Full Page spread(Its clean)

cupic · 07-14-2008, 06:30 AM

Todays Sydney Telegraph had a full spread feature of the K200D at a world competitive price of $AU 699

The marketing machine moves in mysterious ways

cheers

nakey · 07-14-2008, 05:24 PM

cam scan for those not in sydney?

cupic · 07-14-2008, 07:58 PM

Sorry no scan as I dont have one

anyone....

Seen elsewhere Toronto street price quoted as being sold for $US560

cheers

**Canada_Rockies** · 07-14-2008, 09:00 PM

Originally posted by cupic

Sorry no scan as I dont have one

anyone....

Seen elsewhere Toronto street price quoted as being sold for $US560

cheers

Use your Pentax to take a snap and send that?

cpopham · 07-14-2008, 09:27 PM

I can't speak for Australia, specifically, but of late it seems to me that the local distributor here (NZ) has woken up a bit - several camera shops who previously never had Pentax gear are now carrying both SLRs and at least both kit lenses, sometimes the 18-250 as well.

Perhaps CR Kennedy has also suddenly woken up, realised they've got a pretty good product and has decided to push it?

dosdan · 07-14-2008, 11:00 PM

I'm sure that the "From $699" AUD means that it's the body only price.

cupic · 07-15-2008, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by dosdan

I'm sure that the "From $699" AUD means that it's the body only price.

Crappy shot but the message is clear @ just 699 this includes a basic lenses

pixelpruner · 07-18-2008, 05:08 AM

That's quite a striking advert.what bugs me is that they pay for full page slots in magazines like amateur photographer here in the UK but the adverts look so generic that I can't see them grabbing any non pentax user's attention.

smdeep · 07-19-2008, 02:24 AM

People seem to be slowly waking up to Pentax here in Calcutta, India too. When I was looking to buy a DSLR Nov, last year, there was no grey market presence of Pentax. I was forced to go for the 400D. Recently my cousin was looking for the K10D. The shop arranged for a K10D in a few days. The shop owner kept the original box to display in his shop window. Calcutta and India for that matter has always been a Nikon market. Slowly but surely Pentax is making inroads. Hope Pentax wakes up to the huge potential market of India and starts advertising aggresively.

Sudeep

cupic · 07-19-2008, 06:10 AM

Aggressive advertising is a big and expensive ploy.

Maybe Pentax is using its limited funds wisely maybe not.........

cheers

ftpaddict · 07-19-2008, 06:15 AM

I'm liking the ad.

Cambo · 07-19-2008, 08:19 AM

Originally posted by cupic

Aggressive advertising is a big and expensive ploy.

Maybe Pentax is using its limited funds wisely maybe not.........

cheers

there are tons of Pentax billboards in this city (Vancouver). They are doing quite a major campaign here.

Cheers,
Cameron

nakey · 07-19-2008, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by cupic

Aggressive advertising is a big and expensive ploy.

Maybe Pentax is using its limited funds wisely maybe not.........

cheers

it wouldn't be pentax advertising money that was spent. It'd be CR Kennedy's money.

BTW:, i saw a Sigma ad in the Age Green Guide a few weeks ago. looks quite similar

If you've still got it, does it say that it comes with a Sigma lens, or the DA-18-55 that they have pictured? i'm guessing, knowing CR Kennedy, it's probably the sigma 18-50 DC

cupic · 07-20-2008, 01:45 AM

Its pictured with the Pentax 18-55 lenses so Id be thinking it will stick to this one

cheers

ll_coffee_lP · 07-20-2008, 06:22 AM

Pentax ads all over Southern Ontario Canada too.

Here's a sample of what we have (borrowed from Flickr user "Steinback"):

c[_]

07-14-2008, 06:30 AM	#1
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Full Page spread(Its clean) Todays Sydney Telegraph had a full spread feature of the K200D at a world competitive price of $AU 699 The marketing machine moves in mysterious ways cheers

07-15-2008, 05:08 PM	#7
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824 Original Poster	Pentax A Legend Originally posted by dosdan I'm sure that the "From $699" AUD means that it's the body only price. Crappy shot but the message is clear @ just 699 this includes a basic lenses

07-19-2008, 08:19 AM	#12
Cambo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,016	As I've mentioned before here... Originally posted by cupic Aggressive advertising is a big and expensive ploy. Maybe Pentax is using its limited funds wisely maybe not......... cheers there are tons of Pentax billboards in this city (Vancouver). They are doing quite a major campaign here. Cheers, Cameron

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nakey Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 208	cam scan for those not in sydney?

07-14-2008, 07:58 PM	#3
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824 Original Poster	Sorry no scan as I dont have one anyone.... Seen elsewhere Toronto street price quoted as being sold for $US560 cheers

07-14-2008, 09:00 PM	#4
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by cupic Sorry no scan as I dont have one anyone.... Seen elsewhere Toronto street price quoted as being sold for $US560 cheers Use your Pentax to take a snap and send that?

07-14-2008, 09:27 PM	#5
cpopham Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 553	I can't speak for Australia, specifically, but of late it seems to me that the local distributor here (NZ) has woken up a bit - several camera shops who previously never had Pentax gear are now carrying both SLRs and at least both kit lenses, sometimes the 18-250 as well. Perhaps CR Kennedy has also suddenly woken up, realised they've got a pretty good product and has decided to push it?

07-14-2008, 11:00 PM	#6
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	I'm sure that the "From $699" AUD means that it's the body only price.

07-18-2008, 05:08 AM	#8
pixelpruner Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Leeds, NE UK Posts: 220	That's quite a striking advert.what bugs me is that they pay for full page slots in magazines like amateur photographer here in the UK but the adverts look so generic that I can't see them grabbing any non pentax user's attention.

07-19-2008, 02:24 AM	#9
smdeep New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Calcutta, India Posts: 11	People seem to be slowly waking up to Pentax here in Calcutta, India too. When I was looking to buy a DSLR Nov, last year, there was no grey market presence of Pentax. I was forced to go for the 400D. Recently my cousin was looking for the K10D. The shop arranged for a K10D in a few days. The shop owner kept the original box to display in his shop window. Calcutta and India for that matter has always been a Nikon market. Slowly but surely Pentax is making inroads. Hope Pentax wakes up to the huge potential market of India and starts advertising aggresively. Sudeep

07-19-2008, 06:10 AM	#10
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824 Original Poster	Aggressive advertising is a big and expensive ploy. Maybe Pentax is using its limited funds wisely maybe not......... cheers

07-19-2008, 06:15 AM	#11
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	I'm liking the ad.

07-19-2008, 10:38 AM	#13
nakey Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 208	Originally posted by cupic Aggressive advertising is a big and expensive ploy. Maybe Pentax is using its limited funds wisely maybe not......... cheers it wouldn't be pentax advertising money that was spent. It'd be CR Kennedy's money. BTW:, i saw a Sigma ad in the Age Green Guide a few weeks ago. looks quite similar If you've still got it, does it say that it comes with a Sigma lens, or the DA-18-55 that they have pictured? i'm guessing, knowing CR Kennedy, it's probably the sigma 18-50 DC

07-20-2008, 01:45 AM	#14
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824 Original Poster	Its pictured with the Pentax 18-55 lenses so Id be thinking it will stick to this one cheers

07-20-2008, 06:22 AM	#15
ll_coffee_lP Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,972	Pentax ads all over Southern Ontario Canada too. Here's a sample of what we have (borrowed from Flickr user "Steinback"): c[_]