Saw 3 Pentax users in One spot! (Disney, Magic Kingdom FL)

CEWren · 05-10-2012, 08:06 PM - **1 Like**

I was so overly excited to see 3 other pentax users in Disney today! That means there were at least 4 Pentax's in the park! Wow, thats the most I have seen in one spot ever! At one point 3 of us were all waiting at the same spot. Really neat!

posting to see if any of you jump on and see this! This guy said he was a member of the forum too

--Are you out there??? LOL!

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**LaurenOE** · 05-10-2012, 08:08 PM

I'm only a few miles away - does that count?

CEWren · 05-10-2012, 08:29 PM - **1 Like**

Lauren, seeing as how the other three I saw were all men, we will count you so I can have some female company

**luftfluss** · 05-10-2012, 09:18 PM

Buy a lottery ticket!!!

GabrielFFontes · 05-10-2012, 09:24 PM

Buy a lottery ticket for me instead

mikeSF · 05-10-2012, 09:32 PM

what are the chances?! wow.

Groucho · 05-11-2012, 10:06 AM

I can beat that! How about four Pentax DSLRs, all on the same table at Columbia Harbour House in the Magic Kingdom, including two red K-x's?

Also a D700 and A700.

This was a meet-up of a few of us from Disboards a couple years ago. Sorry for the bad pic quality; it was from my kid's old Minolta.

I'm heading back in three weeks, so there'll be at least a couple of them there at that point! I have generally seen as many Pentaxes at Disney as Sonys or Olympuses... though Sonys will have probably moved into a clear #3 spot by this time.

creampuff · 05-11-2012, 12:22 PM

Wow, only 3 Pentax users in one spot... that's pretty pathetic.

jcp5 · 05-11-2012, 02:49 PM

lol--the way you said it sounded like you spotted an endangered species---congrats--you did the right thing and took a picture of it as proof!!

Blue · 05-11-2012, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by creampuff

Wow, only 3 Pentax users in one spot... that's pretty pathetic.

We are lucky if 1 in 1500 dSLR users have Pentax. Pentax has virtually abandoned this marked for the past 20 years. Pentax Imaging is probably barely adequate to supply and service a country the size of Singapore or Taiwan.

Julie · 05-11-2012, 07:41 PM

That's cool!

I was in the city a few weeks ago and spotted 3 Pentax uses as well- a (highschool?) girl with black K-r, Asian (tourist?) man with white K-x, and another man with what looked like a K-7/K-5 with DA* 50-135. It made 5 Pentaxes in total if counting my K-5 and ME Super that were there with me.

Allison · 05-12-2012, 07:15 AM

I was shocked at the bride show in March when I saw another Pentax shooter. There would have been three of us there, but the other pro wedding photog who shot Pentax in Pittsburgh jumped to Canon this year.

CEWren · 05-14-2012, 08:09 AM

Glad there are a few others here that are equally as excited as I was about seeing a few pentaxians in one spot

We are somewhat of an endangered species... from the sounds of it a species that enjoys magic kingdom!

amrocha · 09-09-2012, 01:59 PM

Nice!!! When I was there last March, I was also curious about the other tourists cameras.
All I could see was a man with a K-5/K-7 taking a picture of his wife and daughter in front of Hogwarts in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal, and an Asian guy with a K-5 at Disney Epcot.

westmill · 09-09-2012, 02:02 PM

yer yer yer.... and I saw Elvis in the chippy.... tut

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05-10-2012, 09:24 PM	#5
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05-11-2012, 10:06 AM	#7
Groucho Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 416	I can beat that! How about four Pentax DSLRs, all on the same table at Columbia Harbour House in the Magic Kingdom, including two red K-x's? Also a D700 and A700. This was a meet-up of a few of us from Disboards a couple years ago. Sorry for the bad pic quality; it was from my kid's old Minolta. I'm heading back in three weeks, so there'll be at least a couple of them there at that point! I have generally seen as many Pentaxes at Disney as Sonys or Olympuses... though Sonys will have probably moved into a clear #3 spot by this time.

05-11-2012, 12:22 PM	#8
creampuff Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,953	Wow, only 3 Pentax users in one spot... that's pretty pathetic.

05-11-2012, 04:35 PM	#10
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by creampuff Wow, only 3 Pentax users in one spot... that's pretty pathetic. We are lucky if 1 in 1500 dSLR users have Pentax. Pentax has virtually abandoned this marked for the past 20 years. Pentax Imaging is probably barely adequate to supply and service a country the size of Singapore or Taiwan.

05-11-2012, 07:41 PM	#11
Julie Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Illinois Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,069	That's cool! I was in the city a few weeks ago and spotted 3 Pentax uses as well- a (highschool?) girl with black K-r, Asian (tourist?) man with white K-x, and another man with what looked like a K-7/K-5 with DA* 50-135. It made 5 Pentaxes in total if counting my K-5 and ME Super that were there with me.

05-12-2012, 07:15 AM	#12
Allison Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 667	I was shocked at the bride show in March when I saw another Pentax shooter. There would have been three of us there, but the other pro wedding photog who shot Pentax in Pittsburgh jumped to Canon this year.

05-14-2012, 08:09 AM	#13
CEWren Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 258 Original Poster	Glad there are a few others here that are equally as excited as I was about seeing a few pentaxians in one spot We are somewhat of an endangered species... from the sounds of it a species that enjoys magic kingdom!

09-09-2012, 01:59 PM	#14
amrocha Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Catalao GO Brasil Photos: Gallery Posts: 326	Nice!!! When I was there last March, I was also curious about the other tourists cameras. All I could see was a man with a K-5/K-7 taking a picture of his wife and daughter in front of Hogwarts in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal, and an Asian guy with a K-5 at Disney Epcot.

09-09-2012, 02:02 PM	#15
westmill Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Stoke on Trent Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,146	yer yer yer.... and I saw Elvis in the chippy.... tut