Vote Now: 2022 Pentax Forums T-shirt Designs

RN Snaps · 08-29-2022, 08:08 AM

Number 7. Tell it like it is.

Scout · 08-29-2022, 08:15 AM - **1 Like**

Sorry but I don't read the subject on the 7, why is there a crown ? Why the eye falls to the ground both sides, where is "Pentax" ? Sorry, maybe I am wrong, don't understand

Ushastyk · 08-29-2022, 08:45 AM

black and white is always stylish 4.

sylvanite · 08-29-2022, 08:48 AM

I like #2 and #7

**Kootenayrider** · 08-29-2022, 09:01 AM

My favourites 2 and 4
Randy

borisII · 08-29-2022, 09:55 AM

nothing

A75stevie · 08-29-2022, 11:45 AM

7 & 2 in yellow,

ebworthen · 08-29-2022, 12:14 PM

Number 7 for me, thanks.

Oslec · 08-29-2022, 02:15 PM

#2 has my vote

.a.t. · 08-29-2022, 08:58 PM - **1 Like**

Regards to each entrant for your creativity!

Originally posted by Scout

Sorry but I don't read the subject on the 7, why is there a crown ? Why the eye falls to the ground both sides, where is "Pentax" ? Sorry, maybe I am wrong, don't understand

In the late 1950s, Asahi Optical Company introduced this (Asahi Pentax) logo:

There's more information here:
https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/pentax/pentaxhistory/course/

AlecB · 08-30-2022, 01:19 AM

I like #2

K72 · 08-30-2022, 06:36 AM

7 is good

ChucK20D · 08-30-2022, 07:33 AM

2 & 7 are the most simple of all of them, but they're all to big and to complicated for my taste/IMHO

tabjohnson · 08-30-2022, 07:37 AM

I vote 5

**kwb** · 08-30-2022, 08:59 AM

I voted for #6 and #7 (my design).

Originally posted by Scout

Sorry but I don't read the subject on the 7, why is there a crown ? Why the eye falls to the ground both sides, where is "Pentax" ? Sorry, maybe I am wrong, don't understand

What a.t. wrote (thanks a.t.!). Also see my submission post (2022 Pentax Forums T-shirt Contest - Page 2 - PentaxForums.com).

It's an eye of cyclops (in Japanese, SRL=一眼レフ i.e. "single eye reflex" or "mono eye reflex"), thus it doesn't have the distinction of inner and outer eye corner though earlier version was asymmetric. "Pentax" is in "P" of "AP", or Asahi Pentax.
Regarding the crown, my guess is that the crown represents the ambition of the company at the time, that they'll become the king of the SLR world. They released Asahi Pentax (AP, the camera, not the brand) in 1957 and Pentax K in 1958, the "K" is said to stand for the King. The cyclops "AP" trademark was submitted for registration in 1959.

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08-29-2022, 08:48 AM	#34
sylvanite Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 60	T shirts I like #2 and #7

08-29-2022, 12:14 PM	#38
ebworthen New Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Logan, Utah Photos: Gallery Posts: 19	Number 7 Number 7 for me, thanks.

08-30-2022, 07:37 AM	#44
tabjohnson Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 71	t Shirt #5 I vote 5

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08-29-2022, 08:08 AM	#31
RN Snaps New Member Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 13	Number 7. Tell it like it is.

08-29-2022, 08:15 AM - 1 Like	#32
Scout Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 584	Sorry but I don't read the subject on the 7, why is there a crown ? Why the eye falls to the ground both sides, where is "Pentax" ? Sorry, maybe I am wrong, don't understand

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Ushastyk New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 1	black and white is always stylish 4.

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Kootenayrider Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 8	My favourites 2 and 4 Randy

08-29-2022, 09:55 AM	#36
borisII Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 159	nothing

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A75stevie New Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 5	7 & 2 in yellow,

08-29-2022, 02:15 PM	#39
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08-29-2022, 08:58 PM - 1 Like	#40
.a.t. Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: yesterday Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,232	Regards to each entrant for your creativity! Originally posted by Scout Sorry but I don't read the subject on the 7, why is there a crown ? Why the eye falls to the ground both sides, where is "Pentax" ? Sorry, maybe I am wrong, don't understand In the late 1950s, Asahi Optical Company introduced this (Asahi Pentax) logo: There's more information here: https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/pentax/pentaxhistory/course/

08-30-2022, 01:19 AM	#41
AlecB New Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1	I like #2

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K72 New Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Photos: Albums Posts: 3	7 is good

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08-30-2022, 07:33 AM	#43
ChucK20D Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 68	2 & 7 are the most simple of all of them, but they're all to big and to complicated for my taste/IMHO

08-30-2022, 08:59 AM	#45
kwb Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Pacific North West Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,087	I voted for #6 and #7 (my design). Originally posted by Scout Sorry but I don't read the subject on the 7, why is there a crown ? Why the eye falls to the ground both sides, where is "Pentax" ? Sorry, maybe I am wrong, don't understand What a.t. wrote (thanks a.t.!). Also see my submission post (2022 Pentax Forums T-shirt Contest - Page 2 - PentaxForums.com). It's an eye of cyclops (in Japanese, SRL=一眼レフ i.e. "single eye reflex" or "mono eye reflex"), thus it doesn't have the distinction of inner and outer eye corner though earlier version was asymmetric. "Pentax" is in "P" of "AP", or Asahi Pentax. Regarding the crown, my guess is that the crown represents the ambition of the company at the time, that they'll become the king of the SLR world. They released Asahi Pentax (AP, the camera, not the brand) in 1957 and Pentax K in 1958, the "K" is said to stand for the King. The cyclops "AP" trademark was submitted for registration in 1959.