What do you tell people when they ask "What's a Pentax? Never heard of 'em" ?

ekim89 · 08-03-2011, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

I'm just a poor guy and can't affort a Nikon/Canon set.

My words exactly to a salesperson at Calumet Photographic!

Originally posted by mookowz13

My favorite is dealing with the "serious photographer" hipsters that have been cropping up in my city with armies of Canikon kits. I usually pull the irony card with them and talk about how Canikon is too mainstream and how my main camera is a Holga.

LOL

RioRico · 08-03-2011, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by mookowz13

I usually pull the irony card with them and talk about how Canikon is too mainstream and how my main camera is a Holga.

Just to prove it, you can spend US$25 or whatever for a Holga-Pentax lens. When you see a hipster, quickly swap lenses. Can't get much kewler than that, hay?

magkelly · 08-03-2011, 03:40 PM

I took my SPII to the library today. Some hipster kid walked up to me and said "Cool! Is that an old Nikon?" Needless to say he got my best Morticia Addams stare...

GibbyTheMole · 08-04-2011, 06:18 AM

What do you tell people when they ask "What's a Pentax? Never heard of 'em" ?

I tell them it's a magical object made by pixies that can enable time travel, eliminate male pattern baldness, increase sexual stamina, and that it's made of rainbows and gumdrops and unicorn farts.

Last edited by Bramela; 08-04-2011 at 12:53 PM.

RioRico · 08-04-2011, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by GibbyTheMole

... and that it's made of rainbows and gumdrops and unicorn farts.

And that's why the aperture blades and shutter sometimes stick.

NOTE: Hay, this is my post #5000! I'll have to celebrate! Where's that unicorn?

CDW · 08-04-2011, 09:49 AM - **1 Like**

When people come into my gallery and invariably ask what camera I use, I explain that many of the images I display have been taken over a 20 year period and the images range from large and medium format film to present day digital cameras. I then go on to tell them that when I went digital I shot Canon for many years but requiring a higher level of quality and resolution, that I've switched to Pentax. That usually ends the conversation with the person posing the question staring at me with a glazed over look in their eyes, or if they are a hobbyist photographer and have a Nikon or Canon hanging around their neck with a kit lens, they ask "Why?". Then the fun begins.

photoleet · 08-04-2011, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by CDW

When people come into my gallery and invariably ask what camera I use, I explain that many of the images I display have been taken over a 20 year period and the images range from large and medium format film to present day digital cameras. I then go on to tell them that when I went digital I shot Canon for many years but requiring a higher level of quality and resolution, that I've switched to Pentax. That usually ends the conversation with the person posing the question staring at me with a glazed over look in their eyes, or if they are a hobbyist photographer and have a Nikon or Canon hanging around their neck with a kit lens, they ask "Why?". Then the fun begins.

Nice! How do you respond to why ?

RonHendriks1966 · 08-04-2011, 11:41 AM

Originally posted by CDW

Then the fun begins.

I so hope that it starts with 645D, otherwise I would be disapointed

photoleet · 08-04-2011, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

I so hope that it starts with 645D, otherwise I would be disapointed

Sorry new to Pentax, but what's so good about the 645D ?

RonHendriks1966 · 08-04-2011, 12:28 PM

Originally posted by StDevious

Sorry new to Pentax, but what's so good about the 645D ?

Well you buy it for image quality when you want large prints. The 40 megapixel can give you enourmous detail. Thena again i have a canvasprint that is 46 x 68 inch and it is of superb quality. Made from a good portrait that came out of my K-7.

mookowz13 · 08-04-2011, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by RioRico

Just to prove it, you can spend US$25 or whatever for a Holga-Pentax lens. When you see a hipster, quickly swap lenses. Can't get much kewler than that, hay?

I've been meaning to get one actually just for fun. May have to do that from now on !

Bramela · 08-04-2011, 12:55 PM

Quote:

I tell them it's a magical object made by pixies that can enable time travel, eliminate male pattern baldness, increase sexual stamina, and that it's made of rainbows and gumdrops and unicorn farts.

That might not be that easy to get across for some of us, (see my photo avatar.)

RioRico · 08-04-2011, 01:03 PM

Originally posted by StDevious

Sorry new to Pentax, but what's so good about the 645D ?

The 645D is a medium-format camera that uses many legacy lenses and very few (so far) new ones. Pentax has a long tradition of building top-of-the-line 645 and 6x7cm cameras. The 645D has a much larger sensor than Canikony FF and our APS-C dSLRs. It can produce HUGE high-resolution images. Its competitors cost MUCH more. Those competitors are generally reserved for studio work; the 645D was designed for outdoors work, ie landscape photographers shooting for Arizona Highways and coffee-table publishers.

Simply put: If you need high resolution images from a non-delicate camera, the 645D is by far the price-performance leader. There is just nothing else quite like it. And it's ultra-kewl, especially the hand-lacquered Limited Edition. Ooh ooh, I wantz! But I'd have to rob too many mini-marts to afford one. Ratz...

UdonUdon · 08-04-2011, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by StDevious

Sorry new to Pentax, but what's so good about the 645D ?

The Pentax 645D is Pentax's flagship medium format DSLR, which won the prestigious TIPA 2011 "Best Professional DSLR" award. Here is the excerpt from TIPA:

TIPA members appreciated the design, build and feature specs of this 40 Megapixel medium format digital camera. The magnesium alloy body is fully weather-sealed, making it a great choice for outdoor and location photographers, plus the all-glass trapezoid pentaprism finder makes for a dazzling capture experience. Perhaps most impressive is lens compatibility, which encompasses both the new D FA autofocus lenses as well as older 645 lenses.

Also, if someone asked me what's a Pentax, I would be split between responding with a joke or an actual brief rundown on the history of Pentax (first instant return mirror... first autofocus on the market... ).

I remember when I was not too familiar with Pentax, my friend, who will be my suitemate this upcoming year, was telling me how he thinks Pentax is more aesthetics and less substance. Man... I should have replied with "Well, it's both!"

Also, I have a lot of friends that are Canikon photo-enthusiasts (very talented ones I might add), and a good portion thought I modded my camera to look white during their first encounter with my camera.

I have been making been learning a lot about photography and cameras over this past summer, and I am excited to have more gear-related conversations and represent the Pentax name well this upcoming year. I also have a few new 'Limited' toys that my friends have yet to see.

Of course, the camera doesn't make the photos, and I will always keep that in mind. It's just that I am a huge gear head because, speaking as an EE major, I find the technology fascinating, and my fascination spans across all new and old camera systems and lens makers (regardless of whether or not it is M42/K-mount compatible). It just irks me why other gear heads are only familiar with two maybe three camera systems while developing unfounded opinions on the other unfamiliar systems.

v5planet · 08-04-2011, 01:46 PM

Originally posted by RioRico

But I'd have to rob too many mini-marts to afford one. Ratz...

How many would be an acceptable number?

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08-03-2011, 02:49 PM	#31
ekim89 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Illinois Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 239	Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 I'm just a poor guy and can't affort a Nikon/Canon set. My words exactly to a salesperson at Calumet Photographic! Originally posted by mookowz13 My favorite is dealing with the "serious photographer" hipsters that have been cropping up in my city with armies of Canikon kits. I usually pull the irony card with them and talk about how Canikon is too mainstream and how my main camera is a Holga. LOL

08-03-2011, 03:29 PM	#32
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Originally posted by mookowz13 I usually pull the irony card with them and talk about how Canikon is too mainstream and how my main camera is a Holga. Just to prove it, you can spend US$25 or whatever for a Holga-Pentax lens. When you see a hipster, quickly swap lenses. Can't get much kewler than that, hay?

08-03-2011, 03:40 PM	#33
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	I took my SPII to the library today. Some hipster kid walked up to me and said "Cool! Is that an old Nikon?" Needless to say he got my best Morticia Addams stare...

08-04-2011, 06:18 AM	#34
GibbyTheMole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 2,275	What do you tell people when they ask "What's a Pentax? Never heard of 'em" ? I tell them it's a magical object made by pixies that can enable time travel, eliminate male pattern baldness, increase sexual stamina, and that it's made of rainbows and gumdrops and unicorn farts. Last edited by Bramela; 08-04-2011 at 12:53 PM.

08-04-2011, 08:08 AM	#35
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Originally posted by GibbyTheMole ... and that it's made of rainbows and gumdrops and unicorn farts. And that's why the aperture blades and shutter sometimes stick. NOTE: Hay, this is my post #5000! I'll have to celebrate! Where's that unicorn?

08-04-2011, 09:49 AM - 1 Like	#36
CDW Site Supporter Join Date: May 2011 Location: Big Island, Hawaii & Utah Posts: 457	When people come into my gallery and invariably ask what camera I use, I explain that many of the images I display have been taken over a 20 year period and the images range from large and medium format film to present day digital cameras. I then go on to tell them that when I went digital I shot Canon for many years but requiring a higher level of quality and resolution, that I've switched to Pentax. That usually ends the conversation with the person posing the question staring at me with a glazed over look in their eyes, or if they are a hobbyist photographer and have a Nikon or Canon hanging around their neck with a kit lens, they ask "Why?". Then the fun begins.

08-04-2011, 10:07 AM	#37
photoleet Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: DMV Photos: Albums Posts: 431 Original Poster	Originally posted by CDW When people come into my gallery and invariably ask what camera I use, I explain that many of the images I display have been taken over a 20 year period and the images range from large and medium format film to present day digital cameras. I then go on to tell them that when I went digital I shot Canon for many years but requiring a higher level of quality and resolution, that I've switched to Pentax. That usually ends the conversation with the person posing the question staring at me with a glazed over look in their eyes, or if they are a hobbyist photographer and have a Nikon or Canon hanging around their neck with a kit lens, they ask "Why?". Then the fun begins. Nice! How do you respond to why ?

08-04-2011, 11:41 AM	#38
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Originally posted by CDW Then the fun begins. I so hope that it starts with 645D, otherwise I would be disapointed

08-04-2011, 12:15 PM	#39
photoleet Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: DMV Photos: Albums Posts: 431 Original Poster	Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 I so hope that it starts with 645D, otherwise I would be disapointed Sorry new to Pentax, but what's so good about the 645D ?

08-04-2011, 12:28 PM	#40
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Originally posted by StDevious Sorry new to Pentax, but what's so good about the 645D ? Well you buy it for image quality when you want large prints. The 40 megapixel can give you enourmous detail. Thena again i have a canvasprint that is 46 x 68 inch and it is of superb quality. Made from a good portrait that came out of my K-7.

08-04-2011, 12:33 PM	#41
mookowz13 New Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Calgary, AB Photos: Gallery Posts: 21	Originally posted by RioRico Just to prove it, you can spend US$25 or whatever for a Holga-Pentax lens. When you see a hipster, quickly swap lenses. Can't get much kewler than that, hay? I've been meaning to get one actually just for fun. May have to do that from now on !

08-04-2011, 12:55 PM	#42
Bramela Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newcastle Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,284	Quote: I tell them it's a magical object made by pixies that can enable time travel, eliminate male pattern baldness, increase sexual stamina, and that it's made of rainbows and gumdrops and unicorn farts. That might not be that easy to get across for some of us, (see my photo avatar.)

08-04-2011, 01:03 PM	#43
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Originally posted by StDevious Sorry new to Pentax, but what's so good about the 645D ? The 645D is a medium-format camera that uses many legacy lenses and very few (so far) new ones. Pentax has a long tradition of building top-of-the-line 645 and 6x7cm cameras. The 645D has a much larger sensor than Canikony FF and our APS-C dSLRs. It can produce HUGE high-resolution images. Its competitors cost MUCH more. Those competitors are generally reserved for studio work; the 645D was designed for outdoors work, ie landscape photographers shooting for Arizona Highways and coffee-table publishers. Simply put: If you need high resolution images from a non-delicate camera, the 645D is by far the price-performance leader. There is just nothing else quite like it. And it's ultra-kewl, especially the hand-lacquered Limited Edition. Ooh ooh, I wantz! But I'd have to rob too many mini-marts to afford one. Ratz...

08-04-2011, 01:15 PM	#44
UdonUdon Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas Photos: Albums Posts: 90	Originally posted by StDevious Sorry new to Pentax, but what's so good about the 645D ? The Pentax 645D is Pentax's flagship medium format DSLR, which won the prestigious TIPA 2011 "Best Professional DSLR" award. Here is the excerpt from TIPA: TIPA members appreciated the design, build and feature specs of this 40 Megapixel medium format digital camera. The magnesium alloy body is fully weather-sealed, making it a great choice for outdoor and location photographers, plus the all-glass trapezoid pentaprism finder makes for a dazzling capture experience. Perhaps most impressive is lens compatibility, which encompasses both the new D FA autofocus lenses as well as older 645 lenses. Also, if someone asked me what's a Pentax, I would be split between responding with a joke or an actual brief rundown on the history of Pentax (first instant return mirror... first autofocus on the market... ). I remember when I was not too familiar with Pentax, my friend, who will be my suitemate this upcoming year, was telling me how he thinks Pentax is more aesthetics and less substance. Man... I should have replied with "Well, it's both!" Also, I have a lot of friends that are Canikon photo-enthusiasts (very talented ones I might add), and a good portion thought I modded my camera to look white during their first encounter with my camera. I have been making been learning a lot about photography and cameras over this past summer, and I am excited to have more gear-related conversations and represent the Pentax name well this upcoming year. I also have a few new 'Limited' toys that my friends have yet to see. Of course, the camera doesn't make the photos, and I will always keep that in mind. It's just that I am a huge gear head because, speaking as an EE major, I find the technology fascinating, and my fascination spans across all new and old camera systems and lens makers (regardless of whether or not it is M42/K-mount compatible). It just irks me why other gear heads are only familiar with two maybe three camera systems while developing unfounded opinions on the other unfamiliar systems.

08-04-2011, 01:46 PM	#45
v5planet Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Photos: Albums Posts: 1,915	Originally posted by RioRico But I'd have to rob too many mini-marts to afford one. Ratz... How many would be an acceptable number?