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Sign of Today: another bricks & mortar camera store closes its doors.

Sign of Yesteryear: this store operated in a time when the Pentax brand warranted the premier store signage position - bigger and bolder than the Canon sign and no Nikon sign to be seen!

Sadly, evidence of Pentax's previous market strength have all but vanished. It was probably a sign like this that motivated the purchase of my K1000 and A50 F1.4 back in 1980.

Does any one else have a picture of a current Pentax store sign??

reh321 · 06-17-2019, 03:01 PM

Originally posted by RedBoomer

Sign of Today: another bricks & mortar camera store closes its doors.

Sign of Yesteryear: this store operated in a time when the Pentax brand warranted the premier store signage position - bigger and bolder than the Canon sign and no Nikon sign to be seen!

Sadly, evidence of Pentax's previous market strength have all but vanished. It was probably a sign like this that motivated the purchase of my K1000 and A50 F1.4 back in 1980.

Complete story in one photo - good job!

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06-17-2019, 03:01 PM	#2
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,180	Originally posted by RedBoomer Sign of Today: another bricks & mortar camera store closes its doors. Sign of Yesteryear: this store operated in a time when the Pentax brand warranted the premier store signage position - bigger and bolder than the Canon sign and no Nikon sign to be seen! Sadly, evidence of Pentax's previous market strength have all but vanished. It was probably a sign like this that motivated the purchase of my K1000 and A50 F1.4 back in 1980. Complete story in one photo - good job!