"so ur a pentax girl eh?"

mikemike · 11-12-2010, 08:36 PM

Originally posted by Ratmagiclady

Hide! Or they'll want to make a calendar!

Sam Haskins - Pentax Calendars

TomK · 11-12-2010, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Me too! A long time Pentax girl (well probably not so much girl as crone or something).

Yeah, well maybe Mel, but I still like the high key semi portrait avatar better.
Use that one for your entry in the Pentax calendar!

(At least until we come up with a Pentax Crone calendar.)

Ratmagiclady · 11-12-2010, 09:16 PM

I dunno, Mike, you might have to expand the model search if you're looking for like 'Totally skyclad except for a cool hat and presumably some fine Asashi Optical products.'

secateurs · 11-12-2010, 09:23 PM

Originally posted by Hambino

maybe we should propose this to the pentax marketing team since they could obviously use some help

The "I'm a Pentax Girl" slogan could actually be a great marketing idea.

Hambino · 11-12-2010, 10:49 PM

^^especially since they make them in such "girl friendly" pastels and such, i think we may be onto something here!

PS - I want November since its my birthday month hehe

r0ckstarr · 11-13-2010, 06:00 AM

Originally posted by secateurs

The "I'm a Pentax Girl" slogan could actually be a great marketing idea.

Imagine how that would go for us guys if that slogan ever got popular.

Ratmagiclady · 11-13-2010, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by Hambino

^^especially since they make them in such "girl friendly" pastels and such, i think we may be onto something here!

PS - I want November since its my birthday month hehe

Well, there's always a risk of that backfiring when you call women 'girls' and say, 'You must want the pretty little one!'

I guess present company doesn't mind so much, but remember of course, that turnabout is fair play.

Could work, though, if they sort of balanced the fun/youth set entry level stuff with the bright colors with the angle that the brand's a sensible, quality choice for serious photography without so much about testosterone count. They can sort of have the stereotype while simultaneously-breaking it. (Or making more of them, like 'Your kooky-artsy aunt's camera of choice.'

)

Heheh. Maybe there's some generational possibilities there. Still, I could see the TV spot with presumably-fashionable younger lass shooting away with some purple and orange K-x, meanwhile Mom's looking like she walked out of a PBS war-zone documentary with like a K-5 and a battered old LX, and being like, 'Now where'd *that* come from? '

(Cut to 80's flashback: younger Mom looking all New Wave with a 6x7 or something.

)

Still interesting, I guess.

So, what about the corresponding 'I'm a Pentax Guy' campaign. They can have cameras in 'guy friendly' colors to match their cars and stuff.

photolady95 · 11-13-2010, 09:13 AM

I'm a "Pentax Girl" but my favorite, um color, is black. I wear black clothes, my computer tower is black, and my monitor is too, and I carry a black camera or two. I'd feel silly carrying around a brightly colored Pentax.

KarenH · 11-13-2010, 09:20 AM

I'm a "Pentax Girl" too, but I also prefer a black camera, although if someone would hand me a coloured one, I wouldn't say no. Except if it's a pink one, definitely NO.
Been shooting with Pentax since January 2009, started with a K200 and now own a secondhand K-7. Since my husband already had a Pentax, the choice wasn't too difficult, but I think it's a great choice. Plus the fact that I don't like to walk with the crowd.

photolady95 · 11-13-2010, 09:26 AM

I've been a Pentax Girl since 1995 when I bought my first one, a K1000. Pink would definitely turn me off. And I don't do red.....anything.

KarenH · 11-13-2010, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by photolady

I've been a Pentax Girl since 1995 when I bought my first one, a K1000. Pink would definitely turn me off. And I don't do red.....anything.

You should change the colour of your banner, I think

Hambino · 11-13-2010, 09:33 AM

The k-r comes with a gajillion different color combos and I almost got a light purple or a light blue but the light pink grip on the white body was just too cute to pass up so that's what I ordered tonight and it should be here in a couple of weeks; can't wait to step out in pentaxian girl style

(yes, i know, not every girl/woman likes pink but, as previously stated, its grown on me

)

mel · 11-13-2010, 09:37 AM

Originally posted by TomK

Yeah, well maybe Mel, but I still like the high key semi portrait avatar better.
Use that one for your entry in the Pentax calendar!

(At least until we come up with a Pentax Crone calendar.)

Thanks! But one of my 10 yo twins took this one with an E90. As for the other one, photoshop is my friend. It's high key like that because it was the only way I could effectively erase out two shiners I was sporting from being hit from behind in indoor soccer and being send headfirst into the sidewall.

mel · 11-13-2010, 09:39 AM

Originally posted by Ratmagiclady

Hee. I was never one for Barbie pink, myself. Hunter green is kind of flashy by my standards.

I think I spent too much time trying to be taken seriously in the 80's to go for colored cameras, anyway.

I'm still trying to be taken seriously.

KarenH · 11-13-2010, 09:49 AM

Who cares what it looks like? As long as it does what it's made for, it's fine by me.
But with pink I draw the line, I really do.

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11-12-2010, 08:36 PM	#16
mikemike Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Orleans Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,053	Originally posted by Ratmagiclady Hide! Or they'll want to make a calendar! Sam Haskins - Pentax Calendars

11-12-2010, 09:06 PM	#17
TomK Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NJ USA Posts: 281	Quote: Me too! A long time Pentax girl (well probably not so much girl as crone or something). Yeah, well maybe Mel, but I still like the high key semi portrait avatar better. Use that one for your entry in the Pentax calendar! (At least until we come up with a Pentax Crone calendar.)

11-12-2010, 09:16 PM	#18
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	I dunno, Mike, you might have to expand the model search if you're looking for like 'Totally skyclad except for a cool hat and presumably some fine Asashi Optical products.'

11-12-2010, 09:23 PM	#19
secateurs Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Adelaide, Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 250	Originally posted by Hambino maybe we should propose this to the pentax marketing team since they could obviously use some help The "I'm a Pentax Girl" slogan could actually be a great marketing idea.

11-12-2010, 10:49 PM	#20
Hambino Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Japan Photos: Albums Posts: 201 Original Poster	^^especially since they make them in such "girl friendly" pastels and such, i think we may be onto something here! PS - I want November since its my birthday month hehe

11-13-2010, 06:00 AM	#21
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	Originally posted by secateurs The "I'm a Pentax Girl" slogan could actually be a great marketing idea. Imagine how that would go for us guys if that slogan ever got popular.

11-13-2010, 08:52 AM	#22
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by Hambino ^^especially since they make them in such "girl friendly" pastels and such, i think we may be onto something here! PS - I want November since its my birthday month hehe Well, there's always a risk of that backfiring when you call women 'girls' and say, 'You must want the pretty little one!' I guess present company doesn't mind so much, but remember of course, that turnabout is fair play. Could work, though, if they sort of balanced the fun/youth set entry level stuff with the bright colors with the angle that the brand's a sensible, quality choice for serious photography without so much about testosterone count. They can sort of have the stereotype while simultaneously-breaking it. (Or making more of them, like 'Your kooky-artsy aunt's camera of choice.' ) Heheh. Maybe there's some generational possibilities there. Still, I could see the TV spot with presumably-fashionable younger lass shooting away with some purple and orange K-x, meanwhile Mom's looking like she walked out of a PBS war-zone documentary with like a K-5 and a battered old LX, and being like, 'Now where'd that come from? ' (Cut to 80's flashback: younger Mom looking all New Wave with a 6x7 or something. ) Still interesting, I guess. So, what about the corresponding 'I'm a Pentax Guy' campaign. They can have cameras in 'guy friendly' colors to match their cars and stuff.

11-13-2010, 09:13 AM	#23
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	I'm a "Pentax Girl" but my favorite, um color, is black. I wear black clothes, my computer tower is black, and my monitor is too, and I carry a black camera or two. I'd feel silly carrying around a brightly colored Pentax.

11-13-2010, 09:20 AM	#24
KarenH Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Berkel en Rodenrijs Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 828	I'm a "Pentax Girl" too, but I also prefer a black camera, although if someone would hand me a coloured one, I wouldn't say no. Except if it's a pink one, definitely NO. Been shooting with Pentax since January 2009, started with a K200 and now own a secondhand K-7. Since my husband already had a Pentax, the choice wasn't too difficult, but I think it's a great choice. Plus the fact that I don't like to walk with the crowd.

11-13-2010, 09:26 AM	#25
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	I've been a Pentax Girl since 1995 when I bought my first one, a K1000. Pink would definitely turn me off. And I don't do red.....anything.

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11-13-2010, 09:28 AM	#26
KarenH Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Berkel en Rodenrijs Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 828	Originally posted by photolady I've been a Pentax Girl since 1995 when I bought my first one, a K1000. Pink would definitely turn me off. And I don't do red.....anything. You should change the colour of your banner, I think

11-13-2010, 09:33 AM	#27
Hambino Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Japan Photos: Albums Posts: 201 Original Poster	The k-r comes with a gajillion different color combos and I almost got a light purple or a light blue but the light pink grip on the white body was just too cute to pass up so that's what I ordered tonight and it should be here in a couple of weeks; can't wait to step out in pentaxian girl style (yes, i know, not every girl/woman likes pink but, as previously stated, its grown on me )

11-13-2010, 09:37 AM	#28
mel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,531	Originally posted by TomK Yeah, well maybe Mel, but I still like the high key semi portrait avatar better. Use that one for your entry in the Pentax calendar! (At least until we come up with a Pentax Crone calendar.) Thanks! But one of my 10 yo twins took this one with an E90. As for the other one, photoshop is my friend. It's high key like that because it was the only way I could effectively erase out two shiners I was sporting from being hit from behind in indoor soccer and being send headfirst into the sidewall.

11-13-2010, 09:39 AM	#29
mel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,531	Originally posted by Ratmagiclady Hee. I was never one for Barbie pink, myself. Hunter green is kind of flashy by my standards. I think I spent too much time trying to be taken seriously in the 80's to go for colored cameras, anyway. I'm still trying to be taken seriously.

11-13-2010, 09:49 AM	#30
KarenH Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Berkel en Rodenrijs Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 828	Who cares what it looks like? As long as it does what it's made for, it's fine by me. But with pink I draw the line, I really do.