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10-15-2015, 11:33 PM   #1
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Betty White is a Pentax user!

I caught this Pentax cameo at the end of a "Bones" episode tonight. It's a teaser for next week's episode, guest starring Betty White. Looks like a white K-30...

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That's fantastic, but......... Who is Betty White?
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I dunno who Betty White is either. But lately I have been watching an American real-life crime series about forensic investigations. Cameras are featured in every case, and Pentax is much in evidence. In the latest episode I watched it was a K1000. The series is a bit old now, and so not much in the way of digital cameras, though I did see an early Nikon/Kodak hybrid monster.

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The silver ring on the front, the white dot on the side...is she using an M or K series manual focus lens?
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I like that she knows how to use the exposure compensation button! :P
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QuoteOriginally posted by Asahiflex Quote
I like that she knows how to use the exposure compensation button! :P
Nicely spotted!

We can give an eight-time Emmy winner a break. :-D

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QuoteOriginally posted by Asahiflex Quote
I like that she knows how to use the exposure compensation button!
..or perhaps she is going for the green button for metering.
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QuoteOriginally posted by wizofoz Quote
That's fantastic, but......... Who is Betty White?
QuoteOriginally posted by Cynog Ap Brychan Quote
I dunno who Betty White is either. But lately I have been watching an American real-life crime series about forensic investigations. Cameras are featured in every case, and Pentax is much in evidence. In the latest episode I watched it was a K1000. The series is a bit old now, and so not much in the way of digital cameras, though I did see an early Nikon/Kodak hybrid monster.

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Cameras on TV is actually quite amusing. Clearly a lot of these programmes are after some sort of product placement sponsorship, and when they don't get it they either choose some completely inappropriate film-era camera or start blacking out the letters so the brand isn't recognisable. If you ever see scenes with a huddle of photographers it's so funny watching what they do, because they just about always make mistakes trying to act as a photographer
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That's fantastic, but......... Who is Betty White?
You can't be serious!

(quickly googling about Betty White)
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QuoteOriginally posted by ofer4 Quote
Betty White is a Pentax user!
I'm not going to go out of my way to watch the show just to see a K-30 ........... Bones doesn't really interest me being a a cops and murderers show yadda yadda yadda. Lifes too short to watch some poseurs analyses semen samples and blood splatter !

But go Pentax, you're a star now in Betty Whites hands ! World famous in Hollywood !
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because they just about always make mistakes trying to act as a photographer
I just about have an aneurysm when I see scenes that involve photography, because the actors always get it wrong...I suppose paparazzi aren't the best examples to learn from.

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It really would be interesting to know which lens she's using. The hood looks modern, and not like a macro lens hood at all, which is a shame - because it's what she ought to be using. Still, we'll take our Pentaxes where we can get them (and I do use a Pentax for my forensic work, for the record - K-5 with DA 35/2.8 Macro).
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Perhaps it's a prototype lens, from the new series of primes expected starting with the next year...
And so, yet another nonsensical rumor was born

(18-55 WR?)

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