So how are we going to call ourselfs?

mickey · 08-13-2013, 12:45 PM

Pentaxian.

RonHendriks1966 · 08-13-2013, 01:08 PM

Since it is free for grabs................

The Asahiflex Formaly Known as Pentax

**crewl1** · 08-13-2013, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by SpecialK

The Suaves.

Rico Suave? YES!

**microlight** · 08-13-2013, 01:28 PM

Dyed-in-the-wool Pentaxian. With a 35-body/lens collection spanning the original 1957 AP via 1964 Spotty and 1975 K2 to 2010 K-5, and having actively used Pentaxes for almost 40 years, you'd have to prise my Pentax from my cold, dead fingers. A former colleague of mine in the 1980s had the surname Richardson, or Ricko, as we called him. So 'Ricko' makes me chuckle. (Unless it's pronounced 'R-eye-coh', like the transatlantic 'N-eye-k*n').

Clavius · 08-13-2013, 01:34 PM

Black tape over the logo, just as on my current K-5.

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 08-13-2013, 01:51 PM

Pentaxian. No reason to change it.

devouges · 08-13-2013, 02:04 PM

I like that Ricohnian name........ has that "Star-Trek" feeling..... to boldly go where nobody has gone before. Pentax brains has made what we have now. Those same brains will keep that innovative momentum no matter what they are called.

Just my 2 cents

Franky2step · 08-13-2013, 02:36 PM

a rose is a rose is a rose, but what will the body say?

JXL · 08-14-2013, 03:03 AM

Whogivesashitian sounds pretty good to me.
Good and affordable bodies and lenses, that's what I care about.

Asahiflex · 08-14-2013, 03:50 AM

Well, the answer is pretty simple: "Photographer"!

**Digitalis** · 08-14-2013, 03:59 AM

Originally posted by asahiflex

well, the answer is pretty simple: "photographer"!

+1 - I agree.

**savoche** · 08-14-2013, 05:02 AM

I'll go for "amateur photographer" (and not even necessarily a skilled one) since I shoot purely for fun.

Interesting to see how some here identify strongly with the label, while others purely see the tool.

But what would being a "Pentaxian" entail? Is it a state of mind, a sense of belonging? We all (or close enough) own cameras and lenses of other brands, so I would think that is not part of it.

**Kerrowdown** · 08-14-2013, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by Asahiflex

Well, the answer is pretty simple: "Photographer"!

+1 from me too, cos that's what I am.

**monochrome** · 08-14-2013, 04:54 PM

Originally posted by Kobayashi.K

t's improbable that Ricoh will maintain two different brands for digital camera's.

I believe, to the contrary, Ricoh will maintain both brands and exploit their different histories and brand identities.

**monochrome** · 08-14-2013, 04:55 PM

Ron: You didn't offer the choice Pentaxian (which I state in mixed company - by mixed I mean in the company of any other photographer who is in possession of a camera, because the other camera is never a Pentax), which word is often met by a blank stare or a reference to a K1000..

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any other suggestion!	22	81.48%
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08-13-2013, 01:08 PM	#17
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675 Original Poster	Tafkap Since it is free for grabs................ The Asahiflex Formaly Known as Pentax

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08-13-2013, 12:45 PM	#16
mickey Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,146	Pentaxian.

08-13-2013, 01:16 PM	#18
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Originally posted by SpecialK The Suaves. Rico Suave? YES!

08-13-2013, 01:28 PM	#19
microlight Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,129	Dyed-in-the-wool Pentaxian. With a 35-body/lens collection spanning the original 1957 AP via 1964 Spotty and 1975 K2 to 2010 K-5, and having actively used Pentaxes for almost 40 years, you'd have to prise my Pentax from my cold, dead fingers. A former colleague of mine in the 1980s had the surname Richardson, or Ricko, as we called him. So 'Ricko' makes me chuckle. (Unless it's pronounced 'R-eye-coh', like the transatlantic 'N-eye-k*n').

08-13-2013, 01:34 PM	#20
Clavius Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: De Klundert Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,150	Black tape over the logo, just as on my current K-5.

08-13-2013, 01:51 PM	#21
Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	Pentaxian. No reason to change it.

08-13-2013, 02:04 PM	#22
devouges Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 324	I like that Ricohnian name........ has that "Star-Trek" feeling..... to boldly go where nobody has gone before. Pentax brains has made what we have now. Those same brains will keep that innovative momentum no matter what they are called. Just my 2 cents

08-13-2013, 02:36 PM	#23
Franky2step Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Niagara Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 793	a rose is a rose is a rose, but what will the body say?

08-14-2013, 03:03 AM	#24
JXL New Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 9	Whogivesashitian sounds pretty good to me. Good and affordable bodies and lenses, that's what I care about.

08-14-2013, 03:50 AM	#25
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	Well, the answer is pretty simple: "Photographer"!

08-14-2013, 03:59 AM	#26
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Originally posted by asahiflex well, the answer is pretty simple: "photographer"! +1 - I agree.

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08-14-2013, 05:02 AM	#27
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	I'll go for "amateur photographer" (and not even necessarily a skilled one) since I shoot purely for fun. Interesting to see how some here identify strongly with the label, while others purely see the tool. But what would being a "Pentaxian" entail? Is it a state of mind, a sense of belonging? We all (or close enough) own cameras and lenses of other brands, so I would think that is not part of it.

08-14-2013, 02:05 PM	#28
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,815	Originally posted by Asahiflex Well, the answer is pretty simple: "Photographer"! +1 from me too, cos that's what I am.

08-14-2013, 04:54 PM	#29
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by Kobayashi.K t's improbable that Ricoh will maintain two different brands for digital camera's. I believe, to the contrary, Ricoh will maintain both brands and exploit their different histories and brand identities.

08-14-2013, 04:55 PM	#30
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Ron: You didn't offer the choice Pentaxian (which I state in mixed company - by mixed I mean in the company of any other photographer who is in possession of a camera, because the other camera is never a Pentax), which word is often met by a blank stare or a reference to a K1000..