Pentax marketing mistake :0

nixcamic · 12-30-2009, 12:07 AM

I didn't take this picture, found it somewhere else online. Interesting new direction pentax marketing is taking.

Edit: not sure if this belongs in news and rumors, if a mod wants to move it somewhere more appropriate .

JohnBee · 12-30-2009, 12:09 AM

lol

I don't know how many times I've misspelled the exact same word!
never gets old

lurchlarson · 12-30-2009, 12:32 AM

Looks like a fine candidate for the FAILBlog.

dosdan · 12-30-2009, 12:35 AM

That's what happens you get English-as-a-second-language speakers preparing ads. Any native English speaker would have realised that the last sentence was supposed to read:

Powered by Lithium batteries so you'll always be really in the shit.

Dan.

dragonfly · 12-30-2009, 12:38 AM

Originally posted by dosdan

Any native English speaker would have realised that the last sentence was supposed to read:

Powered by Lithium batteries so you'll always be really in the shit.

Dan.

Lulz. English is a tricky language. Heaven help those whose parents don't speak it.

Damn Brit · 12-30-2009, 01:24 AM

Pentax Marketing is an oxymoron in the first place, perhaps the use of the word 'shit' was a Freudian slip.

James S · 12-30-2009, 01:53 AM

This is actually an ad from a catalogue down here in Australia. I saw it a few months ago in a fine publication named Zoo Weekly.

**Ash** · 12-30-2009, 02:30 AM

Very amusing.
I always needed the tougher 9V batteries to run my anus effectively.
Then again, mine doesn't have AF function.

dosdan · 12-30-2009, 02:35 AM

Originally posted by Ash

I always needed the tougher 9V batteries to run my anus effectively.
Then again, mine doesn't have AF function.

"AF" meaning Auto-Flush? If so, do you have to use MF?

I sometime use AF but I'm finding the outcome is a bit soft. I'm not sure if it's a BF/FF issue. It's been a real stinker to fix.

Dan.

dosdan · 12-30-2009, 02:52 AM

Powered by Lithium batteries you'll always be ready for a shit

BTW, I wonder if "Eveready" was the brand of lithium battery?

Dan.

Christopher M.W.T · 12-30-2009, 04:57 AM

Originally posted by James S

This is actually an ad from a catalogue down here in Australia. I saw it a few months ago in a fine publication named Zoo Weekly.

Ahh the apex of journalism and taste, Zoo lol.

cupic · 12-30-2009, 05:13 AM

It really does hit the fan

cheers

sammie · 12-30-2009, 08:16 AM

This is hillarious....LMAO!

lurchlarson · 12-30-2009, 08:27 AM

I wonder if those batteries will help with the continuous shooting rate?

Kryosphinx · 12-30-2009, 08:32 AM

I can't for the life of me figure out what it meant to say.

"Be ready for a...... what?"

12-30-2009, 12:07 AM	#1
nixcamic Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Guatemala Posts: 354	Pentax marketing mistake :0 I didn't take this picture, found it somewhere else online. Interesting new direction pentax marketing is taking. Edit: not sure if this belongs in news and rumors, if a mod wants to move it somewhere more appropriate .

12-30-2009, 02:35 AM	#9
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	Originally posted by Ash I always needed the tougher 9V batteries to run my anus effectively. Then again, mine doesn't have AF function. "AF" meaning Auto-Flush? If so, do you have to use MF? I sometime use AF but I'm finding the outcome is a bit soft. I'm not sure if it's a BF/FF issue. It's been a real stinker to fix. Dan. Last edited by dosdan; 12-30-2009 at 03:11 AM.

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12-30-2009, 12:09 AM	#2
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	lol I don't know how many times I've misspelled the exact same word! never gets old

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lurchlarson Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oregon, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 681	Looks like a fine candidate for the FAILBlog.

12-30-2009, 12:35 AM	#4
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	That's what happens you get English-as-a-second-language speakers preparing ads. Any native English speaker would have realised that the last sentence was supposed to read: Powered by Lithium batteries so you'll always be really in the shit. Dan.

12-30-2009, 12:38 AM	#5
dragonfly Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: on the wall Photos: Gallery Posts: 715	Originally posted by dosdan Any native English speaker would have realised that the last sentence was supposed to read: Powered by Lithium batteries so you'll always be really in the shit. Dan. Lulz. English is a tricky language. Heaven help those whose parents don't speak it.

12-30-2009, 01:24 AM	#6
Damn Brit Guest	Pentax Marketing is an oxymoron in the first place, perhaps the use of the word 'shit' was a Freudian slip.

12-30-2009, 01:53 AM	#7
James S Guest	This is actually an ad from a catalogue down here in Australia. I saw it a few months ago in a fine publication named Zoo Weekly.

12-30-2009, 02:30 AM	#8
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Very amusing. I always needed the tougher 9V batteries to run my anus effectively. Then again, mine doesn't have AF function.

12-30-2009, 02:52 AM	#10
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	Powered by Lithium batteries you'll always be ready for a shit BTW, I wonder if "Eveready" was the brand of lithium battery? Dan.

12-30-2009, 04:57 AM	#11
Christopher M.W.T Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,689	Originally posted by James S This is actually an ad from a catalogue down here in Australia. I saw it a few months ago in a fine publication named Zoo Weekly. Ahh the apex of journalism and taste, Zoo lol.

12-30-2009, 05:13 AM	#12
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	It really does hit the fan cheers

12-30-2009, 08:16 AM	#13
sammie Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 14	This is hillarious....LMAO!

12-30-2009, 08:27 AM	#14
lurchlarson Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oregon, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 681	I wonder if those batteries will help with the continuous shooting rate?

12-30-2009, 08:32 AM	#15
Kryosphinx Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 129	I can't for the life of me figure out what it meant to say. "Be ready for a...... what?"