Pentax on TV last night.

**DW58** · 11-23-2016, 08:24 AM

Last night's episode of Curse of Oak Island on the History Channel included a very visible Pentax camera strap as it was being lifted back out from an old well where they wanted a shot of a rock with what looked like a triangle with an eye in the center carved out of it. Then showed the back of the camera as they looked at the shot. Went by a little too fast for me to tell what body it was. Was fun to see the Pentax brand displayed on TV.

lightbox · 11-23-2016, 09:24 AM

I thought this was referring to a TV ad spot (i.e. Pentax commercial) and was about to collect my chin off of the floor! (I should know better

)

KiloHotelphoto · 11-23-2016, 02:35 PM

I always look for camera brands in movies and tv shows now, have only spotted a couple Pentax in older movies.

Does Pentax ever do tv adds? I see Canon adds this time of year but can't recall ever seeing Pentax or even Nikon adds.

**ffking** · 11-23-2016, 03:09 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by KiloHotelphoto

Does Pentax ever do tv adds?

there was a TV add for the zoom-70 zoom compact camera back in the late 1980's but that's honestly the only one I remember

You Tube

Last edited by ffking; 11-23-2016 at 03:17 PM.

ddharriman · 11-23-2016, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by KiloHotelphoto

I always look for camera brands in movies and tv shows now, have only spotted a couple Pentax in older movies.

Does Pentax ever do tv adds? I see Canon adds this time of year but can't recall ever seeing Pentax or even Nikon adds.

The Pentax on "Stranger Things" is a ME, as shown in https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/38-photographic-technique/45759-pentax-mo...ml#post3764166.

Best regards,

stevebrot · 11-23-2016, 03:32 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by KiloHotelphoto

Does Pentax ever do tv adds? I see Canon adds this time of year but can't recall ever seeing Pentax or even Nikon adds.

Canon does TV ads, but in my lifetime it is the only brand I remember doing so. That being said there was a series of ads for the Spotmatic featuring the "Pentax Girl" intended for other than the U.S. market. Those are pretty well-known.

You Tube

Steve

totsmuyco · 11-23-2016, 04:25 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Canon does TV ads, but in my lifetime it is the only brand I remember doing so. That being said there was a series of ads for the Spotmatic featuring the "Pentax Girl" intended for other than the U.S. market. Those are pretty well-known.

Vintage Pentax Commercial - YouTube

Steve

Nice. I wish we could have something new.

lesmore49 · 11-23-2016, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by KiloHotelphoto

I always look for camera brands in movies and tv shows now, have only spotted a couple Pentax in older movies.

Does Pentax ever do tv adds? I see Canon adds this time of year but can't recall ever seeing Pentax or even Nikon adds.

Nikon used to have tv ads featuring Ashton Kutcher, the actor.

lightbox · 11-23-2016, 04:55 PM

Pentax Girl >> Rebel Agassi

**monochrome** · 11-23-2016, 05:00 PM

I'm watching re-runs of NYPD Blue on Netflix right now. In this episode, which I am watching while also grazing the Forum on my phone, a serial killer is shot outside the station from a nearby roof. Shortly thereafter a detective carries a long-arm into the Squad and says, "We located this. Heckler & Koch MP5 with a Pentax scope. The gun has been used but the scope is brand new - that's an expensive scope. Best quality."

**DW58** · 11-23-2016, 05:28 PM

What? No one else watched Curse of Oak Island last night?

**monochrome** · 11-23-2016, 05:30 PM

@dcshooter The telescope factory was damaged in the Fukushima earthquake and the factory and product line were abandoned. I think the rifle scopes were also made there. Spotting scopes are still in the US catalog but OpticsPlanet doesn't show Pentax in their brand selector. I was aware the various non-camera products were sold to Seiko, Hoya and others in the dark days. I once had a pair of eyeglasses with Pentax lenses and my Optician still has a few Pentax counter stands in his shop.

**monochrome** · 11-23-2016, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by dcshooter

Funnily enough, the holding group for the surveying instruments is called TI Asahi Limited. It's a new company spun off by Hoya and not the "original" Asahi Kogaku.

Just think - if Hoya and SPARXX hadn't plundered Asahi (Pentax Corp) there's a strong possibility the entire enterprise would have collapsed and we wouldn't have cameras.

p38arover · 11-23-2016, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

I'm watching re-runs of NYPD Blue on Netflix right now. In this episode, which I am watching while also grazing the Forum on my phone, a serial killer is shot outside the station from a nearby roof. Shortly thereafter a detective carries a long-arm into the Squad and says, "We located this. Heckler & Koch MP5 with a Pentax scope. The gun has been used but the scope is brand new - that's an expensive scope. Best quality."

A year or so back I bought an old ring flash from the USA off eBay. It was for a Pentax and it has been engraved with "CCPD" - I assume some US police department, maybe Corpus Christi PD?

Rick in Ohio · 11-23-2016, 11:52 PM

They were using a K-x in the episode of The Curse of Oak Island.

Rick

11-23-2016, 08:24 AM	#1
DW58 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Rural Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,064	Pentax on TV last night. Last night's episode of Curse of Oak Island on the History Channel included a very visible Pentax camera strap as it was being lifted back out from an old well where they wanted a shot of a rock with what looked like a triangle with an eye in the center carved out of it. Then showed the back of the camera as they looked at the shot. Went by a little too fast for me to tell what body it was. Was fun to see the Pentax brand displayed on TV.

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11-23-2016, 09:24 AM	#2
lightbox Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 599	I thought this was referring to a TV ad spot (i.e. Pentax commercial) and was about to collect my chin off of the floor! (I should know better )

11-23-2016, 02:35 PM	#3
KiloHotelphoto Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Glen Mills, PA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,030	I always look for camera brands in movies and tv shows now, have only spotted a couple Pentax in older movies. Does Pentax ever do tv adds? I see Canon adds this time of year but can't recall ever seeing Pentax or even Nikon adds.

11-23-2016, 03:16 PM	#5
ddharriman Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 345	Originally posted by KiloHotelphoto I always look for camera brands in movies and tv shows now, have only spotted a couple Pentax in older movies. Does Pentax ever do tv adds? I see Canon adds this time of year but can't recall ever seeing Pentax or even Nikon adds. The Pentax on "Stranger Things" is a ME, as shown in https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/38-photographic-technique/45759-pentax-mo...ml#post3764166. Best regards,

11-23-2016, 04:25 PM	#7
totsmuyco Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Iloilo City Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,276	Originally posted by stevebrot Canon does TV ads, but in my lifetime it is the only brand I remember doing so. That being said there was a series of ads for the Spotmatic featuring the "Pentax Girl" intended for other than the U.S. market. Those are pretty well-known. Vintage Pentax Commercial - YouTube Steve Nice. I wish we could have something new.

11-23-2016, 04:32 PM	#8
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,343	Originally posted by KiloHotelphoto I always look for camera brands in movies and tv shows now, have only spotted a couple Pentax in older movies. Does Pentax ever do tv adds? I see Canon adds this time of year but can't recall ever seeing Pentax or even Nikon adds. Nikon used to have tv ads featuring Ashton Kutcher, the actor.

11-23-2016, 04:55 PM	#9
lightbox Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 599	Pentax Girl >> Rebel Agassi

11-23-2016, 05:00 PM	#10
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	I'm watching re-runs of NYPD Blue on Netflix right now. In this episode, which I am watching while also grazing the Forum on my phone, a serial killer is shot outside the station from a nearby roof. Shortly thereafter a detective carries a long-arm into the Squad and says, "We located this. Heckler & Koch MP5 with a Pentax scope. The gun has been used but the scope is brand new - that's an expensive scope. Best quality."

11-23-2016, 05:28 PM	#11
DW58 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Rural Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,064 Original Poster	What? No one else watched Curse of Oak Island last night?

11-23-2016, 05:30 PM	#12
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	@dcshooter The telescope factory was damaged in the Fukushima earthquake and the factory and product line were abandoned. I think the rifle scopes were also made there. Spotting scopes are still in the US catalog but OpticsPlanet doesn't show Pentax in their brand selector. I was aware the various non-camera products were sold to Seiko, Hoya and others in the dark days. I once had a pair of eyeglasses with Pentax lenses and my Optician still has a few Pentax counter stands in his shop.

11-23-2016, 06:18 PM	#13
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by dcshooter Funnily enough, the holding group for the surveying instruments is called TI Asahi Limited. It's a new company spun off by Hoya and not the "original" Asahi Kogaku. Just think - if Hoya and SPARXX hadn't plundered Asahi (Pentax Corp) there's a strong possibility the entire enterprise would have collapsed and we wouldn't have cameras.

11-23-2016, 08:12 PM	#14
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	Originally posted by monochrome I'm watching re-runs of NYPD Blue on Netflix right now. In this episode, which I am watching while also grazing the Forum on my phone, a serial killer is shot outside the station from a nearby roof. Shortly thereafter a detective carries a long-arm into the Squad and says, "We located this. Heckler & Koch MP5 with a Pentax scope. The gun has been used but the scope is brand new - that's an expensive scope. Best quality." A year or so back I bought an old ring flash from the USA off eBay. It was for a Pentax and it has been engraved with "CCPD" - I assume some US police department, maybe Corpus Christi PD?

11-23-2016, 11:52 PM	#15
Rick in Ohio Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Euclid Ohio Posts: 87	They were using a K-x in the episode of The Curse of Oak Island. Rick