I saw my first Pentax product display!

6BQ5 · 09-08-2013, 11:29 AM - **1 Like**

I paid a visit to Gordon's Photo Service in Carson City, NV and Reno, NV and I was thrilled beyond words to see Pentax products prominently displayed right next to Canon and Nikon equivalents! This was my first time since I was a boy that I saw Pentax front and forward like this. I stood in front of the display case and soaked it in. What a sight for this small town rural Nevada Boy! I can only imagine what you big city slicker folks must see in your big metropolitan shopping areas!

I joined the shop's Buyer Club for $20 and bought some sorely needed lens hoods and caps for my manual lenses. It's a drop in the bucket but if it helps keep the shop alive and Pentax products on display then all the better.

OK, joyful expression done.

**Billy Joe** · 09-08-2013, 01:14 PM

A real live Pentax Display in a Store in the US and you did not get a picture of it????

Julie · 09-08-2013, 02:58 PM

We need photographic evidence of this or else I'm not gonna believe it.

That's great to hear, though... Pentax making an effort to get their products out there.

cfraz · 09-08-2013, 07:02 PM

Originally posted by 6BQ5

I paid a visit to Gordon's Photo Service in Carson City, NV and Reno, NV and I was thrilled beyond words to see Pentax products prominently displayed right next to Canon and Nikon equivalents!

Fantastic!

Four years ago I went to Gordon's Photo in Reno to shop for my first DSLR. A friend had advised me that both the Canon and Nikon would take great pictures, so just pick out the one that felt and handled the best in my hands.

I checked out the entry Canon and Nikon models. Then the sales gal handed me a K200D. The rest is history, as they say.

It wasn't long before Pentax support for small B&M dealers disappeared, and Gordon's stopped stocking Pentax. A couple of years ago I stopped in and asked if they could get me a DA40 limited. The sales person said they didn't carry Pentax point and shoot cameras any longer. Ouch.

That Pentax is back at Gordon's, a local photo shop in a not very big market area, is huge. I honestly thought that never could happen. Behind the scenes things are happening. I will be paying Gordon's a visit.

Last edited by cfraz; 09-08-2013 at 07:11 PM.

6BQ5 · 09-09-2013, 04:30 PM

Originally posted by Julie

We need photographic evidence of this or else I'm not gonna believe it.

That's great to hear, though... Pentax making an effort to get their products out there.

Fair enough. When I go back to the shop this coming Friday I'll gather your "evidence"!

6BQ5 · 09-14-2013, 09:29 AM

I paid Gordon's Photo Service in Carson City a visit yesterday to gather my "proof"!

Here it is.

and ...

All this for a small city of 50,000!

**filoxophy** · 09-14-2013, 07:01 PM

Dang, I live in a county of 1 million+, and I can't find a Pentax dealer less than 3 or 4 hours' drive away! Very jealous.

Fl_Gulfer · 09-20-2013, 01:23 PM

Our only Mom & Pop store quit selling photography equipment all together. Said they couldn't compete with the internet. But the BIG PENTAX sign is still there even thought they moved to a new location.

Kenntak · 09-20-2013, 01:38 PM

That's really nice to see.

**crewl1** · 09-20-2013, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by 6BQ5

I paid Gordon's Photo Service in Carson City a visit yesterday to gather my "proof"! Here it is.

Is that a full frame Pentax under the K-30 !?!

azrickster · 09-20-2013, 01:45 PM

In phoenix, 1 retailer it's an authorized dealer, but they don't carry any stock nor have anything on display.

Fl_Gulfer · 09-20-2013, 07:42 PM

Originally posted by crewl1

Is that a full frame Pentax under the K-30 !?!

Looks like a old K1000,,, new old stock ?

6BQ5 · 09-21-2013, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by Fl_Gulfer

Looks like a old K1000,,, new old stock ?

Very much so.

I went there yesterday to buy a hood and a cap. The sales associate said that the shop signed a confidentiality agreement with their Pentax rep. Something big is coming, I was told... And I will like it! Honestly, I have no clue what it is. There are more than enough forum threads here with people guessing and I'll leave the speculation there.

There was a pretty cool Q7 color swatch on the counter too. It showed the Q7 in every single possible combination. Pretty cool!

normhead · 09-21-2013, 08:41 AM

Originally posted by 6BQ5

Very much so.

I went there yesterday to buy a hood and a cap. The sales associate said that the shop signed a confidentiality agreement with their Pentax rep. Something big is coming, I was told... And I will like it! Honestly, I have no clue what it is. There are more than enough forum threads here with people guessing and I'll leave the speculation there.

There was a pretty cool Q7 color swatch on the counter too. It showed the Q7 in every single possible combination. Pretty cool!

Something big is coming?... sshhhhhush, if the nay sayers get a hold of that there will be so much whining and bitching in here they'll ruin the thread. No little bit of Pentax joy is unworthy, no matter how insignificant, of being squashed.

**monochrome** · 09-21-2013, 09:21 AM

Something BIG? As in, "Don't sell any legacy lenses?"

There. Started it.

09-08-2013, 11:29 AM - 1 Like	#1
6BQ5 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Nevada, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,348	I saw my first Pentax product display! I paid a visit to Gordon's Photo Service in Carson City, NV and Reno, NV and I was thrilled beyond words to see Pentax products prominently displayed right next to Canon and Nikon equivalents! This was my first time since I was a boy that I saw Pentax front and forward like this. I stood in front of the display case and soaked it in. What a sight for this small town rural Nevada Boy! I can only imagine what you big city slicker folks must see in your big metropolitan shopping areas! I joined the shop's Buyer Club for $20 and bought some sorely needed lens hoods and caps for my manual lenses. It's a drop in the bucket but if it helps keep the shop alive and Pentax products on display then all the better. OK, joyful expression done.

09-08-2013, 01:14 PM	#2
Billy Joe Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 374	No photo? A real live Pentax Display in a Store in the US and you did not get a picture of it????

09-21-2013, 08:41 AM	#14
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,448	Originally posted by 6BQ5 Very much so. I went there yesterday to buy a hood and a cap. The sales associate said that the shop signed a confidentiality agreement with their Pentax rep. Something big is coming, I was told... And I will like it! Honestly, I have no clue what it is. There are more than enough forum threads here with people guessing and I'll leave the speculation there. There was a pretty cool Q7 color swatch on the counter too. It showed the Q7 in every single possible combination. Pretty cool! Something big is coming?... sshhhhhush, if the nay sayers get a hold of that there will be so much whining and bitching in here they'll ruin the thread. No little bit of Pentax joy is unworthy, no matter how insignificant, of being squashed. Last edited by normhead; 09-21-2013 at 08:50 AM.

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09-08-2013, 02:58 PM	#3
Julie Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Illinois Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,069	We need photographic evidence of this or else I'm not gonna believe it. That's great to hear, though... Pentax making an effort to get their products out there.

09-08-2013, 07:02 PM	#4
cfraz Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 521	Originally posted by 6BQ5 I paid a visit to Gordon's Photo Service in Carson City, NV and Reno, NV and I was thrilled beyond words to see Pentax products prominently displayed right next to Canon and Nikon equivalents! Fantastic! Four years ago I went to Gordon's Photo in Reno to shop for my first DSLR. A friend had advised me that both the Canon and Nikon would take great pictures, so just pick out the one that felt and handled the best in my hands. I checked out the entry Canon and Nikon models. Then the sales gal handed me a K200D. The rest is history, as they say. It wasn't long before Pentax support for small B&M dealers disappeared, and Gordon's stopped stocking Pentax. A couple of years ago I stopped in and asked if they could get me a DA40 limited. The sales person said they didn't carry Pentax point and shoot cameras any longer. Ouch. That Pentax is back at Gordon's, a local photo shop in a not very big market area, is huge. I honestly thought that never could happen. Behind the scenes things are happening. I will be paying Gordon's a visit. Last edited by cfraz; 09-08-2013 at 07:11 PM.

09-09-2013, 04:30 PM	#5
6BQ5 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Nevada, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,348 Original Poster	Originally posted by Julie We need photographic evidence of this or else I'm not gonna believe it. That's great to hear, though... Pentax making an effort to get their products out there. Fair enough. When I go back to the shop this coming Friday I'll gather your "evidence"!

09-14-2013, 09:29 AM	#6
6BQ5 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Nevada, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,348 Original Poster	I paid Gordon's Photo Service in Carson City a visit yesterday to gather my "proof"! Here it is. and ... All this for a small city of 50,000!

09-14-2013, 07:01 PM	#7
filoxophy Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 1,132	Dang, I live in a county of 1 million+, and I can't find a Pentax dealer less than 3 or 4 hours' drive away! Very jealous.

09-20-2013, 01:23 PM	#8
Fl_Gulfer Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Gulfer Photos: Albums Posts: 3,054	Our only Mom & Pop store quit selling photography equipment all together. Said they couldn't compete with the internet. But the BIG PENTAX sign is still there even thought they moved to a new location.

09-20-2013, 01:38 PM	#9
Kenntak Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 198	That's really nice to see.

09-20-2013, 01:41 PM	#10
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Originally posted by 6BQ5 I paid Gordon's Photo Service in Carson City a visit yesterday to gather my "proof"! Here it is. Is that a full frame Pentax under the K-30 !?!

09-20-2013, 01:45 PM	#11
azrickster Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: AZ Posts: 26	In phoenix, 1 retailer it's an authorized dealer, but they don't carry any stock nor have anything on display.

09-20-2013, 07:42 PM	#12
Fl_Gulfer Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Gulfer Photos: Albums Posts: 3,054	Originally posted by crewl1 Is that a full frame Pentax under the K-30 !?! Looks like a old K1000,,, new old stock ?

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09-21-2013, 08:08 AM	#13
6BQ5 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Nevada, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,348 Original Poster	Originally posted by Fl_Gulfer Looks like a old K1000,,, new old stock ? Very much so. I went there yesterday to buy a hood and a cap. The sales associate said that the shop signed a confidentiality agreement with their Pentax rep. Something big is coming, I was told... And I will like it! Honestly, I have no clue what it is. There are more than enough forum threads here with people guessing and I'll leave the speculation there. There was a pretty cool Q7 color swatch on the counter too. It showed the Q7 in every single possible combination. Pretty cool!

09-21-2013, 09:21 AM	#15
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Something *BIG*? As in, "Don't sell any legacy lenses?" There. Started it.