This Pentax ad blew me away!

6BQ5 · 08-04-2014, 08:22 PM - **3 Likes**

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Check out this auction for a Pentax ad from the past!

1981 Pentax 15mm F 3 5 Linear Super Wide Angle Lens Ad | eBay

Could we say the same about our beloved company today?

MarkJerling · 08-04-2014, 08:34 PM

Very nice! Of course, to day, we're more interested in whether we can have it 497.5 different colour combinations. (Yeah right)

Adam · 08-04-2014, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by 6BQ5

Check out this auction for a Pentax ad from the past!

1981 Pentax 15mm F 3 5 Linear Super Wide Angle Lens Ad | eBay

Could we say the same about our beloved company today?

Nice. Just bought it!

6BQ5 · 08-04-2014, 08:50 PM

Oooo! Now you have to scan it and post it. Do we have a sticky gallery of vintage Pentax ads?

**crewl1** · 08-04-2014, 09:05 PM

Great ad, memories of a time long gone.

BTW I am amazed at how much money can be made off people's nostalgia by tearing the pages out of old magazines you can get for next to nothing at a garage sale and putting them up for sale on eBay.
nostalgiagirl1988 | eBay

6BQ5 · 08-04-2014, 09:20 PM

It's all good! Everyone collects something different. We collect barrels of glass that spin 'round and 'round. Other people may collect vintage ads.

I think at this point these ads are more like art prints than simple magazine cut outs.

**kiwi_jono** · 08-04-2014, 09:47 PM

Wow - thats pretty interesting. And one of the crazier things I have seen today!

**Digitalis** · 08-04-2014, 11:43 PM

1981 - to put this in perspective, I wasn't even born then. Though I have to say that is a good ad for pentax.

**Kerrowdown** · 08-05-2014, 12:14 AM

More importantly I was one of the 37.

Well maybe not in 1981.

Fogel70 · 08-05-2014, 12:34 AM

Originally posted by 6BQ5

Check out this auction for a Pentax ad from the past!

1981 Pentax 15mm F 3 5 Linear Super Wide Angle Lens Ad | eBay

Could we say the same about our beloved company today?

We probably can, they still produce a lot of products that most other company's concider too niche, and this year it will be 37 users buying DA 560/5.6

x4rd · 08-05-2014, 12:49 AM

This ad should be renew and published nowadays

**Deimos** · 08-05-2014, 12:56 AM

"Most users wouldn't notice if Pentax dropped its 15mm 3.5 from the line tomorrow.

But Pentax is in business for the ones who would..."

MD Optofonik · 08-05-2014, 01:04 AM

I'll take a QS1 in fuchsia with chartreuse accents please. Oh, and a champagne 01 prime lens. No fast wide angle, I hate fast lenses, especially wides. Mmmm, unless it comes in aquamarine, of course. And plastic, lots of plastic!

wavecurrent · 08-05-2014, 01:07 AM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

More importantly I was one of the 37.

Well maybe not in 1981.

Me too

**interested_observer** · 08-05-2014, 02:42 AM

Wouldn't it be nice if Pentax was in the position to run the ad again - today!

Wouldn't it be nice if Pentax took such great designs, updated them and started producing them again!

08-04-2014, 08:22 PM - 3 Likes	#1
6BQ5 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Nevada, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,348	This Pentax ad blew me away! Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. Check out this auction for a Pentax ad from the past! 1981 Pentax 15mm F 3 5 Linear Super Wide Angle Lens Ad \| eBay Could we say the same about our beloved company today?

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08-04-2014, 11:43 PM	#8
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	1981 - to put this in perspective, I wasn't even born then. Though I have to say that is a good ad for pentax. Last edited by Digitalis; 08-05-2014 at 12:16 AM.

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08-04-2014, 08:34 PM	#2
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Very nice! Of course, to day, we're more interested in whether we can have it 497.5 different colour combinations. (Yeah right)

08-04-2014, 08:50 PM	#4
6BQ5 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Nevada, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,348 Original Poster	Oooo! Now you have to scan it and post it. Do we have a sticky gallery of vintage Pentax ads?

08-04-2014, 09:05 PM	#5
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Great ad, memories of a time long gone. BTW I am amazed at how much money can be made off people's nostalgia by tearing the pages out of old magazines you can get for next to nothing at a garage sale and putting them up for sale on eBay. nostalgiagirl1988 \| eBay

08-04-2014, 09:20 PM	#6
6BQ5 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Nevada, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,348 Original Poster	It's all good! Everyone collects something different. We collect barrels of glass that spin 'round and 'round. Other people may collect vintage ads. I think at this point these ads are more like art prints than simple magazine cut outs.

08-04-2014, 09:47 PM	#7
kiwi_jono Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,437	Wow - thats pretty interesting. And one of the crazier things I have seen today!

08-05-2014, 12:14 AM	#9
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	More importantly I was one of the 37. Well maybe not in 1981.

08-05-2014, 12:34 AM	#10
Fogel70 Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Photos: Albums Posts: 3,062	Originally posted by 6BQ5 Check out this auction for a Pentax ad from the past! 1981 Pentax 15mm F 3 5 Linear Super Wide Angle Lens Ad \| eBay Could we say the same about our beloved company today? We probably can, they still produce a lot of products that most other company's concider too niche, and this year it will be 37 users buying DA 560/5.6

08-05-2014, 12:49 AM	#11
x4rd Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 241	This ad should be renew and published nowadays

08-05-2014, 12:56 AM	#12
Deimos Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kingdom of Wonder Posts: 1,777	"Most users wouldn't notice if Pentax dropped its 15mm 3.5 from the line tomorrow. But Pentax is in business for the ones who would..."

08-05-2014, 01:04 AM	#13
MD Optofonik Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 962	I'll take a QS1 in fuchsia with chartreuse accents please. Oh, and a champagne 01 prime lens. No fast wide angle, I hate fast lenses, especially wides. Mmmm, unless it comes in aquamarine, of course. And plastic, lots of plastic!

08-05-2014, 01:07 AM	#14
wavecurrent Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 147	Originally posted by Kerrowdown More importantly I was one of the 37. Well maybe not in 1981. Me too

08-05-2014, 02:42 AM	#15
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707	Wouldn't it be nice if Pentax was in the position to run the ad again - today! Wouldn't it be nice if Pentax took such great designs, updated them and started producing them again!