Printed Pentax Brochures: K20/K200

MitchellT · 04-06-2008, 01:28 PM

Hello - I'm a new Pentaxian (since Nov. '07) and this is my first post here. Now after lurking for a couple months, its time to post and rant a little.

I am interested in the new K20 body, and I downloaded the PDF brochure from the PentaxImaging site. The issue I have with the brochure is that the content is against a black background - horrible for inkjet printing, especially two-sided, you'd be able to wring the ink out of the paper! So, I wrote the Pentax folks a nice email requesting a printed copy via postal mail. Can you believe they did not honor the request!?! It wouldn't be so bad if these were available at local camera stores. Of course, as a lurker I've read many posts about lack of Pentax inventory at camera stores....

So, I'm curious if anyone here has any recent printed Pentax marketing pieces, and I'd like to know how they got them. Perhaps there is a better contact for me to use when requesting materials. When I was a teenager I picked up Pentax and other maker's brochures by the handful, now seems only Nikon and Canon produce any in significant quantity.

Thanks for reading my rant - I am enjoying my Pentax K100D Super as it is much lighter weight than my Canon stuff, and its fun to use!

Regards,
MitchellT

flyer · 04-06-2008, 02:25 PM

As far as I know, there is no printed brochure about the K20D. Don't know why they didn't do one if they are interested in increasing their sales.

MitchellT · 04-06-2008, 02:59 PM

Thanks for the reply, Flyer. Maybe some others have seen an actual piece? It doesn't make a lot of sense to us, but maybe folks inside Pentax are waiting for things to settle down now that the acquistion deal by Hoya has actually happened.

Are there any Pentax employees who monitor these forums? If so, I'm sure they'll have a reply.

kent vinyard · 04-06-2008, 08:00 PM

I have a printed brochure from Pentax with the K20 and K200 in it. Got it from a dealer friend of mine. It also shows the new DA* lenses in it. Send me a PM with your adress and I'll see if I can land another one for you.

**barondla** · 04-07-2008, 05:58 AM

Dealers do have the K20D/K200D literature. Pentax sent us box loads. If you can't find one let me know.
thanks
barondla

MitchellT · 04-07-2008, 07:03 AM

Thanks Kent and Baron, I think I finally contacted the 'right' someone at Pentax who will mail be the materials. I'm glad to hear the glossy marketing materials are 'out there', as they should be, they just don't seem to be in my town... our best camera store in the area recently changed hands and now carries only 'point and shoots'. Of course they can order stuff, but its not the same as it used to be. It seems the internet has changed the way people buy cameras and other consumer items, so stores have more narrow selections and only a couple brands now. <sigh>

flyer · 04-07-2008, 03:19 PM

Both dealers I deal with said they never got any. But, in Quebec, there is often delays with those things because they don't always have bilingual ones and, by law, they can't give you english if they don't have french. That is also the reason the K20D came in Quebec after the rest of Canada. Each and every boxes containing the K20D had to be opened by the distributor to insert the french instruction manual, and re-closed. If you wanted the english instruction, they where supplied to you in a separate package.

04-06-2008, 01:28 PM	#1
MitchellT Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4	Printed Pentax Brochures: K20/K200 Hello - I'm a new Pentaxian (since Nov. '07) and this is my first post here. Now after lurking for a couple months, its time to post and rant a little. I am interested in the new K20 body, and I downloaded the PDF brochure from the PentaxImaging site. The issue I have with the brochure is that the content is against a black background - horrible for inkjet printing, especially two-sided, you'd be able to wring the ink out of the paper! So, I wrote the Pentax folks a nice email requesting a printed copy via postal mail. Can you believe they did not honor the request!?! It wouldn't be so bad if these were available at local camera stores. Of course, as a lurker I've read many posts about lack of Pentax inventory at camera stores.... So, I'm curious if anyone here has any recent printed Pentax marketing pieces, and I'd like to know how they got them. Perhaps there is a better contact for me to use when requesting materials. When I was a teenager I picked up Pentax and other maker's brochures by the handful, now seems only Nikon and Canon produce any in significant quantity. Thanks for reading my rant - I am enjoying my Pentax K100D Super as it is much lighter weight than my Canon stuff, and its fun to use! Regards, MitchellT

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04-06-2008, 02:25 PM	#2
flyer Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ste-Anne des Plaines, Qc., Canada Posts: 2,013	As far as I know, there is no printed brochure about the K20D. Don't know why they didn't do one if they are interested in increasing their sales.

04-06-2008, 02:59 PM	#3
MitchellT Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4 Original Poster	Thanks for the reply, Flyer. Maybe some others have seen an actual piece? It doesn't make a lot of sense to us, but maybe folks inside Pentax are waiting for things to settle down now that the acquistion deal by Hoya has actually happened. Are there any Pentax employees who monitor these forums? If so, I'm sure they'll have a reply.

04-06-2008, 08:00 PM	#4
kent vinyard Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norman, Oklahoma USA Posts: 348	I have a printed brochure from Pentax with the K20 and K200 in it. Got it from a dealer friend of mine. It also shows the new DA* lenses in it. Send me a PM with your adress and I'll see if I can land another one for you.

04-07-2008, 05:58 AM	#5
barondla Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: midwest, United States Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,714	Dealers do have the K20D/K200D literature. Pentax sent us box loads. If you can't find one let me know. thanks barondla

04-07-2008, 07:03 AM	#6
MitchellT Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4 Original Poster	Thanks Kent and Baron, I think I finally contacted the 'right' someone at Pentax who will mail be the materials. I'm glad to hear the glossy marketing materials are 'out there', as they should be, they just don't seem to be in my town... our best camera store in the area recently changed hands and now carries only 'point and shoots'. Of course they can order stuff, but its not the same as it used to be. It seems the internet has changed the way people buy cameras and other consumer items, so stores have more narrow selections and only a couple brands now. <sigh>

04-07-2008, 03:19 PM	#7
flyer Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ste-Anne des Plaines, Qc., Canada Posts: 2,013	Both dealers I deal with said they never got any. But, in Quebec, there is often delays with those things because they don't always have bilingual ones and, by law, they can't give you english if they don't have french. That is also the reason the K20D came in Quebec after the rest of Canada. Each and every boxes containing the K20D had to be opened by the distributor to insert the french instruction manual, and re-closed. If you wanted the english instruction, they where supplied to you in a separate package.