It amazes me

Big Dave · 10-08-2008, 09:52 PM

Come on.

The good old days wheren't that great. The checking account wasn't free as it is now. The printer didn't come with a cable. A 2 mpx DSLR cost $4,000. The stove or dryer doesn't come with a power cord. The washer doesn't come with required hoses. I paid $550 for a 20mb hard drive in the eighties and was happy at that. It is amazing how cheap things are today when you consider inflation. An' I don't have Charley Viet-cong shooting at me, like he did back in the seventies.

Dave

Originally posted by Venturi

It's absolutely a valid marketing tool, and there are many corollaries: buy a printer and it comes with ink/toner, buy a washer/dryer you get a small box of detergent and softener, buy a car you usually get a full tank of gas and a free oil change, buy a kitchen appliance you at least get a recipe booklet.
Heck back in the '70s if you opened a checking account the bank gave you a toaster! Nowdays though they give you a kick in the teeth.

So including a small memory card when you buy a camera & lens kit makes all the sense in the world. The K2000 camera/lens/flash kit is actually quite smart on Pentax' part and all it lacks to be the perfect complete DSLR starter kit is the memory card. Non-shutterbug Moms and Dads with kids wanting to get into photography should eat it up - providing Pentax Marketing doesn't miss the boat on this.

Venturi · 10-08-2008, 11:28 PM

Originally posted by Big Dave

Come on.

The good old days wheren't that great. The checking account wasn't free as it is now. The printer didn't come with a cable. A 2 mpx DSLR cost $4,000. The stove or dryer doesn't come with a power cord. The washer doesn't come with required hoses. I paid $550 for a 20mb hard drive in the eighties and was happy at that. It is amazing how cheap things are today when you consider inflation. An' I don't have Charley Viet-cong shooting at me, like he did back in the seventies.

Dave

But... the Savings account was free and it paid 5.25% interest minimum. You got 20MB for $550? Sweet!!!!!!

I can remember back in '81 that $3K got you a box of computer parts that you had to assemble and you didn't even get a hard drive ... those were for mainframes ya know ... if you were lucky you got 5.25" floppy rather than 8" or possibly a tape drive. And the "internet" was a 300 baud accoustic modem connection to a mini you paid by the CPU cycle to access. Boy, now them were fun times!

joele · 10-08-2008, 11:47 PM

LOL that reminds me, many years ago I bought a Panasonic LZ20 (on release pretty much) and it came with a free Panasonic SD card...

A whole 16MB LOL, very worthwhile ;-)

Ed in GA · 10-09-2008, 07:06 AM

I can just hear the complaints now....

"It wasn't big enough."

"I don't like that brand."

&

etc.

cupic · 10-09-2008, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by creampuff

Memory is cheap and getting cheaper.

IM still drooling on the 64gb CF card that out now

cheers

Quicksand · 10-09-2008, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by joele

LOL that reminds me, many years ago I bought a Panasonic LZ20 (on release pretty much) and it came with a free Panasonic SD card...

A whole 16MB LOL, very worthwhile ;-)

My Optio 550 came with one of those too, Panasonic 16MB. I still have it.

Classvino · 10-10-2008, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by Quicksand

My Optio 550 came with one of those too, Panasonic 16MB. I still have it.

Me too - it's the one with the firmware update on it in my camera bag...

ftpaddict · 10-10-2008, 11:35 AM

This would really be a neat idea, especially for first-time DSLR owners.

Why not bundle a K2000/K-m with a 2 GB ho-hum SD card? It's good for 200+ shots of max quality JPEG. That would make the first camera you can start using straight away; no additional purchase required.

10-08-2008, 09:52 PM	#16
Big Dave Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 547	Come on. The good old days wheren't that great. The checking account wasn't free as it is now. The printer didn't come with a cable. A 2 mpx DSLR cost $4,000. The stove or dryer doesn't come with a power cord. The washer doesn't come with required hoses. I paid $550 for a 20mb hard drive in the eighties and was happy at that. It is amazing how cheap things are today when you consider inflation. An' I don't have Charley Viet-cong shooting at me, like he did back in the seventies. Dave Originally posted by Venturi It's absolutely a valid marketing tool, and there are many corollaries: buy a printer and it comes with ink/toner, buy a washer/dryer you get a small box of detergent and softener, buy a car you usually get a full tank of gas and a free oil change, buy a kitchen appliance you at least get a recipe booklet. Heck back in the '70s if you opened a checking account the bank gave you a toaster! Nowdays though they give you a kick in the teeth. So including a small memory card when you buy a camera & lens kit makes all the sense in the world. The K2000 camera/lens/flash kit is actually quite smart on Pentax' part and all it lacks to be the perfect complete DSLR starter kit is the memory card. Non-shutterbug Moms and Dads with kids wanting to get into photography should eat it up - providing Pentax Marketing doesn't miss the boat on this.

10-08-2008, 11:28 PM	#17
Venturi Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,636	Originally posted by Big Dave Come on. The good old days wheren't that great. The checking account wasn't free as it is now. The printer didn't come with a cable. A 2 mpx DSLR cost $4,000. The stove or dryer doesn't come with a power cord. The washer doesn't come with required hoses. I paid $550 for a 20mb hard drive in the eighties and was happy at that. It is amazing how cheap things are today when you consider inflation. An' I don't have Charley Viet-cong shooting at me, like he did back in the seventies. Dave But... the Savings account was free and it paid 5.25% interest minimum. You got 20MB for $550? Sweet!!!!!! I can remember back in '81 that $3K got you a box of computer parts that you had to assemble and you didn't even get a hard drive ... those were for mainframes ya know ... if you were lucky you got 5.25" floppy rather than 8" or possibly a tape drive. And the "internet" was a 300 baud accoustic modem connection to a mini you paid by the CPU cycle to access. Boy, now them were fun times!

10-08-2008, 11:47 PM	#18
joele Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,308	LOL that reminds me, many years ago I bought a Panasonic LZ20 (on release pretty much) and it came with a free Panasonic SD card... A whole 16MB LOL, very worthwhile ;-)

10-09-2008, 07:06 AM	#19
Ed in GA Guest	I can just hear the complaints now.... "It wasn't big enough." "I don't like that brand." & etc.

10-09-2008, 04:28 PM	#20
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Originally posted by creampuff Memory is cheap and getting cheaper. IM still drooling on the 64gb CF card that out now cheers

10-09-2008, 04:40 PM	#21
Quicksand Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Ohio (formerly SF Bay Area) Posts: 1,519	Originally posted by joele LOL that reminds me, many years ago I bought a Panasonic LZ20 (on release pretty much) and it came with a free Panasonic SD card... A whole 16MB LOL, very worthwhile ;-) My Optio 550 came with one of those too, Panasonic 16MB. I still have it.

10-10-2008, 11:10 AM	#22
Classvino Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 132	Originally posted by Quicksand My Optio 550 came with one of those too, Panasonic 16MB. I still have it. Me too - it's the one with the firmware update on it in my camera bag...

10-10-2008, 11:35 AM	#23
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	This would really be a neat idea, especially for first-time DSLR owners. Why not bundle a K2000/K-m with a 2 GB ho-hum SD card? It's good for 200+ shots of max quality JPEG. That would make the first camera you can start using straight away; no additional purchase required.