K20-D site up

jeffkrol · 01-22-2008, 03:40 PM

Removed for now.........

Last edited by jeffkrol; 01-22-2008 at 05:37 PM.

Duck Dodgers · 01-22-2008, 04:11 PM

I don't believe that is an official Pentax site. I registered there a while back, and the reg email came from ibseo.com. Also, the whois for that site shows namecheap.com as the registrar, and the domain owner is blocked. Pentax has never blocked owner info before, and I doubt they use "namecheap.com.".

Edit: Also, Pentax USA doesn't make such obvious spelling errors on their site.

benjikan · 01-22-2008, 04:21 PM

That is NOT an Official Pentax endorsed web site.

Ben

gamgee · 01-22-2008, 04:22 PM

I just registered over there and OVER HERE.
For months I have been lurking (most of the time in the rumours and news) and tried to keep my head cool, but post from codiac and this K20D site pushed me over the edge. Now I'm euphoric too. The reason I did not want to get too euphoric is, of course, price. You guys may complain (and rightly so) about unjust European/American price difference, but try to add a comparison between, let's say, Danish and Croatian average paycheck. According to some estimates in recent posts, K20D will cost probably somewhere around my monthly paycheck times two (not more I hope).

OK, no more lamenting,

I wish all of you best of luck and light!

Marc Langille · 01-22-2008, 04:37 PM

Hmmm.... Personally I don't think Pentax would use a free app like Joomla/Joomlart to make this page, and have tons of google ads all over the place...

Quote from the bottom of the page:

"Copyright © 2005 - 2008 pentax-k20d.com. Designed by JoomlArt.com"

I checked it's status on whois.net and it's locked, unlike other sites registered by Texture Media or Pentax Imaging Company:

Registrant:
Texture Media

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (Internet Domain Name Registration, Domain Transfers. Your domain name search starts here.)
Domain Name: PENTAXPHOTOGALLERY.COM

Domain servers in listed order:
DNS1.EVOLUTIONHOSTING.COM
DNS2.EVOLUTIONHOSTING.COM

Visit AboutUs.org for more information about PENTAXIMAGING.COM
AboutUs: PENTAXIMAGING.COM

Registrant: Make this info private
Pentax Imaging Company
600 12th Street
Suite 300
Golden, CO 80401
US

Domain Name: PENTAXIMAGING.COM

Cheers,
Marc

Peter Zack · 01-22-2008, 04:37 PM

As Ben says that's not an official site. Quote from that page: This site is the new home for the Pentax k20D user community. pentax-k20d.com | Home also welcomes users of Samsung GX-20 dslr and the other Samsung dslr models.

It's just another place to discuss Pentax.

nosnoop · 01-22-2008, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by jeffkrol

pentax-k20d.com | Home

As others said, this is not the official site.

There is an official Japanese site, however, not yet up at this time:

www.k20d.jp

gamgee · 01-22-2008, 04:43 PM

OK, I got suckered...

jeffkrol · 01-22-2008, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by gamgee

OK, I got suckered...

I did a quick look and not enough "due diligence" before posting...........

Duck Dodgers · 01-22-2008, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by jeffkrol

I did a quick look and not enough "due diligence" before posting...........

Aw, if that's the worst you do this year, you've gotten off lucky. The number of smart, intelligent people who fall for "phishing" banking sites each year is simply amazing...and they lose a lot more (typically) than a few minutes time. So it could be worse.

rparmar · 01-22-2008, 07:41 PM

Originally posted by Duck Dodgers

Also, the whois for that site shows namecheap.com as the registrar, and the domain owner is blocked. Pentax has never blocked owner info before, and I doubt they use "namecheap.com.".

Just so you know:

1. The registrar namecheap.com is actually very professional -- I use them for all my client sites.

2. Blocking domain owners is a nice additional privacy feature they offer which diminishes spam. It is not a sign of anything fishy -- rather the opposite.

3. Yes, I am a web developer when not reading about my next camera purchase.

Duck Dodgers · 01-23-2008, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by rparmar

Just so you know:

1. The registrar namecheap.com is actually very professional -- I use them for all my client sites.

I did not know that. Pentax, however, typically uses Network Solutions for their registrar.

Quote:

2. Blocking domain owners is a nice additional privacy feature they offer which diminishes spam. It is not a sign of anything fishy -- rather the opposite.

True enough. I was just pointing that, historically, Pentax does not block that info on their sites.

Quote:

3. Yes, I am a web developer when not reading about my next camera purchase.

01-22-2008, 03:40 PM	#1
jeffkrol Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,434	K20-D site up Removed for now......... Last edited by jeffkrol; 01-22-2008 at 05:37 PM.

01-22-2008, 04:11 PM	#2
Duck Dodgers Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the 24½th Century! Photos: Gallery Posts: 439	I don't believe that is an official Pentax site. I registered there a while back, and the reg email came from ibseo.com. Also, the whois for that site shows namecheap.com as the registrar, and the domain owner is blocked. Pentax has never blocked owner info before, and I doubt they use "namecheap.com.". Edit: Also, Pentax USA doesn't make such obvious spelling errors on their site. Last edited by Duck Dodgers; 01-22-2008 at 04:20 PM.

01-22-2008, 04:22 PM	#4
gamgee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Osijek, Croatia Posts: 116	Euphoria I just registered over there and OVER HERE. For months I have been lurking (most of the time in the rumours and news) and tried to keep my head cool, but post from codiac and this K20D site pushed me over the edge. Now I'm euphoric too. The reason I did not want to get too euphoric is, of course, price. You guys may complain (and rightly so) about unjust European/American price difference, but try to add a comparison between, let's say, Danish and Croatian average paycheck. According to some estimates in recent posts, K20D will cost probably somewhere around my monthly paycheck times two (not more I hope). OK, no more lamenting, I wish all of you best of luck and light!

01-22-2008, 05:26 PM	#9
jeffkrol Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,434 Original Poster	My Apologies Originally posted by gamgee OK, I got suckered... I did a quick look and not enough "due diligence" before posting...........

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01-22-2008, 04:21 PM	#3
benjikan Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Paris, France Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,311	That is NOT an Official Pentax endorsed web site. Ben

01-22-2008, 04:37 PM	#5
Marc Langille Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NW Arkansas, USA Posts: 4,702	Hmmm.... Personally I don't think Pentax would use a free app like Joomla/Joomlart to make this page, and have tons of google ads all over the place... Quote from the bottom of the page: "Copyright © 2005 - 2008 pentax-k20d.com. Designed by JoomlArt.com" I checked it's status on whois.net and it's locked, unlike other sites registered by Texture Media or Pentax Imaging Company: Registrant: Texture Media Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (Internet Domain Name Registration, Domain Transfers. Your domain name search starts here.) Domain Name: PENTAXPHOTOGALLERY.COM Domain servers in listed order: DNS1.EVOLUTIONHOSTING.COM DNS2.EVOLUTIONHOSTING.COM Visit AboutUs.org for more information about PENTAXIMAGING.COM AboutUs: PENTAXIMAGING.COM Registrant: Make this info private Pentax Imaging Company 600 12th Street Suite 300 Golden, CO 80401 US Domain Name: PENTAXIMAGING.COM Cheers, Marc

01-22-2008, 04:37 PM	#6
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,644	As Ben says that's not an official site. Quote from that page: This site is the new home for the Pentax k20D user community. pentax-k20d.com \| Home also welcomes users of Samsung GX-20 dslr and the other Samsung dslr models. It's just another place to discuss Pentax.

01-22-2008, 04:42 PM	#7
nosnoop Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,299	Originally posted by jeffkrol pentax-k20d.com \| Home As others said, this is not the official site. There is an official Japanese site, however, not yet up at this time: www.k20d.jp

01-22-2008, 04:43 PM	#8
gamgee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Osijek, Croatia Posts: 116	OK, I got suckered...

01-22-2008, 05:52 PM	#10
Duck Dodgers Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the 24½th Century! Photos: Gallery Posts: 439	Originally posted by jeffkrol I did a quick look and not enough "due diligence" before posting........... Aw, if that's the worst you do this year, you've gotten off lucky. The number of smart, intelligent people who fall for "phishing" banking sites each year is simply amazing...and they lose a lot more (typically) than a few minutes time. So it could be worse.

01-22-2008, 07:41 PM	#11
rparmar Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,780	Originally posted by Duck Dodgers Also, the whois for that site shows namecheap.com as the registrar, and the domain owner is blocked. Pentax has never blocked owner info before, and I doubt they use "namecheap.com.". Just so you know: 1. The registrar namecheap.com is actually very professional -- I use them for all my client sites. 2. Blocking domain owners is a nice additional privacy feature they offer which diminishes spam. It is not a sign of anything fishy -- rather the opposite. 3. Yes, I am a web developer when not reading about my next camera purchase.

01-23-2008, 10:38 AM	#12
Duck Dodgers Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the 24½th Century! Photos: Gallery Posts: 439	Originally posted by rparmar Just so you know: 1. The registrar namecheap.com is actually very professional -- I use them for all my client sites. I did not know that. Pentax, however, typically uses Network Solutions for their registrar. Quote: 2. Blocking domain owners is a nice additional privacy feature they offer which diminishes spam. It is not a sign of anything fishy -- rather the opposite. True enough. I was just pointing that, historically, Pentax does not block that info on their sites. Quote: 3. Yes, I am a web developer when not reading about my next camera purchase.

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