RICOH ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF HD PENTAX-D FA★50mm F1.4 SDM AW STAR-SERIES LENS

maw · 07-18-2018, 08:25 PM

So Pentax has the boxes silver (new!), Nikon gold, Canon white and red, Sony? I have never seen a Sony, are they so rare?

ayersliao · 07-18-2018, 09:45 PM

IMO, Ricoh's boxes looked sort of...cheap and out of date. Olympus' look more luxurious.

**clackers** · 07-18-2018, 10:43 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ayersliao

IMO, Ricoh's boxes looked sort of...cheap and out of date. Olympus' look more luxurious.

?

Struggling to see the point, since we're interested in their contents, but even then ...

RonHendriks1966 · 07-18-2018, 11:30 PM

35 boxes

Reed · 07-18-2018, 11:31 PM - **1 Like**

Still those silver boxes looks way better than old black/green ones.

ayersliao · 07-18-2018, 11:33 PM

Oh I mean the black ones like this

https://attach.mobile01.com/attach/201403/mobile01-f869542991303cbe11e8ba3ca356b701.jpg

Ricoh's are plain gray with a lens/body photo pasted on it, no matter what level of the product is.
Olympus's high-end products are in well-designed boxes.
I think the Olympus way is worth considering for Pentax star series.

**ffking** · 07-18-2018, 11:43 PM - **2 Likes**

Thank goodness they spelled Pentax right on the box

Kunzite · 07-19-2018, 12:06 AM

Originally posted by OoKU

Twitter

Quite a few of them - 72 at a minimum, but I'd guess well over 100.

Reed · 07-19-2018, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by ayersliao

Oh I mean the black ones like this

https://attach.mobile01.com/attach/201403/mobile01-f869542991303cbe11e8ba3ca356b701.jpg

Ricoh's are plain gray with a lens/body photo pasted on it, no matter what level of the product is.
Olympus's high-end products are in well-designed boxes.
I think the Olympus way is worth considering for Pentax star series.

I don't realy care about the box, but this one looks like reinforced cardbox, used for DSLR packaging rather than for lenses. Most lenses used to be packed in thin outer silver box, and then plain cardboard inner box. Those looks diffrent.

Mistral75 · 07-19-2018, 12:50 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by Kunzite

Quite a few of them - 72 at a minimum, but I'd guess well over 100.

That's this morning's delivery to one retailer (Yaotomi).

Kunzite · 07-19-2018, 01:01 AM

Yes, that's what I was referring to. A stack at least 6 boxes high, 6 long, 2 deep.

davidsladek · 07-19-2018, 01:10 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Mistral75

That's this morning's delivery to one retailer (Yaotomi).

time to hand some cash over to Ricoh to get on with the 85 and, most of all, 35!

LennyBloke · 07-19-2018, 01:27 AM

I feel like a kid in a sweetshop

JPT · 07-19-2018, 02:26 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Mistral75

That's this morning's delivery to one retailer (Yaotomi).

And they say they are all pre-ordered and going to be shipped to customers this afternoon. They normally keep one to do a review/samples, but this time they've got to send them all out, so the review will have to wait.

If this is what they have allocated to one specialist store in Osaka, I wonder how many they are shipping to the big retailers like Bic and Yodobashi. Anyway, I think it's fair to say they are producing these in the hundreds, if not a few thousand.

**Rondec** · 07-19-2018, 02:29 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

35 boxes

Not sure how you get 35. As Kunzite says, 6 high by 6 deep by 2 wide is at least 72.

Originally posted by Reed

Still those silver boxes looks way better than old black/green ones.

Ricoh hasn't used black boxes for quite some time. They may still have some old stock in black boxes but when I bought a K-1 a couple of years ago it came in a gray/silver box.

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07-18-2018, 08:25 PM	#391
maw Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sassari (Italy) Posts: 1,118	So Pentax has the boxes silver (new!), Nikon gold, Canon white and red, Sony? I have never seen a Sony, are they so rare?

07-18-2018, 09:45 PM	#392
ayersliao New Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 17	IMO, Ricoh's boxes looked sort of...cheap and out of date. Olympus' look more luxurious.

07-18-2018, 11:30 PM	#394
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	35 boxes

07-18-2018, 11:31 PM - 1 Like	#395
Reed Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Warsaw Photos: Gallery Posts: 638	Still those silver boxes looks way better than old black/green ones.

07-18-2018, 11:33 PM	#396
ayersliao New Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 17	Oh I mean the black ones like this https://attach.mobile01.com/attach/201403/mobile01-f869542991303cbe11e8ba3ca356b701.jpg Ricoh's are plain gray with a lens/body photo pasted on it, no matter what level of the product is. Olympus's high-end products are in well-designed boxes. I think the Olympus way is worth considering for Pentax star series.

07-18-2018, 11:43 PM - 2 Likes	#397
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,039	Thank goodness they spelled Pentax right on the box

07-19-2018, 12:06 AM	#398
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by OoKU Twitter Quite a few of them - 72 at a minimum, but I'd guess well over 100.

07-19-2018, 12:21 AM	#399
Reed Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Warsaw Photos: Gallery Posts: 638	Originally posted by ayersliao Oh I mean the black ones like this https://attach.mobile01.com/attach/201403/mobile01-f869542991303cbe11e8ba3ca356b701.jpg Ricoh's are plain gray with a lens/body photo pasted on it, no matter what level of the product is. Olympus's high-end products are in well-designed boxes. I think the Olympus way is worth considering for Pentax star series. I don't realy care about the box, but this one looks like reinforced cardbox, used for DSLR packaging rather than for lenses. Most lenses used to be packed in thin outer silver box, and then plain cardboard inner box. Those looks diffrent.

07-19-2018, 12:50 AM - 4 Likes	#400
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by Kunzite Quite a few of them - 72 at a minimum, but I'd guess well over 100. That's this morning's delivery to one retailer (Yaotomi).

07-19-2018, 01:01 AM	#401
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Yes, that's what I was referring to. A stack at least 6 boxes high, 6 long, 2 deep.

07-19-2018, 01:10 AM - 2 Likes	#402
davidsladek Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Surrey Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 346	Originally posted by Mistral75 That's this morning's delivery to one retailer (Yaotomi). time to hand some cash over to Ricoh to get on with the 85 and, most of all, 35!

07-19-2018, 01:27 AM	#403
LennyBloke Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worcestershire, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 677	I feel like a kid in a sweetshop

07-19-2018, 02:26 AM - 3 Likes	#404
JPT Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tokyo Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,821	Originally posted by Mistral75 That's this morning's delivery to one retailer (Yaotomi). And they say they are all pre-ordered and going to be shipped to customers this afternoon. They normally keep one to do a review/samples, but this time they've got to send them all out, so the review will have to wait. If this is what they have allocated to one specialist store in Osaka, I wonder how many they are shipping to the big retailers like Bic and Yodobashi. Anyway, I think it's fair to say they are producing these in the hundreds, if not a few thousand.

07-19-2018, 02:29 AM - 1 Like	#405
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,663	Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 35 boxes Not sure how you get 35. As Kunzite says, 6 high by 6 deep by 2 wide is at least 72. Originally posted by Reed Still those silver boxes looks way better than old black/green ones. Ricoh hasn't used black boxes for quite some time. They may still have some old stock in black boxes but when I bought a K-1 a couple of years ago it came in a gray/silver box.