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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-01-2018, 10:26 PM
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Yes, that would absolutely work. I like it!!! It would also solve several problems simultaneously that I see Pentax is having.... - This approach would provide a new type of access to the market - especially new photographers. It would introduce Pentax to them, without actually engaging in "marketing", so to speak.
- As you stated, it would become a brand "differentiator".
- It would engage users / photographers on Pentax's terms and turf. For instance it has been said that - Pentax has lousy AF, or insufficient glass. It would turn the conversation inside out - and introduce AF as Pentax views AF - and why it works. I've often posted in a few places that when you take shake reduction or IBIS into account, the large difference in lens libraries is substantially reduced.
- Rather than just being different, it would provide a forum for why being different actually provides you with what you really want to use.
Whitepapers could be published in any number of formats - say a "Pentax Vision" website, or whatever. (Pentax Focus, Pentax Perception, Pentax Alternative, Pentax Opportunity, Pentax Advantage, Pentax Philosophy, Pentax Opinion, etc. .... ), that could transcend any single body and be across the Pentax range of bodies - since they all embody the Pentax Concept - the Pentax Difference.
I really do like the clear, clean, simple - easy to grasp, single concept paper, oriented to helping photographers. Take astrophotography for instance. Down in the astro social group, there are about a dozen or so users that have images that equal any image taken with any other camera brand - using K30, K50, K5, K3's etc. The imagery is breathtaking. There is real hidden talent here on the PF. The paper does not have to tout Pentax, but a very soft sell can be very effective.
A selected set of topics, with Pentax engineers - not delving into the engineering, but helping to explain how to use the capabilities that are in your hands, along with some interesting related photography.
Pentax would not see any instant "viral" acceptance, but a steady output of articles, over time should win a good following and win additional readership or viewership.... essentially all the elements of guerilla marketing. And it should not be expensive. The key here is to get the internal Pentax engineering insight in terms of supporting the photography of the user.
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Just some ideas and topics.....- AstroPhotography - touched on above oriented towards the finer capabilities of astrotrace.
- Acceleration Chip - or better noise in-camera noise control.
- AutoFocusing (AF) - how to get the best out of Pentax's approach to AF.
- Landscape Photography - advantages of sealed bodies and lenses
- Kit Lenses - new photographers are advised to bypass kit lenses and get a better lens right out of the gate, but the kits help you identify what you should consider next.
- In-Body-Image-Stabilization (IBIS) -
- Focus Throw, Fast Focusing, Manual Focusing - short focus throw provides fast focusing, but extremely difficult manual focusing, where as moderate focus throw provides reasonable fast focusing and reasonable manual focusing.
- High Definition Imagery - Pixel Shift advantages and how to excel with the technology.
- Perspective Correction - in camera sensor shift assists with on the fly perspective correction across any lens.....
- Manual Controls vs Menu Items - .....
- The philosophy of the Limited lenses - .....
- The philosophy of the * lenses - .....
- The philosophy of Pentax's JPG engine - a lot of criticism has been heaped on the JPG engine, where other brands tweak and fine tune the out of the camera images to be ready for the reviewers (and to receive their praise and high recommendations), as opposed to the users using the controls to customize the JPG output to what they want, etc. .....
- Dual control wheels -
- TAv mode -
- Focus Peaking -
- etc., etc., etc.
.... and any other topic "de jure" that Pentax engineers want to convey their opinions, philosophy and perspectives on. The list is nearly endless.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-25-2018, 06:23 PM
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This is an excellent question. Pentax does not have do do a lot of marketing - well, they aren't going to do that anyway. A one or two page whitepaper explaining how the images are going to come out better. They don't need to give away their secret sauce, but help us out as photographers trying to get better images under some extreme conditions. Initially, in reading the K1mkII overview, it appears that the acceleration chip worked on the very high ISO. Then digging some more, it comes out that it works on low to moderate ISO values (which is what I'm interested in). Looking at the KP (which has the accelerator chip) on astro images it appears to do pretty well and not like Sony's famous "star eater" upgrade. There is precious little information on the acceleration chip from Pentax.
Bottom line is that some explanations here would really help folks to decide on the upgrade option and to actually sell more cameras.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-23-2018, 06:42 PM
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I think it was last year, PF did a Q&A with Pentax and heard precious little informative discussion from them. There was another site, and I forget which one, that also had a video session with Pentax and they were pretty forthcoming with some interesting discussions. So, yes - the way the question is phrased and presented does apparently make a pretty substantial difference.
On the other hand, PF does represent a lot of Pentax users, and I would like to think that Pentax would be as forthcoming as possible (but not holding out any hope in this at all). Then again, Pentax is not known for their marketing savvy.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-23-2018, 01:30 PM
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I know that most folks are interested in something that may be in development, however this question deals with the products already in our laps...
- Pentax has been notorious about not keeping spare parts in a regional depot setting, thus repairs take potentially a longer than would normally be expected. Just waiting for replacement parts. Any potential improvement on the horizon?
- Any indication as to what the K1 main circuit board upgrade turnaround time would be?
- On the AstroTrace capability - wonderful idea and application of the in body stabilization feature. The advertised tracking time is 5 minutes (probably based on the amount of physical room the sensor has to move). The real tracking time (experience) is more on the order of 60 to perhaps 90 seconds. Could Pentax write a white paper on the overall approach and what the expectations are? Also, it has been noted here on the forums that the compass accuracy appears to be about +/- 5 to 10 degrees. Could Pentax comment if the new 5 axis in body stabilization system (versus the older stabilization system) providing a 3D capability as opposed to just a 2D implementation?
- Has Pentax thought about removing the light baffle on the DA 60-250 and offering a full frame - F DA version of the lens.
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