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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-28-2018, 07:07 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-21-2018, 08:16 AM
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Do you know what the winners have to do for Irix? You've already decided this is a raw deal for the entrants, so I'm assuming you know what the winner will be obligated to do and that this is less valuable than a one month rental?
I'm all for reading the fine print and figuring out if what you're giving up is worth what you're getting. I'm opposed to making assumptions and assigning values to unknown things. Maybe they are going to demand a credit card before sending you the lens (how will they ensure it's returned?) and demand you write a glowing 2000 word review of the lens plus hand over the rights to a dozen awesome photos. Maybe they're relying on the contest itself to generate some free buzz and will put no obligation on the winners. Who knows? I don't.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-20-2018, 08:42 PM
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What exactly do you think you're agreeing to by entering the contest?
As far as I know, putting a hastag on an image on social media isn't giving anyone consent to do anything they want with the image. Additionally, the images people are entering are not likely going to be taken with an Irix lens, so what are the chances Irix is going to want use them in their marketing materials?
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-19-2018, 08:07 AM
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The price is lower than I had expected, that's exciting:).
As to their contest, from the information in the link the cost to enter is reasonable compared to the prize. One month rental of a $600USD lens looks to be worth about $100USD (on lensrentals) and you're not giving up much of anything. There's no $$$ fee. You're giving them a one-time advertising shot by using a hashtag no one will search for. You're not giving them the rights to use your photos for future ads. You're not promising to write a 1000 word essay on how great the lens is (but I'm sure they're hoping you will). Perhaps they will make all sorts of demands to the 'winners' but this would be pure speculation. I don't really use any of those social media platforms for posting photos, so I won't be entering, but it doesn't look unreasonable.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
09-26-2018, 04:46 PM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
09-24-2018, 05:03 AM
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From their announcement:
"The Irix 150mm f / 2.8 Macro 1:1 lens has been sealed in key points (the front element, the Focus Lock ring, the focusing ring and bayonet), making it suitable for use in the harshest of weather conditions such as fog, rain or snow."
Plus, it has neutrino coatings, which is just high tech sounding.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
09-23-2018, 12:33 PM
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That's some fancy video promos with little information, but it looks big and fat:). As much as I enjoy my dfa100mm, I think there's easily room in the k-mount for a highly corrected longish macro lens. If the optical performance is there and the price isn't obscene, I can see the attraction.
As always, it's great to see a 3rd party manufacturer recognize that Pentax even exists:).
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