Scored a Unicorn

MarkJerling · 03-22-2018, 01:59 AM

Originally posted by LaurenOE

Yep...but good point that it's under "Photographic Industry and Professionals".
Sure I am a "Pro"...not sure why I made the thread here?

So long ago.

I love to take out my EI-3000 now and then to show Pentaxians.
It's a rare treat to hold one.

OK, I've moved the thread. If you can think of a better place, let me know!

noblepa · 03-23-2018, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by jatrax

Yeah, I have this vision of Ricoh employees dumping 50 years of historical archives in the trash. Sad really, that stuff should be in a museum.

I think I worded my comment a little loosely, I meant the El-3000 is a pink unicorn. Maybe with gold spangles and a blue tail. 200mm macro is rare but at least it is seen once in awhile.

Pentax DID have a museum, in Tokyo, I think. They closed it down a few years ago.

I don't know what happened to the collection. Perhaps, now we know.

I do know that the museum had the AP-50 one-off that they built in 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the original Asahi Pentax SLR. It was a bone-stock K10d, with a silver top, that had no built-in flash and was styled like the pentaprism housing on tradition Pentax film slrs.

angerdan · 03-24-2018, 05:48 PM

Originally posted by noblepa

Pentax DID have a museum, in Tokyo, I think. They closed it down a few years ago.

Yea, the Museum and it's succesor even have own threads:
Pentax Museum closed - what happened to the exhibits? - PentaxForums.com
Pentax camera museum to close - PentaxForums.com

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03-22-2018, 01:59 AM	#46
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by LaurenOE Yep...but good point that it's under "Photographic Industry and Professionals". Sure I am a "Pro"...not sure why I made the thread here? So long ago. I love to take out my EI-3000 now and then to show Pentaxians. It's a rare treat to hold one. OK, I've moved the thread. If you can think of a better place, let me know!

03-23-2018, 03:03 PM	#47
noblepa Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Village, Ohio USA Posts: 1,142	Originally posted by jatrax Yeah, I have this vision of Ricoh employees dumping 50 years of historical archives in the trash. Sad really, that stuff should be in a museum. I think I worded my comment a little loosely, I meant the El-3000 is a pink unicorn. Maybe with gold spangles and a blue tail. 200mm macro is rare but at least it is seen once in awhile. Pentax DID have a museum, in Tokyo, I think. They closed it down a few years ago. I don't know what happened to the collection. Perhaps, now we know. I do know that the museum had the AP-50 one-off that they built in 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the original Asahi Pentax SLR. It was a bone-stock K10d, with a silver top, that had no built-in flash and was styled like the pentaprism housing on tradition Pentax film slrs.

03-24-2018, 05:48 PM	#48
angerdan Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,642	Originally posted by noblepa Pentax DID have a museum, in Tokyo, I think. They closed it down a few years ago. Yea, the Museum and it's succesor even have own threads: Pentax Museum closed - what happened to the exhibits? - PentaxForums.com Pentax camera museum to close - PentaxForums.com