Are we really THAT rare?

LeDave · 10-05-2017, 04:11 PM

Just saw a blue k-30 on a Firefly credit Union commercial.

barefootdesigns · 10-05-2017, 04:25 PM

Originally posted by Cynog Ap Brychan

Wouldn't the red Pentaxes be more like sore thumbs?

I have a white K-01 and a red K-50. Both command attention. But I wouldn't use the term "sore thumbs" (ahhhem, clears throat) but more like "colorful" or "cheerful"....

I like them because I can find them easily. Wish I had a really rare color but took discounts rather than ordering and waiting and paying full price. Ahh, the wages of poverty.

jeallen01 · 10-06-2017, 12:23 AM

@BigMacCam
Tried to reply to your PM but was unable to do so because of how you have set up your a/c.

virusn3t · 10-06-2017, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by Aslyfox

Sounds like when I drove my 2002 suburban [ 188,000 miles + ] in Chicago, other vehicles, except semis and their trailers and buses, got out of the way

it isn't only the size, it's the rust and dents, they think I don't mind collisions

[ I do but they don't know that ]

I need to start thinking in a history...

**Nakedgun** · 10-07-2017, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by virusn3t

I need to start thinking in a history...

Wrong forum?

Topsy · 10-11-2017, 12:34 PM - **1 Like**

My mate is in Paris this week and just sent me this from his hotel entrance:

The Hotel is called Hôtel Déclic (Hinting at an aperture mod?

)

Edit: Looks like there's a Pentax collection exhibited in the hotel. Not sure who it belongs to and if it's always there. Bloody cool though and great advertising!

IgorZ · 10-16-2017, 11:47 AM

I went into a small antiques store on the weekend. The guy has quite a bit of camera gear, and quite a lot of Pentax gear in particular. He said that he got his Pentax 6x7 from Ottawa police, and a lot of other Pentax gear from the government. Interesting bit of history...

normhead · 10-16-2017, 11:58 AM

Originally posted by IgorZ

I went into a small antiques store on the weekend. The guy has quite a bit of camera gear, and quite a lot of Pentax gear in particular. He said that he got his Pentax 6x7 from Ottawa police, and a lot of other Pentax gear from the government. Interesting bit of history...

I bid on a FA* 250-600 once from the Ottawa warehouse, that's when I found out that $2k is nothing for long lenses, it went for $7k. For the time it was expensive, but it was in practically new condition, obviously part of an RMCP surveillance unit's set up, a unit that didn't get out much.

rmalbers · 10-16-2017, 12:31 PM

I hit a record high for me on a trip to Europe that I just got back from, I saw TWO Pentax cameras in use in Ravenna, Italy (can I count mine for three, LOL!) in the same day, Sept. 29th! The next day I saw another in Dubrovnik, Croatia! I think one of the guys was from Australia and the other guy was from Winnipeg, Canada. (I'm not sure there the third was from.) That beats my previous all time total of one Pentax seen on the last trip and that was in Rome, Italy last year.

barefootdesigns · 10-16-2017, 02:52 PM

It gets mighty lonely sometimes reading the non Pentax threads.

normhead · 10-19-2017, 02:13 PM - **1 Like**

In my quest to find a camera store, the best price in Canada on a K-P is Camera Canada. I found these guys....

I asked if they had a K-P and a K-70 in stock so I could compare real cameras.

Thank you for your interest in Camera Canada. We have the cameras here to
try out and see.

We are located in Downtown London, here is our address...
Forest City Image Centre
217 Dundas Street
London, Ontario
N6A 1H1
Here is a link to the map...
Google Maps
anada

London is along way from us and we'd have to plan it, but, Tess has a nephew and couple nieces there we could visit an make it a trip. Plus the current price on the K-P is the best in Canada.

howieb101 · 10-19-2017, 02:28 PM

Well, I saw a Pentax DSLR while I was at the BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE. I couldn't see what model it was though. It's sad that Pentax used to be more visible in Australian retail outlets, say 8 years ago. I appreciate them being for sale online in Australia but it really only caters for existing customers and is hard to bring in new customers that way. Anyway, nice to see one out in country Victoria, Australia.

barefootdesigns · 10-19-2017, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by howieb101

Well, I saw a Pentax DSLR while I was at the BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE. I couldn't see what model it was though. It's sad that Pentax used to be more visible in Australian retail outlets, say 8 years ago. I appreciate them being for sale online in Australia but it really only caters for existing customers and is hard to bring in new customers that way. Anyway, nice to see one out in country Victoria, Australia.

Perhaps the answer is to hold local/regional gatherings of some sort where lonely and/or concerned Pentax owners or Pentax clubs present their cameras and lenses to show people, to demonstrate and basically advertise our cameras. It might seem pointless, unless we create a demand and more people hit on camera stores to carry cameras so that they can buy them after trying a hands-on event. A Pentax rep could be invited. It would be a chance for local Pentaxians to meet one another.

NotSteve · 10-19-2017, 05:07 PM

Hi Norm,

Can't tell from your post if you are aware of the photoprice.ca website, which tracks camera and lens prices for various makes in Canada and the U.S. Here's the link for the black KP:

Pentax KP (Black) - Canada and Cross-Border Price Comparison - photoprice.ca

May save you a bit of time, plus you get the price for the last few months in a graph to be able to put the current price in a bit of context.

Originally posted by normhead

In my quest to find a camera store, the best price in Canada on a K-P is Camera Canada. I found these guys....

I asked if they had a K-P and a K-70 in stock so I could compare real cameras.

Thank you for your interest in Camera Canada. We have the cameras here to
try out and see.

We are located in Downtown London, here is our address...
Forest City Image Centre
217 Dundas Street
London, Ontario
N6A 1H1
Here is a link to the map...
Google Maps
anada

London is along way from us and we'd have to plan it, but, Tess has a nephew and couple nieces there we could visit an make it a trip. Plus the current price not eh K-P is the best in Canada.

normhead · 10-19-2017, 05:41 PM

Originally posted by NotSteve

Hi Norm,

Can't tell from your post if you are aware of the photoprice.ca website, which tracks camera and lens prices for various makes in Canada and the U.S. Here's the link for the black KP:

Pentax KP (Black) - Canada and Cross-Border Price Comparison - photoprice.ca

May save you a bit of time, plus you get the price for the last few months in a graph to be able to put the current price in a bit of context.

That is how I found the price at Camera Canada. They have ithe K-P at $110 off right now.

10-11-2017, 12:34 PM - 1 Like	#4896
Topsy Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 625	My mate is in Paris this week and just sent me this from his hotel entrance: The Hotel is called Hôtel Déclic (Hinting at an aperture mod? ) Edit: Looks like there's a Pentax collection exhibited in the hotel. Not sure who it belongs to and if it's always there. Bloody cool though and great advertising! Last edited by Topsy; 10-11-2017 at 03:13 PM.

10-19-2017, 02:13 PM - 1 Like	#4901
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	In my quest to find a camera store, the best price in Canada on a K-P is Camera Canada. I found these guys.... I asked if they had a K-P and a K-70 in stock so I could compare real cameras. Thank you for your interest in Camera Canada. We have the cameras here to try out and see. We are located in Downtown London, here is our address... Forest City Image Centre 217 Dundas Street London, Ontario N6A 1H1 Here is a link to the map... Google Maps anada London is along way from us and we'd have to plan it, but, Tess has a nephew and couple nieces there we could visit an make it a trip. Plus the current price on the K-P is the best in Canada. Last edited by normhead; 10-19-2017 at 05:43 PM.

10-19-2017, 05:41 PM	#4905
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by NotSteve Hi Norm, Can't tell from your post if you are aware of the photoprice.ca website, which tracks camera and lens prices for various makes in Canada and the U.S. Here's the link for the black KP: Pentax KP (Black) - Canada and Cross-Border Price Comparison - photoprice.ca May save you a bit of time, plus you get the price for the last few months in a graph to be able to put the current price in a bit of context. That is how I found the price at Camera Canada. They have ithe K-P at $110 off right now. Last edited by normhead; 10-22-2017 at 05:17 AM.

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LeDave Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis - St. Paul Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,067	Just saw a blue k-30 on a Firefly credit Union commercial.

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barefootdesigns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 223	Originally posted by Cynog Ap Brychan Wouldn't the red Pentaxes be more like sore thumbs? I have a white K-01 and a red K-50. Both command attention. But I wouldn't use the term "sore thumbs" (ahhhem, clears throat) but more like "colorful" or "cheerful".... I like them because I can find them easily. Wish I had a really rare color but took discounts rather than ordering and waiting and paying full price. Ahh, the wages of poverty.

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virusn3t Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 676	Originally posted by Aslyfox Sounds like when I drove my 2002 suburban [ 188,000 miles + ] in Chicago, other vehicles, except semis and their trailers and buses, got out of the way it isn't only the size, it's the rust and dents, they think I don't mind collisions [ I do but they don't know that ] I need to start thinking in a history...

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IgorZ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,735	I went into a small antiques store on the weekend. The guy has quite a bit of camera gear, and quite a lot of Pentax gear in particular. He said that he got his Pentax 6x7 from Ottawa police, and a lot of other Pentax gear from the government. Interesting bit of history...

10-16-2017, 11:58 AM	#4898
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by IgorZ I went into a small antiques store on the weekend. The guy has quite a bit of camera gear, and quite a lot of Pentax gear in particular. He said that he got his Pentax 6x7 from Ottawa police, and a lot of other Pentax gear from the government. Interesting bit of history... I bid on a FA* 250-600 once from the Ottawa warehouse, that's when I found out that $2k is nothing for long lenses, it went for $7k. For the time it was expensive, but it was in practically new condition, obviously part of an RMCP surveillance unit's set up, a unit that didn't get out much.

10-16-2017, 12:31 PM	#4899
rmalbers Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 104	I hit a record high for me on a trip to Europe that I just got back from, I saw TWO Pentax cameras in use in Ravenna, Italy (can I count mine for three, LOL!) in the same day, Sept. 29th! The next day I saw another in Dubrovnik, Croatia! I think one of the guys was from Australia and the other guy was from Winnipeg, Canada. (I'm not sure there the third was from.) That beats my previous all time total of one Pentax seen on the last trip and that was in Rome, Italy last year.

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barefootdesigns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 223	It gets mighty lonely sometimes reading the non Pentax threads.

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howieb101 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 594	Well, I saw a Pentax DSLR while I was at the BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE. I couldn't see what model it was though. It's sad that Pentax used to be more visible in Australian retail outlets, say 8 years ago. I appreciate them being for sale online in Australia but it really only caters for existing customers and is hard to bring in new customers that way. Anyway, nice to see one out in country Victoria, Australia.

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10-19-2017, 03:24 PM	#4903
barefootdesigns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 223	Originally posted by howieb101 Well, I saw a Pentax DSLR while I was at the BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE. I couldn't see what model it was though. It's sad that Pentax used to be more visible in Australian retail outlets, say 8 years ago. I appreciate them being for sale online in Australia but it really only caters for existing customers and is hard to bring in new customers that way. Anyway, nice to see one out in country Victoria, Australia. Perhaps the answer is to hold local/regional gatherings of some sort where lonely and/or concerned Pentax owners or Pentax clubs present their cameras and lenses to show people, to demonstrate and basically advertise our cameras. It might seem pointless, unless we create a demand and more people hit on camera stores to carry cameras so that they can buy them after trying a hands-on event. A Pentax rep could be invited. It would be a chance for local Pentaxians to meet one another.

10-19-2017, 05:07 PM	#4904
NotSteve Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 200	Hi Norm, Can't tell from your post if you are aware of the photoprice.ca website, which tracks camera and lens prices for various makes in Canada and the U.S. Here's the link for the black KP: Pentax KP (Black) - Canada and Cross-Border Price Comparison - photoprice.ca May save you a bit of time, plus you get the price for the last few months in a graph to be able to put the current price in a bit of context. Originally posted by normhead In my quest to find a camera store, the best price in Canada on a K-P is Camera Canada. I found these guys.... I asked if they had a K-P and a K-70 in stock so I could compare real cameras. Thank you for your interest in Camera Canada. We have the cameras here to try out and see. We are located in Downtown London, here is our address... Forest City Image Centre 217 Dundas Street London, Ontario N6A 1H1 Here is a link to the map... Google Maps anada London is along way from us and we'd have to plan it, but, Tess has a nephew and couple nieces there we could visit an make it a trip. Plus the current price not eh K-P is the best in Canada.