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Lucky-Luc · 10-04-2015, 02:51 AM - **1 Like**

We should start a pentax religion, maybe we would stop paying tax on our pentax gear.

Cynog Ap Brychan · 10-04-2015, 03:09 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Lucky-Luc

We should start a pentax religion, maybe we would stop paying tax on our pentax gear.

What do you mean "start". I've been worshiping Pentax for over 40 years!

Trey45 · 10-11-2015, 10:03 AM - **2 Likes**

The camera club I belong to has a rotating chair schedule and I am scheduled to chair the meeting Thursday this week. I am giving a presentation on Pentax. I'm taking all 7 of my Pentax cameras and a good mix of old and new lenses. This will be the first meeting where Pentax has been highlighted. I'm not just a user, I'm also an enabler!

lukulele · 10-12-2015, 12:34 AM

Originally posted by Trey45

The camera club I belong to has a rotating chair schedule and I am scheduled to chair the meeting Thursday this week. I am giving a presentation on Pentax. I'm taking all 7 of my Pentax cameras and a good mix of old and new lenses. This will be the first meeting where Pentax has been highlighted. I'm not just a user, I'm also an enabler!

Keep it up, we need any help possible all over NC.

Trey45 · 10-12-2015, 06:57 AM

The really interesting thing about this is all the research I did on Pentax and its history was very enjoyable to me, I learned a lot about Asahi Corp and Takumar developing the SMC still used today, the origins of Pentax in 1919 as Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kaisha, a small shop that made spectacle lenses. Their work through WW2 making optics and other equipment for the Imperial Army, and where the name Pentax actually comes from. I was completely unaware of much of the history of Pentax.

trevinon · 10-12-2015, 02:50 PM

Check out this link: Who Brought Us the SLR? | explora

Quite informative about the history of the brand.

Saludos.

Norberto

**jva59** · 10-12-2015, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by trevinon

Check out this link: Who Brought Us the SLR? | explora

Quite informative about the history of the brand.

Saludos.

Norberto

An enjoyable read!

**snpsht** · 10-14-2015, 11:59 PM

YES!!! I finally spotted my first one in the wild.

Not sure what model as I didn't want to stare rudely and my eyesight isn't as good as it once was, but it was with an Asian tourist in Canberra city precinct and he was taking lots of pics.

If you are reading this, have a great time here.

kenspo · 10-15-2015, 12:02 AM - **1 Like**

I spoke on a big photo-event yesterday. It was packed and it was live too. Here from the soundcheck before i started. Got a few words about Pentax out to the world

Cynog Ap Brychan · 10-19-2015, 02:42 PM

Spotted on a recent BBC programme about RAF pilots (Fairford Air Display 2015). I'm pretty sure it's a K-3; not so sure about the lens, but I think a 60-250 mm f4.

Trey45 · 10-22-2015, 06:33 PM

On tonight's episode of Bones I spotted a Pentax! I had to pause it and grab a quick shot.

You can't really see it too well but there's a green ring on that lens!

atupdate · 10-23-2015, 04:27 AM

Originally posted by Trey45

You can't really see it too well but there's a green ring on that lens!

And the hood is on correctly. Some prop person was actually on the ball.

Tim

BrianR · 10-25-2015, 07:31 PM

Originally posted by Lucky-Luc

We should start a pentax religion, maybe we would stop paying tax on our pentax gear.

I saw my first Pentax K-s1 in the wild yesterday - at a talk that happened to be in a church.

**clackers** · 10-25-2015, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by Trey45

On tonight's episode of Bones I spotted a Pentax! I had to pause it and grab a quick shot.

You can't really see it too well but there's a green ring on that lens!

Yeah, the great Betty White's guest appearance has already got its own thread.

Unfortunately, from the screen shot there she was trying to take a picture with the Exposure Compensation button.

Details, schmetails ...

**clackers** · 10-26-2015, 12:24 AM

And, at a balloon festival outside Melbourne the other evening, briefly met a very nice gentleman amongst the Canikon crowd with a Sigma 70-200 on a Pentax.

His wife was a Nikon shooter. Who says mixed marriages can't work?

10-15-2015, 12:02 AM - 1 Like	#4059
kenspo Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oslo Posts: 2,207	I spoke on a big photo-event yesterday. It was packed and it was live too. Here from the soundcheck before i started. Got a few words about Pentax out to the world Attached Images

10-19-2015, 02:42 PM	#4060
Cynog Ap Brychan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gloucester Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,199	Spotted on a recent BBC programme about RAF pilots (Fairford Air Display 2015). I'm pretty sure it's a K-3; not so sure about the lens, but I think a 60-250 mm f4. Attached Images

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Lucky-Luc Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 330	We should start a pentax religion, maybe we would stop paying tax on our pentax gear.

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Cynog Ap Brychan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gloucester Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,199	Originally posted by Lucky-Luc We should start a pentax religion, maybe we would stop paying tax on our pentax gear. What do you mean "start". I've been worshiping Pentax for over 40 years!

10-11-2015, 10:03 AM - 2 Likes	#4053
Trey45 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Dismal Swamp, NC, USA, Earth. Posts: 173	The camera club I belong to has a rotating chair schedule and I am scheduled to chair the meeting Thursday this week. I am giving a presentation on Pentax. I'm taking all 7 of my Pentax cameras and a good mix of old and new lenses. This will be the first meeting where Pentax has been highlighted. I'm not just a user, I'm also an enabler!

10-12-2015, 12:34 AM	#4054
lukulele Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Blue Ridge Escarpment, North Carolina, US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,850	Originally posted by Trey45 The camera club I belong to has a rotating chair schedule and I am scheduled to chair the meeting Thursday this week. I am giving a presentation on Pentax. I'm taking all 7 of my Pentax cameras and a good mix of old and new lenses. This will be the first meeting where Pentax has been highlighted. I'm not just a user, I'm also an enabler! Keep it up, we need any help possible all over NC.

10-12-2015, 06:57 AM	#4055
Trey45 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Dismal Swamp, NC, USA, Earth. Posts: 173	The really interesting thing about this is all the research I did on Pentax and its history was very enjoyable to me, I learned a lot about Asahi Corp and Takumar developing the SMC still used today, the origins of Pentax in 1919 as Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kaisha, a small shop that made spectacle lenses. Their work through WW2 making optics and other equipment for the Imperial Army, and where the name Pentax actually comes from. I was completely unaware of much of the history of Pentax.

10-12-2015, 02:50 PM	#4056
trevinon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Monterrey Posts: 100	Check out this link: Who Brought Us the SLR? \| explora Quite informative about the history of the brand. Saludos. Norberto

10-12-2015, 08:46 PM	#4057
jva59 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,409	Originally posted by trevinon Check out this link: Who Brought Us the SLR? \| explora Quite informative about the history of the brand. Saludos. Norberto An enjoyable read!

10-14-2015, 11:59 PM	#4058
snpsht Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South Coast, NSW Posts: 286	YES!!! I finally spotted my first one in the wild. Not sure what model as I didn't want to stare rudely and my eyesight isn't as good as it once was, but it was with an Asian tourist in Canberra city precinct and he was taking lots of pics. If you are reading this, have a great time here.

10-22-2015, 06:33 PM	#4061
Trey45 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Dismal Swamp, NC, USA, Earth. Posts: 173	On tonight's episode of Bones I spotted a Pentax! I had to pause it and grab a quick shot. You can't really see it too well but there's a green ring on that lens!

10-23-2015, 04:27 AM	#4062
atupdate Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dayton, OH Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,724	Originally posted by Trey45 You can't really see it too well but there's a green ring on that lens! And the hood is on correctly. Some prop person was actually on the ball. Tim

10-25-2015, 07:31 PM	#4063
BrianR Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,332	Originally posted by Lucky-Luc We should start a pentax religion, maybe we would stop paying tax on our pentax gear. I saw my first Pentax K-s1 in the wild yesterday - at a talk that happened to be in a church.

10-25-2015, 08:17 PM	#4064
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by Trey45 On tonight's episode of Bones I spotted a Pentax! I had to pause it and grab a quick shot. You can't really see it too well but there's a green ring on that lens! Yeah, the great Betty White's guest appearance has already got its own thread. Unfortunately, from the screen shot there she was trying to take a picture with the Exposure Compensation button. Details, schmetails ...

10-26-2015, 12:24 AM	#4065
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	And, at a balloon festival outside Melbourne the other evening, briefly met a very nice gentleman amongst the Canikon crowd with a Sigma 70-200 on a Pentax. His wife was a Nikon shooter. Who says mixed marriages can't work?

Are we really THAT rare?

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