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**brightseal** · 03-04-2019, 02:40 PM

https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/03/04/this-2099-00-red-repainted-penta...ke-you-cringe/

pschlute · 03-04-2019, 02:55 PM - **1 Like**

.................

Paul the Sunman · 03-04-2019, 04:23 PM

Ex-fire-department?

**c.a.m** · 03-04-2019, 04:45 PM

Look away,.. look away...

Darn, I clicked and looked. Too late.

tvdtvdtvd · 03-04-2019, 05:04 PM - **1 Like**

When I was a teenager, there was a guy in town who took to having his cars professionally painted metallic flake,
candy apple....., rainbow. He did it first to a brand new Ford Taurus and then a Mercedes 450SL. I quickly learned
to respect the guy's individuality as garish as it might be.

Nonetheless, that red 6x7 makes me ask "why"? As a personal expression, I'm quite OK. As an effort to pimp
it up for an inflated sale, I can only ask, "why"?

virusn3t · 03-04-2019, 06:00 PM

If the dials and logos AOCO or Asashi Pentax where on silver/nickle/chrome... it could look better.

I mean, its not bad, not great, but i respect the time and care he/she put to paint the camera

Too rich for me, anyway.

Silent Street · 03-04-2019, 07:12 PM

Sacrilege! ﴾͡๏̯͡๏﴿

Last edited by Silent Street; 03-04-2019 at 10:52 PM.

torashi · 03-04-2019, 11:28 PM

Oh, God!

That was my first impression. Quite the cringe. I had no idea what was waiting behind that link.

After the initial shock, I could totally see myself shooting with it in the right environment: Fashion editorial where I'm also being filmed and photographed.

The unpainted logos also bother me. I think white would be okay. Also, color codes on distance and depth of field scales should be present.

Note: Pentax has released a lot of colorful versions of their cameras, too, so it shouldn't come as a surprise, but strangely it still has. Must be the messing around with an icon. Specially for it's classic status.

dafbp · 03-05-2019, 06:09 AM

My eyes!! My eyes!!
Where's selective amnesia when you need it?

**WPRESTO** · 03-05-2019, 06:56 AM - **1 Like**

It's a well-below-freezing-and-howling-wind stealth version for street photography. When you hold it up and point it at someone to get a candid photo, they'll just think it's your face.

E-man · 03-05-2019, 08:38 AM - **1 Like**

To my western eyes, that camera is perfectly hideous but it's important to remember that in many Asian cultures, red is a color associated with good fortune, which may be what the seller is trying to reap by asking such an exorbitant price for it.

torashi · 03-15-2019, 01:08 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

It's a well-below-freezing-and-howling-wind stealth version for street photography. When you hold it up and point it at someone to get a candid photo, they'll just think it's your face.

Or a fire truck and they'll keep the road clear.

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03-04-2019, 05:04 PM - 1 Like	#5
tvdtvdtvd Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,665	When I was a teenager, there was a guy in town who took to having his cars professionally painted metallic flake, candy apple....., rainbow. He did it first to a brand new Ford Taurus and then a Mercedes 450SL. I quickly learned to respect the guy's individuality as garish as it might be. Nonetheless, that red 6x7 makes me ask "why"? As a personal expression, I'm quite OK. As an effort to pimp it up for an inflated sale, I can only ask, "why"?

03-04-2019, 06:00 PM	#6
virusn3t Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 676	If the dials and logos AOCO or Asashi Pentax where on silver/nickle/chrome... it could look better. I mean, its not bad, not great, but i respect the time and care he/she put to paint the camera Too rich for me, anyway.

03-04-2019, 07:12 PM	#7
Silent Street Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Castlemaine, Victoria, AUS Photos: Albums Posts: 1,151	Sacrilege! ﴾͡๏̯͡๏﴿ Last edited by Silent Street; 03-04-2019 at 10:52 PM.

03-04-2019, 11:28 PM	#8
torashi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Medellín Posts: 1,322	Oh, God! That was my first impression. Quite the cringe. I had no idea what was waiting behind that link. After the initial shock, I could totally see myself shooting with it in the right environment: Fashion editorial where I'm also being filmed and photographed. The unpainted logos also bother me. I think white would be okay. Also, color codes on distance and depth of field scales should be present. Note: Pentax has released a lot of colorful versions of their cameras, too, so it shouldn't come as a surprise, but strangely it still has. Must be the messing around with an icon. Specially for it's classic status.

03-05-2019, 06:09 AM	#9
dafbp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 233	My eyes!! My eyes!! Where's selective amnesia when you need it?

03-05-2019, 06:56 AM - 1 Like	#10
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	It's a well-below-freezing-and-howling-wind stealth version for street photography. When you hold it up and point it at someone to get a candid photo, they'll just think it's your face.

03-05-2019, 08:38 AM - 1 Like	#11
E-man Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 678	To my western eyes, that camera is perfectly hideous but it's important to remember that in many Asian cultures, red is a color associated with good fortune, which may be what the seller is trying to reap by asking such an exorbitant price for it.

03-15-2019, 01:08 PM	#12
torashi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Medellín Posts: 1,322	Originally posted by WPRESTO It's a well-below-freezing-and-howling-wind stealth version for street photography. When you hold it up and point it at someone to get a candid photo, they'll just think it's your face. Or a fire truck and they'll keep the road clear.

Cringe Worthy

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