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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-14-2015, 11:50 PM
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I officially nominate Tervete (Latvia) as the official capital of Pentax.
I was in Tervete Nature Park last Saturday, and besides my K3 I saw at least 3 other Pentaxes :O
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-25-2014, 11:20 AM
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watched the video.
I hate to bash a potentially good work, but if I'd be in the market for a new camera, or even a new brand, this one wouldn't be The Thing for me. neatly done, but it looked staged.
here are a couple of GoPro videos that I really like:
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they never sell the gear. I think, they sell the feeling and emotion, and I think that this is what the good advertising does - they sell the idea about feeling that could very well be yours, if you get that particular gear [on the second thought - they don't even sell THAT, they leave it for you to come up with that idea - everyday "Inception", anyone? :) ]
I'm not sure, what emotion the DSLR manufacturers are actually selling (any of them).
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-05-2014, 10:32 PM
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
10-05-2014, 10:01 AM
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I can only voice a personal opinion (are there any other types of opinions? :)) - what I'd like to have: rental equipment. I'd like to try out this or that piece of equipment before buying it - online. I really don't miss that "personal interaction" with the salesperson.The problem is - most salespersons are not that knowledgeable; I usually spend some time on doing online research, reading "pro" reviews, customer reviews, looking for bits and pieces of info even for small things; so far there have been literally a couple of salespersons who were able to shed some extra light on a particular question or item. And this "oh, yeah, that's good stuff, I use it myself" pitch, especially if you happen to overhear the same sentence about another item - for another customer - gets a bit old and cuts the credibility significantly :).
There are things, that require my physical presence in the store - food, clothing, wearable items, transportation; consumer electronics rarely are ones.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
09-06-2014, 11:08 AM
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K-x has a blue led next to the power switch. luckily, it can be dimmed or turned off :)
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-18-2014, 09:44 AM
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I met a Pentaxer on the top of Mt.Dana, of all places; he was using an older Pentax IQ film compact - still, this counts! :)
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-10-2014, 11:55 PM
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I actually just looked up the D7100 on Teh Interwebs, and really, the button is right there, but when I had to find it Right Then(!!) - it apparently hid under other buttons or something.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-05-2014, 11:31 AM
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I was asked to snap a photo with friend's D7100 and I figured I need to have exp.compensation applied. my thought process at the moment: "ok, let's adjust! wait.. wha?.. ugh. no, really? where.. oh, whatever, they'll do the PP"
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-29-2014, 01:05 AM
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true, but the trick thing is - unless one's going to live in a tent from then on, s/he'll need to buy a comparable or better house and still remain "in the black" (it can't be considered a good investment, if selling it lessens the quality of life). but yes, in essence, we're more or less talking about the same thing here.
if one buys a house with a clear intent to sell it for profit later, or rent it out so in a foreseeable future it will start to earn money, that is clearly an investment.
at first, I started to write a statement proving that IMO something that doesn't earn money, can't be seen as investment :).
but on the second thought, let's see what wiki says: "Investment is time, energy, or matter spent in the hope of future benefits actualized within a specified date or time frame."
it, then, depends on how we define the "benefits". if the benefits are "years of happily pursuing one's hobby" or "many beautiful memories recorded on a particular medium", then yes, it is an investment.
on the third(!) thought, choosing the proper system may help to avoid extra spending in the future, so even by my previous statement it can be seen as an investment, although, technically, it still would qualify as a "lesser liability".
bit of nitpicking: a car usually is not a set of separate elements that can be used interchangeably - at least, not the major elements, like engine or suspension.
well, it can be, in a certain pair of hands, within boundaries and quite often - not without modding, but this is not a common use.
if we compare cars and cameras, I'd say we should compare cars with non-interchangeable-lens cameras.
karro, has invested in a glass of wine, admittedly :)
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-28-2014, 11:21 PM
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I wouldn't think of camera gear as investment - unless you're going to earn some money with it, or sell it for profit; this is a nice example of wrong idea being successfully fed to the public by the credit organizations: the house is an investment, the car is an investment, the photo gear is an investment. it isn't, unless, as I said, you're going to sell it for profit, you use it to make money (which has to be more than the price of the thing) or if it helps you spend less than you would otherwise. the rest - it's an expense. if this is a hobby, we're just buying ourselves a tool to convert money units into joy. no one would say, that s/he is investing in a glass of wine. but this is an offtopic.
As for the original theme - it's sad, but how many of us have bought something in the store lately? for the past .. 9 years, the idea hasn't crossed my mind. but then again, that's just me.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-27-2014, 10:51 AM
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I sort of read it as "entry level camera + kittens" and thought - those murderous CaNikon BASTARDS!!1! :)
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
06-12-2014, 07:59 PM
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do they suspect that it is a portable coffee grinder of sorts or what? :)
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
06-03-2014, 01:45 PM
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well..
I guess..
PentaxIsDoomed!™
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