Are we really THAT rare?

sassinak · 10-20-2017, 01:08 AM - **1 Like**

No evidence of Pentax on my recent trip to the states unfortunately and I quite agree about the border officials in the US! Would it hurt them to smile at least one in a while?

**K-Three** · 10-20-2017, 08:38 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by barefootdesigns

A Pentax rep could be invited.

Even more rare than a Pentaxian
Right up there with yetis and mermaids

totsmuyco · 10-20-2017, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by barefootdesigns

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.

We have a local group of Pentaxians here and they are on Facebook. I met one of them here in the province where I live. Actually he was the one who noticed me and he introduced himself. I posted our acquaintance on this thread about a month ago. He invited me to join the group but I didn't despite being interested. I'm a little scared that what might happen to the K-mount might happen when I joined the local Olympus forum. Olympus killed the 4/3 mount about a year after I joined. So, I'm a little reluctant in joining.

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barefootdesigns · 10-20-2017, 11:46 PM

totsmuyco, perhaps a rep is asking too much. Maybe, then, coordinate a gathering with a camera store/dealer who wants the publicity. Just thinking....

totsmuyco · 10-21-2017, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by barefootdesigns

totsmuyco, perhaps a rep is asking too much. Maybe, then, coordinate a gathering with a camera store/dealer who wants the publicity. Just thinking....

They do that in Manila. But here, I think at the max, there will be only about 10 of us.

rmalbers · 10-21-2017, 08:34 AM

Originally posted by sassinak

No evidence of Pentax on my recent trip to the states unfortunately and I quite agree about the border officials in the US! Would it hurt them to smile at least one in a while?

If you had to do that for a living would you be smiling, I've never seen a border official from any country smile.

**dwalt** · 10-21-2017, 08:44 AM

Went to the "World Center for Birds of Prey" Fall Flight event last week in Boise.
Sat next to a Nikon shooter. Was more interested in the guy in front of me using his Canon AE-1.
Same weekend was at the Gowen Thunder Air Show in Boise. Saw a mix of cameras no Pentax other than me. Did laugh a little when I saw the front page of the local newspaper the following day.
The picture they had for the air show looked very close to one of mine. Their shooter must have been close to my viewlng location.

Jonathan Mac · 10-21-2017, 10:55 PM - **3 Likes**

Here's the K3 plus FA 31mm limited I saw in Kyoto a few months ago. I had the DA 35mm limited on my K3 at the time and was tempted to ask him if he wanted to swap to each try out the other lens for a few shots

IMGP9409a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

The Squirrel Mafia · 10-22-2017, 09:30 AM

^ Funny! I saw one guy with a Pentax in Gion. It had a battery grip, but I didn't see which model it was. This was mid September.

trevinon · 10-22-2017, 05:38 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

Here's the K3 plus FA 31mm limited I saw in Kyoto a few months ago. I had the DA 35mm limited on my K3 at the time and was tempted to ask him if he wanted to swap to each try out the other lens for a few shots

IMGP9409a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

You should have done that. I always regret not reaching out.

**BarryE** · 10-28-2017, 01:31 PM

I was exhibiting at a Festival in the UK today when who should wander by but a fellow PentaxForum user with a K-1 slung about his person. Don't know who was surprised the most. Such a rare sight in the wild ...

stevebrot · 10-28-2017, 02:09 PM

I was at the Oregon Zoo yesterday for the annual "Squishing of the Squash" where the elephants are given giant pumpkins to demolish and devour. I was very surprised to see an older gentleman (older than me, anyway) behind me with a K-7. We talked a little and he shared that he got the K-7 only after his MZ-5 died and could not be economically repaired. He really like the MZ-5n but said the K-7 was OK.

Steve

DrawsACircle · 11-02-2017, 06:49 AM

From 'Stranger Things' season 2 episode 2 on Netflix - they are taking pictures just before Halloween. It's not a DSLR - but it's a Pentax camera :-)

howieb101 · 11-02-2017, 10:17 PM

Well episode 2 of season 1 they also had a Pentax film camera with flash mounted on Stranger Things as well.

howieb101 · 11-08-2017, 04:48 AM

Spotted a Pentax DSLR user on Bourke St, Melbourne, Australia today. An entry level model was all I could tell.

10-20-2017, 10:49 PM	#4908
totsmuyco Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Iloilo City Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,276	Originally posted by barefootdesigns 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. We have a local group of Pentaxians here and they are on Facebook. I met one of them here in the province where I live. Actually he was the one who noticed me and he introduced himself. I posted our acquaintance on this thread about a month ago. He invited me to join the group but I didn't despite being interested. I'm a little scared that what might happen to the K-mount might happen when I joined the local Olympus forum. Olympus killed the 4/3 mount about a year after I joined. So, I'm a little reluctant in joining. . Last edited by totsmuyco; 10-20-2017 at 10:52 PM. Reason: correction

11-02-2017, 06:49 AM	#4918
DrawsACircle Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Ulfborg, Denmark Photos: Albums Posts: 434	From 'Stranger Things' season 2 episode 2 on Netflix - they are taking pictures just before Halloween. It's not a DSLR - but it's a Pentax camera :-) Attached Images

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10-20-2017, 01:08 AM - 1 Like	#4906
sassinak Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Nottinghamshire, UK Posts: 77	No evidence of Pentax on my recent trip to the states unfortunately and I quite agree about the border officials in the US! Would it hurt them to smile at least one in a while?

10-20-2017, 08:38 PM - 1 Like	#4907
K-Three Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Pugetopolis, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 938	Originally posted by barefootdesigns A Pentax rep could be invited. Even more rare than a Pentaxian Right up there with yetis and mermaids

10-20-2017, 11:46 PM	#4909
barefootdesigns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 223	totsmuyco, perhaps a rep is asking too much. Maybe, then, coordinate a gathering with a camera store/dealer who wants the publicity. Just thinking....

10-21-2017, 01:22 AM	#4910
totsmuyco Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Iloilo City Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,276	Originally posted by barefootdesigns totsmuyco, perhaps a rep is asking too much. Maybe, then, coordinate a gathering with a camera store/dealer who wants the publicity. Just thinking.... They do that in Manila. But here, I think at the max, there will be only about 10 of us.

10-21-2017, 08:34 AM	#4911
rmalbers Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 104	Originally posted by sassinak No evidence of Pentax on my recent trip to the states unfortunately and I quite agree about the border officials in the US! Would it hurt them to smile at least one in a while? If you had to do that for a living would you be smiling, I've never seen a border official from any country smile.

10-21-2017, 08:44 AM	#4912
dwalt Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Big Sky, MT Photos: Albums Posts: 217	Went to the "World Center for Birds of Prey" Fall Flight event last week in Boise. Sat next to a Nikon shooter. Was more interested in the guy in front of me using his Canon AE-1. Same weekend was at the Gowen Thunder Air Show in Boise. Saw a mix of cameras no Pentax other than me. Did laugh a little when I saw the front page of the local newspaper the following day. The picture they had for the air show looked very close to one of mine. Their shooter must have been close to my viewlng location.

10-21-2017, 10:55 PM - 3 Likes	#4913
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,894	Here's the K3 plus FA 31mm limited I saw in Kyoto a few months ago. I had the DA 35mm limited on my K3 at the time and was tempted to ask him if he wanted to swap to each try out the other lens for a few shots IMGP9409a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

10-22-2017, 09:30 AM	#4914
The Squirrel Mafia Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,054	^ Funny! I saw one guy with a Pentax in Gion. It had a battery grip, but I didn't see which model it was. This was mid September.

10-22-2017, 05:38 PM - 1 Like	#4915
trevinon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Monterrey Posts: 100	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac Here's the K3 plus FA 31mm limited I saw in Kyoto a few months ago. I had the DA 35mm limited on my K3 at the time and was tempted to ask him if he wanted to swap to each try out the other lens for a few shots IMGP9409a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr You should have done that. I always regret not reaching out.

10-28-2017, 01:31 PM	#4916
BarryE Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,653	I was exhibiting at a Festival in the UK today when who should wander by but a fellow PentaxForum user with a K-1 slung about his person. Don't know who was surprised the most. Such a rare sight in the wild ...

10-28-2017, 02:09 PM	#4917
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	I was at the Oregon Zoo yesterday for the annual "Squishing of the Squash" where the elephants are given giant pumpkins to demolish and devour. I was very surprised to see an older gentleman (older than me, anyway) behind me with a K-7. We talked a little and he shared that he got the K-7 only after his MZ-5 died and could not be economically repaired. He really like the MZ-5n but said the K-7 was OK. Steve

11-02-2017, 10:17 PM	#4919
howieb101 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 594	Well episode 2 of season 1 they also had a Pentax film camera with flash mounted on Stranger Things as well.

11-08-2017, 04:48 AM	#4920
howieb101 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 594	Spotted a Pentax DSLR user on Bourke St, Melbourne, Australia today. An entry level model was all I could tell.