever)D's. But what if Pentax executive gave Leica kudos with a reason and next Pentax shall be hybrid with K-mount in-body SR and features of Leica VLUX 1,

RE: Pentax @ PMA 09

2009-03-02 Thread Bob W
I was in my local Leica pusher's today, dropping the M8 off to have the shutter release / on-off switch fixed, and putting the M4-2 up for sale. I was very tempted by a beautiful 1929 Leica 1 at a surprisingly reasonable price. I chatted to the evil person who tempts innocent photographers with

Re: Pentax @ PMA 09

2009-03-02 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I was in my local Leica pusher's today, dropping the M8 off to have the shutter release / on-off switch fixed, and putting the M4-2 up for sale. I was very tempted by a beautiful 1929 Leica 1 at a surprisingly reasonable

RE: Pentax @ PMA 09

2009-03-02 Thread Bob W
I was in my local Leica pusher's today, dropping the M8 off to have the shutter release / on-off switch fixed, and putting the M4-2 up for sale. I was very tempted by a beautiful 1929 Leica 1 at a surprisingly reasonable price. I chatted to the evil person who tempts innocent

Re: Pentax @ PMA 09

2009-03-02 Thread Margus Männik
Hi Roman (and others), Actually, there have been some signs of Pentax bridge camera for quite some time now. So, at least I wouldn't be surprised at all to see one very soon. Besides, all those advanced compacts and bridge cameras do make a profit. Without a profit we'll never see high-end

PMA announcements

2009-03-02 Thread .timbercode
Cheers list, Two announcements from Pentax: The already known bridge: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09030204pentax70superzoom.asp And the 15mm/f4 http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09030203pentaxx15mm.asp Regards, t -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PMA announcements

2009-03-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 11:21:14PM +0100, .timbercode wrote: # Cheers list, # # Two announcements from Pentax: # The already known bridge: # http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09030204pentax70superzoom.asp # # And the 15mm/f4 # http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09030203pentaxx15mm.asp I've been

RE: PMA announcements

2009-03-02 Thread Bob W
I've been holding off on a new body until I found out what the next generation [...] would be like. when you're a balding middle-aged straight guy you don't care what your body's like, cause all the youngsters look damned good. On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 11:21:14PM +0100, .timbercode wrote: #

Re: PMA announcements

2009-03-02 Thread Miserere
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:21 PM, .timbercode tim...@clancode.hu wrote: Cheers list, Two announcements from Pentax: The already known bridge: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09030204pentax70superzoom.asp And the 15mm/f4 http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09030203pentaxx15mm.asp Regards,

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-29 Thread mike wilson
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/28 Mon PM 05:46:55 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers David J Brooks wrote: My personal stuff that I really like, is printed, eventually. I just wish BW was a bit more readily

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers people do it. In fact, if you think about it for a moment, it's the old way of doing things back in the film era that was absurd: You had to get prints made before you could decide which of your

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-29 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/29 Tue PM 02:15:57 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers people do it. In fact

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-29 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/29 Tue PM 02:15:57 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers people do it. In fact

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-29 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] David J Brooks wrote: My personal stuff that I really like, is printed, eventually. I just wish BW was a bit more readily available for prints, as a few years ago. That's a pretty sensible way of doing things and it's probably how most

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers Agreed. It was a good alternative (well, E6 was) and it was, in fact, how I worked. But it was never more than a tiny minority of mainstream film users (even if you include E6 as well

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread mike wilson
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/27 Sun PM 10:00:27 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 1:51 PM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/26 Sat

RE: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread Bob W
I think Facebook, Livejournal and MySpace have put a nail in the general printing market and it's going to tail off to much smaller numbers. Why print your crappy vacation photos when you can share them will all your friends, properly annotated, on Facebook? It's pretty much what every

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers So instead of having an intrinsically renewable part of the process (film and processing/printing) photography now relies on selling the customer new equipment to maintain its income stream

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . Prints are for grandmas and serious shooters. Well, I know i'm NOT a Grandma.:-) Dave -Adam -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Adam Maas I think Facebook, Livejournal and MySpace have put a nail in the general printing market and it's going to tail off to much smaller numbers. Why print your crappy vacation photos when you can share them will all your friends, properly annotated, on

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread P. J. Alling
But I don't think we've ever taken you particularly seriously either... David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . Prints are for grandmas and serious shooters. Well, I know i'm NOT a Grandma.:-) Dave -Adam -- M. Adam Maas

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: My personal stuff that I really like, is printed, eventually. I just wish BW was a bit more readily available for prints, as a few years ago. That's a pretty sensible way of doing things and it's probably how most people do it. In fact, if you think about it for a

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread Gonz
On 7/28/08, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . Prints are for grandmas and serious shooters. Well, I know i'm NOT a Grandma.:-) Mark Dave -Adam -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . Prints are for grandmas and serious shooters. Well, I know i'm NOT a Grandma.:-) Oh thank God you know. We'd been meaning to tell you for some time now but just couldn't decide who was going to be

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers In fact, if you think about it for a moment, it's the old way of doing things back in the film era that was absurd: You had to get prints made before you could decide which of your shots were worth

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . Prints are for grandmas and serious shooters. Well, I know i'm NOT a Grandma.:-) Oh thank God you know. We'd been meaning to

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-28 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: The average North American picture consumer has the photographic education of a gnat, and usually was standing at the counter with a diaper bag in one hand and a diaper filler in the other. Priceless. (Not that I'm disagreeing...) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-27 Thread mike wilson
From: John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/26 Sat PM 04:14:31 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers In 2000, US consumers made 29.9 billion prints from film, and 500,000 prints from digital sources. In 2007, consumers made 8.9

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-27 Thread Adam Maas
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 1:51 PM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/07/26 Sat PM 04:14:31 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers In 2000, US consumers made 29.9 billion prints from film

OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-26 Thread William Robb
In 2000, US consumers made 29.9 billion prints from film, and 500,000 prints from digital sources. In 2007, consumers made 8.9 billion prints from film, and 16.3 prints from digital. 2008 projects to be 5.8 billion film prints, 16.3 digital prints. In 2007, 35% of digital prints were made at

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-26 Thread John Celio
In 2000, US consumers made 29.9 billion prints from film, and 500,000 prints from digital sources. In 2007, consumers made 8.9 billion prints from film, and 16.3 prints from digital. 2008 projects to be 5.8 billion film prints, 16.3 digital prints. In 2007, 35% of digital prints were made

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-26 Thread Anthony Farr
The reduction of total volume is surprisingly small considering digital users can glean the best shots unlike film users who tend to get whole rolls printed. A possibility is that while prints per camera is lower, the total number of cameras in use is greater now than during the golden age of

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-26 Thread keith_w
William Robb wrote: In 2000, US consumers made 29.9 billion prints from film, and 500,000 prints from digital sources. In 2007, consumers made 8.9 billion prints from film, and 16.3 prints from digital. 2008 projects to be 5.8 billion film prints, 16.3 digital prints. You dropped the units

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-26 Thread David Savage
2008/7/27 keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED]: William Robb wrote: In 2000, US consumers made 29.9 billion prints from film, and 500,000 prints from digital sources. In 2007, consumers made 8.9 billion prints from film, and 16.3 prints from digital. 2008 projects to be 5.8 billion film prints, 16.3

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-26 Thread Mark Roberts
John Celio wrote: In other news, it looks like the trend in photolabs is away from wet prints. Fuji's new line of Frontier machines is using inkjet technology. I wonder if that's because they could make more money selling ink rather than chemicals. Personally, I hope labs stay with

Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers

2008-07-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: keith_w Subject: Re: OT: Interesting PMA numbers William Robb wrote: In 2000, US consumers made 29.9 billion prints from film, and 500,000 prints from digital sources. In 2007, consumers made 8.9 billion prints from film, and 16.3 prints from digital

PMA Brisbane. my personal thoughts

2008-05-31 Thread james Bradford
Crkennedy stand had pentax camera's in one desk and had to ask to look and play. A DA*300 was in a cabinet along with other showy bits and couldn't be touched. A second cabinet with sigma lenses was right next to it, none of which were PK mount. Samsung had cameras out and could be played with. I

Re: PMA Brisbane. my personal thoughts

2008-05-31 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 09:15:57 +1000, james Bradford [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Crkennedy stand had pentax camera's in one desk and had to ask to look and play. AT least Samsung made a good effort. Cr didn't do a very good job. Seems like nothing's changed, then. Cheers Brian

Lots of PMA vids

2008-02-04 Thread Derby Chang
Including John Carlson talking about the K20D/K200D and the new Limited. http://www.imaging-resource.com/EVENTS/PMAS08/PMAS08VIDEO.HTML# But for me, I like the custom bobbleheads. I'd love to get a few of those. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML

Re: Lots of PMA vids

2008-02-04 Thread P. J. Alling
The Sony Full Frame SLR with Image stabilization is interesting. I guess all those who said you couldn't have in body stabilization with 26x36mm sensors were just wrong. It is an ugly camera though. (I guess Sony fired all the Minolta styling people that Konica hadn't). Derby Chang wrote:

Re: Lots of PMA vids

2008-02-04 Thread David J Brooks
Me to.:-0 I had a look at the Tamron video. That VC seems to work well. Dave On Feb 4, 2008 3:54 AM, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Including John Carlson talking about the K20D/K200D and the new Limited. http://www.imaging-resource.com/EVENTS/PMAS08/PMAS08VIDEO.HTML# But for me, I

Another PMA Melbourne report

2007-05-06 Thread Digital Image Studio
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=23119249 Note the last pic, CR Kennedy's had the diminutive DA300/4 in the cabinet with an f2.8 label, professionally remedied I must say ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL

Re: Another PMA Melbourne report

2007-05-06 Thread David Savage
On 5/6/07, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=23119249 Note the last pic, CR Kennedy's had the diminutive DA300/4 in the cabinet with an f2.8 label, professionally remedied I must say ;-) That's very professional indeed.

Re: Another PMA Melbourne report

2007-05-06 Thread Leon Altoff
I was there when the rep corrected it about 30 minutes after the show was opened to the public (it was trade only until 2 pm Saturday) and this one rep had already been told 4 times that the label was wrong (as had the others). He finished talking to me and headed for the cabinet to change

PMA Australia in Melbourne this weekend

2007-05-03 Thread Leon Altoff
Are any of the Victorian or even Australian list members going to the Photo Marketing Association show in Melbourne this weekend? C.R. Kennedy has a stall so hopefully there will be the chance to talk Pentax with people. Their website is http://www.photoimagingworld.com.au/ Free Registration

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Cotty
On 12/3/07, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Great house, Cotty. But the camera sucks:-) Thanks Paul. I know I'll be labelled as a heretic, but I have to say that the 1D is the best photographic device I've ever used - certainly on a par with the LX in terms of build quality and sheer

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Thibouille
Well I think 1D and K10D are not exactly in the same league. But letting both of them where the should be, I still think the K10D should wow you, for what it is I mean. IMO There's simply no competition. It doesn't mean it is ideal or perfect. But for now, it is the best deal by far. 2007/3/13,

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/3/07, Thibouille, discombobulated, unleashed: Well I think 1D and K10D are not exactly in the same league. But letting both of them where the should be, I still think the K10D should wow you, for what it is I mean. IMO There's simply no competition. It doesn't mean it is ideal or perfect.

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 13, 2007, at 2:47 AM, Cotty wrote: Thanks Paul. I know I'll be labelled as a heretic, but I have to say that the 1D is the best photographic device I've ever used - certainly on a par with the LX in terms of build quality and sheer respect. Reliability-wise, no contest. I loved the LX

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Christian
Cotty wrote: I think you've got to take into account the three distinct levels of permutations (entry/prosumer/professional) within those releases, and even then there are two sub-levels within the professional range (1.3 and full frame). In the 1.3 crop range (that I went for) there have

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/3/07, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: You forgot the 1DIIn in 2005 I think. Minor upgrade but, according to the nuts on naturescapes.net, image quality was improved enough to make a difference. Oh fartballs. You're completely right. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/3/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Hmm. Which bug-bear was that? What the camera looks like ;-)) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 13, 2007, at 4:21 PM, Cotty wrote: Hmm. Which bug-bear was that? What the camera looks like ;-)) LOL!!! Looks like a camera, 'tis all right with me. ;-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
Here's an interview with Mr. Torigoe and Mr. Tatamika at PMA: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/other/2007/03/12/5799.html A translation was done by Katsura at Pentaxforums: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/35557-post1.html Basically, there will be replacement models for K100D and K10D

Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Here's an interview with Mr. Torigoe and Mr. Tatamika at PMA: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/other/2007/03/12/5799.html A translation was done by Katsura at Pentaxforums: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/35557-post1.html Basically, there will be replacement models for K100D and K10D

RE: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Manuel Magalhães
Thanks or posting this Lawrence. It was very usefull. Regards, Manuel -Mensagem original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Em nome de Lawrence Kwan Enviada: segunda-feira, 12 de Março de 2007 17:48 Para: pdml@pdml.net Assunto: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 Here's

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/3/07, Lawrence Kwan, discombobulated, unleashed: A translation was done by Katsura at Pentaxforums: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/35557-post1.html - K1D is still in planning stage, and nothing solid at all yet, not a problem. Not a problem for my hat either :-) -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 My wallet is not happy with this announcement of non-trivial, yearly updates. Now you know how it feels to have bought into Canon. Of course, you don't have to buy a new camera every year, just

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Tom C
Pentax's RD staff are depressed. Wait. Hold everything. Let me go get my fiddle. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Markus Maurer
Thanks as well to Lawrence and Katsura. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Manuel Magalhães Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 7:17 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 Thanks or posting

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread japilado
I was tempted to get a K100D when it came out. Now, I've decided to use my *ist D. Why get sucked into wanting to keep up with everyone else whenever a new model comes out.. Jim A. - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 My

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
I was tempted to get a K100D when it came out. Now, I've decided to use my *ist D. Why get sucked into wanting to keep up with everyone else whenever a new model comes out.. Jim A. - That's a reasonable reaction, Jim. It's bad enough that computer technology is changed so often. I'm

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/12/2007 11:14:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here's an interview with Mr. Torigoe and Mr. Tatamika at PMA: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/other/2007/03/12/5799.html A translation was done by Katsura at Pentaxforums: http

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 That's a reasonable reaction, Jim. It's bad enough that computer technology is changed so often. I'm not happy about cameras going that way too. I just went over to the Canon museum and had a poke

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 Does this mean there will be a K10D next generation BEFORE next holiday season (read as Xmas)? Sure sounds like they mean to that. Course there is a big difference between plans

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/12/2007 2:18:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The K10 was about 6 months late, IIRC. It is possible that a fall release doesn't mean fall in the northern hemisphere. William Robb === Oh, good pt. Marnie aka Doe

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Eactivist
Right before Lawrence made his post, Ken contacted me off list with a different translation. I wasn't going to post it now this thread is started, but since both are translations maybe one is slightly clearer on some point than the other. So here is another translation,

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Jack Davis
Considerate of you to post this Ken, Thanks! Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Right before Lawrence made his post, Ken contacted me off list with a different translation. I wasn't going to post it now this thread is started, but since both are translations maybe one is slightly

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 That's a reasonable reaction, Jim. It's bad enough that computer technology is changed so often. I'm not happy about cameras going that way too. I just went over

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Adam Maas
: - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 That's a reasonable reaction, Jim. It's bad enough that computer technology is changed so often. I'm not happy about cameras going that way too. I just went over to the Canon museum and had

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 I count 5 Pentax DSLR models. based on major differences. The D, DS/DS2, DL/DL2, K100, K110, K10. I'm not sure if the K100 and K110 are enough different to warrant being considered separate models

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Frankly, Canon was that way with film cameras, too. They have been on a fairly aggressive release schedule for a long time. If you are looking forward to the next great thing, or looking at how progressive a company is, this is a good thing. If you are worried about your pocket book and current

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 Frankly, Canon was that way with film cameras, too. They have been on a fairly aggressive release schedule for a long time. If you are looking forward to the next great thing, or looking at how

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: I was tempted to get a K100D when it came out. Now, I've decided to use my *ist D. Why get sucked into wanting to keep up with everyone else whenever a new model comes out.. Agreed. I shall suffer in silence and be lumbered with

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 http://www.cottysnaps.com/Greystones/march07.html I might as well give up and go back to crayons. I can't believe people still have to live in hovels. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 Frankly, Canon was that way with film cameras, too. They have been on a fairly aggressive release schedule for a long time. If you are looking forward to the next great thing, or looking at how progressive a company is, this is a good thing. If you

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/3/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Even so, Canon has amost a dozen more DSLR models on the ground than Pentax for more or less the same time frame. My Canon buddy well remembers the bitchin over on the Canon forums from the people who were going broke buying the latest and

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Tom C
From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007 Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:06:27 -0700 One thing to remember is that every time there is a new release, you get coverage

Re: Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great house, Cotty. But the camera sucks:-). Paul On Mar 12, 2007, at 7:53 PM, Cotty wrote: On 12/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: I was tempted to get a K100D when it came out. Now, I've decided to use my *ist D. Why get sucked into wanting to keep up with everyone

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