Pentax will be the first to get it. Something new is coming.

Asahiflex · 02-18-2011, 03:30 PM

A rifle rack to be fitted under the camera???

Larsenio · 02-18-2011, 03:51 PM

An accessory most of us won`t really need? With the best marketing/sale-cliffhanger ever?

Pentax Convert · 02-18-2011, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by TOUGEFC

1/500 flash sync

The Nikon D70 does that.

ozlizard · 02-18-2011, 05:11 PM

The further this thing goes on the less interesting it sounds.....

piesforyou · 02-18-2011, 05:54 PM

Maybe some sort of gimbal mount contraption, for automatically making the camera horizontal? But a quick googling shows something like it already exists, and anyway wouldn't be unique to the k-5/k7.

CaymanImaging · 02-18-2011, 09:00 PM

This is getting boring.

vinzer · 02-18-2011, 10:23 PM

Well, here's the announcement of Yvon's new entrepreneurial venture: PENTAX DSLRs: What happens when three entrepreneurs get together? In our case, you get great DSLRs ancillary equipment and you get AlettA Photographic.

It doesn't say anything regarding products, just that they have industrial-grade machines and that they're gonna churn out quality, made in the US gear (perhaps taking an indirect shot at all the China-made accessories on eBay?).

No product announcement, though.

FullertonImages · 02-18-2011, 11:00 PM

Originally posted by CaymanImaging

This is getting boring.

Yeah, I feel like this a is viral marketing/info leak/social networking #FAIL. I feel like they dropped too much info, too soon, and without enough end result to eventually satisfy.

TOUGEFC · 02-19-2011, 12:24 AM

Yeah starting to become bored with it now, it was exciting at first but now it seems like it has been hyped up too much and may become a disapointment in the end...

SteveM · 02-19-2011, 12:35 AM

Pentax will be the first to get it. Something new is coming.

Please tell me it isn't a rash....or something worse......like a hickey.

Kunzite · 02-19-2011, 03:10 AM

Originally posted by FullertonImages

Yeah, I feel like this a is viral marketing/info leak/social networking #FAIL. I feel like they dropped too much info, too soon, and without enough end result to eventually satisfy.

Making so much noise when you don't have anything at all is indeed a FAIL.
Sorry, Yvon - but I don't care about companies who only produces hype. "DSLRs will never be the same..."? Yeah, right...

Class A · 02-19-2011, 03:23 AM - **1 Like**

New hint: "Our first item could help Wedding Photographers". This gives it away. It is a grip with a reservoir for alcohol, such as Schnapps. Since you consume it with a straw, you can

drink while shooting, and
stay happy for a long time.

Since it is made in the USA -- does anyone else think Yvon puts way too few big USA flags on his pages? -- the grip is hidden in a brown paper bag. There are small openings for all the controls and of course the straw!

Your images won't be better, but you'll think they are!

piesforyou · 02-19-2011, 03:58 AM

We need another tidbit like a close up photo of a small part of it.

**NaClH2O** · 02-19-2011, 06:04 AM

Originally posted by Class A

New hint: "Our first item could help Wedding Photographers". This gives it away. It is a grip with a reservoir for alcohol, such as Schnapps. Since you consume it with a straw, you can

drink while shooting, and
stay happy for a long time.

Since it is made in the USA -- does anyone else think Yvon puts way too few big USA flags on his pages? -- the grip is hidden in a brown paper bag. There are small openings for all the controls and of course the straw!

Your images won't be better, but you'll think they are!

I like this one. I'm also partial to my own idea. It's a new grip and every time you nail a shot the grip delivers a nice chocolate bon bon. Every time you totally blow the shot, the grip delivers a bit of a shock. The added bonus of this carrot and stick approach is that you'll be able to tell the good pentax photogs (slightly overweight) from the really bad ones (twitchy).

NaCl(and if you see someone shooting with latex gloves you will know they are REALLY bad

)H2O

**NaClH2O** · 02-19-2011, 06:12 AM

So everyone knows that pentax shooters are rare compared with the canikon shooters. It's hard to find other Pentax shooters. To that end a new grip has been manufactured that has a small transceiver that broadcasts and receives a specific "pentax shooter" signal with a range of about .25 mi/.4 km. This way you will be able to find and meet up with other Pentax shooters.

NaCl(the rumor that there is a hack to sexually differentiate users is false however)H2O

02-19-2011, 03:10 AM	#161
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by FullertonImages Yeah, I feel like this a is viral marketing/info leak/social networking #FAIL. I feel like they dropped too much info, too soon, and without enough end result to eventually satisfy. Making so much noise when you don't have anything at all is indeed a FAIL. Sorry, Yvon - but I don't care about companies who only produces hype. "DSLRs will never be the same..."? Yeah, right... Last edited by Kunzite; 02-19-2011 at 03:17 AM.

02-19-2011, 03:23 AM - 1 Like	#162
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251	New hint: "Our first item could help Wedding Photographers". This gives it away. It is a grip with a reservoir for alcohol, such as Schnapps. Since you consume it with a straw, you can drink while shooting, and stay happy for a long time. Since it is made in the USA -- does anyone else think Yvon puts way too few big USA flags on his pages? -- the grip is hidden in a brown paper bag. There are small openings for all the controls and of course the straw! Your images won't be better, but you'll think they are!

02-19-2011, 06:04 AM	#164
NaClH2O Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bronx NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,631	Originally posted by Class A New hint: "Our first item could help Wedding Photographers". This gives it away. It is a grip with a reservoir for alcohol, such as Schnapps. Since you consume it with a straw, you can drink while shooting, and stay happy for a long time. Since it is made in the USA -- does anyone else think Yvon puts way too few big USA flags on his pages? -- the grip is hidden in a brown paper bag. There are small openings for all the controls and of course the straw! Your images won't be better, but you'll think they are! I like this one. I'm also partial to my own idea. It's a new grip and every time you nail a shot the grip delivers a nice chocolate bon bon. Every time you totally blow the shot, the grip delivers a bit of a shock. The added bonus of this carrot and stick approach is that you'll be able to tell the good pentax photogs (slightly overweight) from the really bad ones (twitchy). NaCl(and if you see someone shooting with latex gloves you will know they are REALLY bad )H2O

02-19-2011, 06:12 AM	#165
NaClH2O Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bronx NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,631	Social networking So everyone knows that pentax shooters are rare compared with the canikon shooters. It's hard to find other Pentax shooters. To that end a new grip has been manufactured that has a small transceiver that broadcasts and receives a specific "pentax shooter" signal with a range of about .25 mi/.4 km. This way you will be able to find and meet up with other Pentax shooters. NaCl(the rumor that there is a hack to sexually differentiate users is false however)H2O

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vinzer Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,399	Well, here's the announcement of Yvon's new entrepreneurial venture: PENTAX DSLRs: What happens when three entrepreneurs get together? In our case, you get great DSLRs ancillary equipment and you get AlettA Photographic. It doesn't say anything regarding products, just that they have industrial-grade machines and that they're gonna churn out quality, made in the US gear (perhaps taking an indirect shot at all the China-made accessories on eBay?). No product announcement, though.

02-18-2011, 11:00 PM	#158
FullertonImages Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 883	Originally posted by CaymanImaging This is getting boring. Yeah, I feel like this a is viral marketing/info leak/social networking #FAIL. I feel like they dropped too much info, too soon, and without enough end result to eventually satisfy.

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TOUGEFC Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,561	Yeah starting to become bored with it now, it was exciting at first but now it seems like it has been hyped up too much and may become a disapointment in the end...

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SteveM Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,294	Pentax will be the first to get it. Something new is coming. Please tell me it isn't a rash....or something worse......like a hickey.

02-19-2011, 03:58 AM	#163
piesforyou Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Photos: Albums Posts: 129	We need another tidbit like a close up photo of a small part of it.