Meanwhile in Montreal

**Doundounba** · 10-26-2013, 07:08 PM - **2 Likes**

Hi all,

So it appears that Pentax has a small presence at PhotoPlus. I just wanted to point out that there is a photo salon here in Montreal this weekend, and that Pentax Ricoh Canada actually have a pretty nice booth!

The booth is fairly well-situated, and about the same size as the Panasonic booth which is right behind it. When I took this photo it was almost closing time and everything was winding down, so it seems a bit more quiet than it should. The booth is well stocked with cameras and lenses, including several K-3s running firmware 1.0. It was cool to hold a K-3! It's a pretty massive camera, at least for this K-01 shooter. I was told they should be in stores in about one week.

Winder · 10-26-2013, 07:15 PM

That is a respectable setup. I'm sure people will complain about Ricoh being the dominate name.

bobmaxja · 10-26-2013, 07:36 PM

My friends just bought the K-3 special edition including the battery extension for $1469
. He was able to test the K-3 with the Flu card and is Ipad . He was sold with the photo quality . He was going to buy a Nikon FF.
Now we can exchange lense

**jpzk** · 10-26-2013, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by bobmaxja

My friends just bought the K-3 special edition including the battery extension for $1469
. He was able to test the K-3 with the Flu card and is Ipad . He was sold with the photo quality . He was going to buy a Nikon FF.
Now we can exchange lense

Nice to know that Montreal has the Pentax (Ricoh) brand promoted.

"Battery extension" .... was it the battery grip ?
Did he get good results with the FLU card ?

And, finally: where did he get the K3/battery ext. ? In Montreal ?

Thanks.

JP

**jpzk** · 10-26-2013, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by Doundounba

Hi all,

So it appears that Pentax has a small presence at PhotoPlus. I just wanted to point out that there is a photo salon here in Montreal this weekend, and that Pentax Ricoh Canada actually have a pretty nice booth!

The booth is fairly well-situated, and about the same size as the Panasonic booth which is right behind it. When I took this photo it was almost closing time and everything was winding down, so it seems a bit more quiet than it should. The booth is well stocked with cameras and lenses, including several K-3s running firmware 1.0. It was cool to hold a K-3! It's a pretty massive camera, at least for this K-01 shooter. I was told they should be in stores in about one week.

Montreal being the "metropolis", as it claims to be, should have more of those shows, especially when they include the Pentax camera brand.
This is one great piece of news for us "Québeckers" !

I couldn't help to notice a sign by Gosselin (left of the Pentax booth) ... they would probably carry Pentax, right?
Did you have the chance to ask where the K3 is available in Québec (province) and at what price?

Thanks for sharing.

JP

bobmaxja · 10-26-2013, 08:26 PM

Yes that the batteries grip , And Yes Gosselin was the sponsor of the show. , Yes Gosselin carries Pentax in all their store
The Flu Card wa s marveleous as he said to me and help him took final decison
He bought also few lenses from Sigma who have a large booths and quite a lot of peoples knowing their stuff

**derekkite** · 10-26-2013, 08:44 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Doundounba

Hi all,

So it appears that Pentax has a small presence at PhotoPlus. I just wanted to point out that there is a photo salon here in Montreal this weekend, and that Pentax Ricoh Canada actually have a pretty nice booth!

The booth is fairly well-situated, and about the same size as the Panasonic booth which is right behind it. When I took this photo it was almost closing time and everything was winding down, so it seems a bit more quiet than it should. The booth is well stocked with cameras and lenses, including several K-3s running firmware 1.0. It was cool to hold a K-3! It's a pretty massive camera, at least for this K-01 shooter. I was told they should be in stores in about one week.

A week. Good news.

mike.hiran · 10-26-2013, 11:21 PM

thanks for sharing - good stuff!

Zygonyx · 10-26-2013, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by bobmaxja

The Flu Card wa s marveleous as he said to me and help him took final decison

Did he tell you what kind of functions this Flucard system includes, and how about images transfer speed ?

Lucky-Luc · 10-27-2013, 03:07 AM - **2 Likes**

Wish I attended, but I had to help my brother daughter with a pregnency shooting.

**Doundounba** · 10-27-2013, 06:50 AM

Originally posted by jpzk

I couldn't help to notice a sign by Gosselin (left of the Pentax booth) ... they would probably carry Pentax, right?
Did you have the chance to ask where the K3 is available in Québec (province) and at what price?

Yes, as someone else mentioned, Gosselin sponsored the show. There's some weird politics going on with camera stores in Montreal, I think, because Canon was absent from the show, and this weekend Lozeau (the largest camera dealer in Montreal) is having a Canon event at their store. Also, Lozeau made no promotion for the K-3 whatsoever, just quietly adding it to the "newly released" section of their Web site without any top banner (whereas they had banners for the Sony A7, Nikon D610 and others).

The Pentax rep I spoke to seemed very knowledgeable. He told me he does shows and is also in charge of training sales people on new Pentax models - nice job! Since I was asking about the 4k-timelapse feature on the K-3, he pulled out a tablet and showed me a beautiful timelapse of aurora borealis (northern lights) that he shot in with a K-5 in Northern Ontario. At the show, I was quoted the standard $1299 for the K-3 body. But if I really wanted one, I might order from Royal Photo. The K-3 isn't even listed on their Web site yet, but I went into their Maisonneuve location this week and asked for a quote, and was told $1219, body only. The guy had no clue (didn't even know it's not released yet) and the (small) store had no Pentax presence that I saw, but the price is good!

mamethot · 10-27-2013, 07:38 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Lucky-Luc

Wish I attended, but I had to help my brother daughter with a pregnency shooting.

Wish I attended, but I had to help my wife deliver this lovely little girl

Too bad the K-3 will be one week late to the show...

**jpzk** · 10-27-2013, 08:18 PM

Originally posted by Doundounba

Yes, as someone else mentioned, Gosselin sponsored the show. There's some weird politics going on with camera stores in Montreal, I think, because Canon was absent from the show, and this weekend Lozeau (the largest camera dealer in Montreal) is having a Canon event at their store. Also, Lozeau made no promotion for the K-3 whatsoever, just quietly adding it to the "newly released" section of their Web site without any top banner (whereas they had banners for the Sony A7, Nikon D610 and others).

The Pentax rep I spoke to seemed very knowledgeable. He told me he does shows and is also in charge of training sales people on new Pentax models - nice job! Since I was asking about the 4k-timelapse feature on the K-3, he pulled out a tablet and showed me a beautiful timelapse of aurora borealis (northern lights) that he shot in with a K-5 in Northern Ontario. At the show, I was quoted the standard $1299 for the K-3 body. But if I really wanted one, I might order from Royal Photo. The K-3 isn't even listed on their Web site yet, but I went into their Maisonneuve location this week and asked for a quote, and was told $1219, body only. The guy had no clue (didn't even know it's not released yet) and the (small) store had no Pentax presence that I saw, but the price is good!

$1219 is indeed a very good price for a camera that is still in "pre-order" mode.

I don't know Royal Photo, but I do know Gosselin and Lozeau.
I would certainly think of an excuse to travel to Québec City at Gosslin ... Montréal being a tad far for me.

Thanks.

JP

kricha6431 · 10-27-2013, 08:27 PM - **1 Like**

That is one CUTE little fella! Maybe she'll be a Pentaxian!

mamethot · 10-28-2013, 01:17 AM - **2 Likes**

Of course, daddy's girl will be!

10-26-2013, 07:08 PM - 2 Likes	#1
Doundounba Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351	Meanwhile in Montreal Hi all, So it appears that Pentax has a small presence at PhotoPlus. I just wanted to point out that there is a photo salon here in Montreal this weekend, and that Pentax Ricoh Canada actually have a pretty nice booth! The booth is fairly well-situated, and about the same size as the Panasonic booth which is right behind it. When I took this photo it was almost closing time and everything was winding down, so it seems a bit more quiet than it should. The booth is well stocked with cameras and lenses, including several K-3s running firmware 1.0. It was cool to hold a K-3! It's a pretty massive camera, at least for this K-01 shooter. I was told they should be in stores in about one week.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Nature Meanwhile...	gjtoth	Post Your Photos!	6	05-12-2013 08:27 AM
Meanwhile, in Goergia State Politics	Ratmagiclady	General Talk	11	11-19-2012 11:20 PM
Places to visit and photograph in Montreal?	nater	Photographic Technique	7	09-08-2012 02:37 PM
American football player caught with a handgun in Montreal...	ve2vfd	General Talk	24	05-06-2012 09:43 PM
Meanwhile in China	jolepp	General Talk	5	10-11-2011 11:35 AM

10-26-2013, 07:15 PM	#2
Winder Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,617	That is a respectable setup. I'm sure people will complain about Ricoh being the dominate name.

10-26-2013, 07:36 PM	#3
bobmaxja Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laval, Quebec Canada Posts: 2,170	My friends just bought the K-3 special edition including the battery extension for $1469 . He was able to test the K-3 with the Flu card and is Ipad . He was sold with the photo quality . He was going to buy a Nikon FF. Now we can exchange lense

10-26-2013, 08:12 PM	#4
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251	Originally posted by bobmaxja My friends just bought the K-3 special edition including the battery extension for $1469 . He was able to test the K-3 with the Flu card and is Ipad . He was sold with the photo quality . He was going to buy a Nikon FF. Now we can exchange lense Nice to know that Montreal has the Pentax (Ricoh) brand promoted. "Battery extension" .... was it the battery grip ? Did he get good results with the FLU card ? And, finally: where did he get the K3/battery ext. ? In Montreal ? Thanks. JP

10-26-2013, 08:17 PM	#5
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251	Originally posted by Doundounba Hi all, So it appears that Pentax has a small presence at PhotoPlus. I just wanted to point out that there is a photo salon here in Montreal this weekend, and that Pentax Ricoh Canada actually have a pretty nice booth! The booth is fairly well-situated, and about the same size as the Panasonic booth which is right behind it. When I took this photo it was almost closing time and everything was winding down, so it seems a bit more quiet than it should. The booth is well stocked with cameras and lenses, including several K-3s running firmware 1.0. It was cool to hold a K-3! It's a pretty massive camera, at least for this K-01 shooter. I was told they should be in stores in about one week. Montreal being the "metropolis", as it claims to be, should have more of those shows, especially when they include the Pentax camera brand. This is one great piece of news for us "Québeckers" ! I couldn't help to notice a sign by Gosselin (left of the Pentax booth) ... they would probably carry Pentax, right? Did you have the chance to ask where the K3 is available in Québec (province) and at what price? Thanks for sharing. JP

10-26-2013, 08:26 PM	#6
bobmaxja Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laval, Quebec Canada Posts: 2,170	Yes that the batteries grip , And Yes Gosselin was the sponsor of the show. , Yes Gosselin carries Pentax in all their store The Flu Card wa s marveleous as he said to me and help him took final decison He bought also few lenses from Sigma who have a large booths and quite a lot of peoples knowing their stuff

10-26-2013, 08:44 PM - 1 Like	#7
derekkite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nelson B.C. Posts: 3,781	Originally posted by Doundounba Hi all, So it appears that Pentax has a small presence at PhotoPlus. I just wanted to point out that there is a photo salon here in Montreal this weekend, and that Pentax Ricoh Canada actually have a pretty nice booth! The booth is fairly well-situated, and about the same size as the Panasonic booth which is right behind it. When I took this photo it was almost closing time and everything was winding down, so it seems a bit more quiet than it should. The booth is well stocked with cameras and lenses, including several K-3s running firmware 1.0. It was cool to hold a K-3! It's a pretty massive camera, at least for this K-01 shooter. I was told they should be in stores in about one week. A week. Good news.

10-26-2013, 11:21 PM	#8
mike.hiran Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: portland Photos: Albums Posts: 1,491	thanks for sharing - good stuff!

10-26-2013, 11:39 PM	#9
Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,005	Originally posted by bobmaxja The Flu Card wa s marveleous as he said to me and help him took final decison Did he tell you what kind of functions this Flucard system includes, and how about images transfer speed ?

10-27-2013, 03:07 AM - 2 Likes	#10
Lucky-Luc Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 330	Wish I attended, but I had to help my brother daughter with a pregnency shooting.

10-27-2013, 06:50 AM	#11
Doundounba Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351 Original Poster	Originally posted by jpzk I couldn't help to notice a sign by Gosselin (left of the Pentax booth) ... they would probably carry Pentax, right? Did you have the chance to ask where the K3 is available in Québec (province) and at what price? Yes, as someone else mentioned, Gosselin sponsored the show. There's some weird politics going on with camera stores in Montreal, I think, because Canon was absent from the show, and this weekend Lozeau (the largest camera dealer in Montreal) is having a Canon event at their store. Also, Lozeau made no promotion for the K-3 whatsoever, just quietly adding it to the "newly released" section of their Web site without any top banner (whereas they had banners for the Sony A7, Nikon D610 and others). The Pentax rep I spoke to seemed very knowledgeable. He told me he does shows and is also in charge of training sales people on new Pentax models - nice job! Since I was asking about the 4k-timelapse feature on the K-3, he pulled out a tablet and showed me a beautiful timelapse of aurora borealis (northern lights) that he shot in with a K-5 in Northern Ontario. At the show, I was quoted the standard $1299 for the K-3 body. But if I really wanted one, I might order from Royal Photo. The K-3 isn't even listed on their Web site yet, but I went into their Maisonneuve location this week and asked for a quote, and was told $1219, body only. The guy had no clue (didn't even know it's not released yet) and the (small) store had no Pentax presence that I saw, but the price is good!

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

10-27-2013, 07:38 PM - 2 Likes	#12
mamethot Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Greater Montreal Area Posts: 736	Originally posted by Lucky-Luc Wish I attended, but I had to help my brother daughter with a pregnency shooting. Wish I attended, but I had to help my wife deliver this lovely little girl Too bad the K-3 will be one week late to the show...

10-27-2013, 08:18 PM	#13
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251	Originally posted by Doundounba Yes, as someone else mentioned, Gosselin sponsored the show. There's some weird politics going on with camera stores in Montreal, I think, because Canon was absent from the show, and this weekend Lozeau (the largest camera dealer in Montreal) is having a Canon event at their store. Also, Lozeau made no promotion for the K-3 whatsoever, just quietly adding it to the "newly released" section of their Web site without any top banner (whereas they had banners for the Sony A7, Nikon D610 and others). The Pentax rep I spoke to seemed very knowledgeable. He told me he does shows and is also in charge of training sales people on new Pentax models - nice job! Since I was asking about the 4k-timelapse feature on the K-3, he pulled out a tablet and showed me a beautiful timelapse of aurora borealis (northern lights) that he shot in with a K-5 in Northern Ontario. At the show, I was quoted the standard $1299 for the K-3 body. But if I really wanted one, I might order from Royal Photo. The K-3 isn't even listed on their Web site yet, but I went into their Maisonneuve location this week and asked for a quote, and was told $1219, body only. The guy had no clue (didn't even know it's not released yet) and the (small) store had no Pentax presence that I saw, but the price is good! $1219 is indeed a very good price for a camera that is still in "pre-order" mode. I don't know Royal Photo, but I do know Gosselin and Lozeau. I would certainly think of an excuse to travel to Québec City at Gosslin ... Montréal being a tad far for me. Thanks. JP

10-27-2013, 08:27 PM - 1 Like	#14
kricha6431 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Silsbee, TX Posts: 91	That is one CUTE little fella! Maybe she'll be a Pentaxian!

10-28-2013, 01:17 AM - 2 Likes	#15
mamethot Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Greater Montreal Area Posts: 736	Of course, daddy's girl will be!