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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 02-06-2013, 01:28 PM  
Are we really THAT rare?
Posted By idig4phish
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Most shooters are canikons, most of them have no idea what an SLR is even if they have one, most of them don't know anything about the non-kit lenses out there, but just picked up a trendy dslr from a local camera shop or big-box based on recs from somebody else who is influenced by the ads and whatnot whether that be a salesman or other trendy shooter buddy. Those folks don't seem to know what a Pentax is and if they should have one or not.

Of the folks that are in the advanced hobbyist and upward crowd, several of them seem surprised that Pentax isn't extinct.

I can't fault anyone... Canikons do make good cameras I'm sure, and for a average or less hobbyist the marketing hype is about all you can go on. No everyone wants to read camera forums to figure out what camera, which lens, etc. Kudos to us if that makes us happy. Kudos to them if they're shooting pics with another brand and enjoying it. I chose Pentax because it is indeed a little oddball, and because I bought into the "uses every pentax lens ever made" idea. It's nice being able to buy old and [relatively] cheap good glass and just pop it on like a new one. I think newer/better cameras and lenses are coming out at a faster rate from Pentax lately, which hopefully will bring in some market share so they can afford to develop even more/better new lenses, etc. Although at this rate I'm using mostly old glass so what do I care if they never make another pentax anything? Just kidding... sorta.

That's my 4 cents.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 04-10-2011, 09:50 PM  
Are we really THAT rare?
Posted By idig4phish
Replies: 7,240
Views: 985,543
While I'm looking at this website at work, a colleague walks buy whose husband is always lugging his Nikon DSLR with him to the bar, backyard barbeques, etc... She says,
"Oh, are you a camera nut, too?"
"Sorta."
"What kind of camera do you have?"
"Pentax."
"Oh, going old school!"

I didn't bother her with any informative response... maybe I should have, but it seemed like I was started so far downhill that it was going to take longer than I had time for. Humorous anyway.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 03-12-2011, 05:53 PM  
Are we really THAT rare?
Posted By idig4phish
Replies: 7,240
Views: 985,543
Most stores here don't sell Pentax. When I've shopped around for accessories or whatnot, the conversation usually goes like this...
"hey, can I help you?"
"well, I'm sorta looking for x, but all ya'll have is y."
"well, y is a great product. [insert some random factoids about cameras or photography meant to impress me with their knowledge base so I will buy what they recommend]."
"well, that sounds good and all, but I really want x and ya'll don't have it."
eventually they say "what do you shoot?"
"pentax"
"i've never heard of that. this works great on a Nikon though."
"ok, thanks for your help."

Which is why I continue to buy most things online... hard for me to take anyone seriously who at least doesn't know of or acknowledge Pentax. Fine if you want to choose Canikon because of your friends or local selection or marketing or whatever... but don't blindly ignore a brand that is certainly comparable (and obviously superior in many important ways) just because you don't want to admit someone might have found a better camera than you by doing a little research. Because, if you are anything like me, I didn't just stumble upon Pentax and decide this is what I wanted... took some research online about bodies and glass to convince me that this was the brand I wanted to invest in long-term with glass. In-body stabilization and complete backwards compatibility sold me.
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