Future of Pentax
I tried on their site but can't find anything .... What does the article say?
Pentax K7 with BG-4 Grip / Samyang 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC / DA18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR / SMC A28mm f2.8 / D FA 28-105mm / SMC F35-70 f3.5-4.5 / SMC A50mm f1.7 / Tamron AF70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD macro / SMC M75-150mm f4.0 / Tamron Adaptall (CT-135) 135mm f2.8 / Asahi Takumar-A 2X tele-converter / Pentax AF-540FGZ (I & II) Flashes / Cactus RF60/X Flashes & V6/V6II Transceiver
'slow to adopt AF'
'slow to adopt digital'
'slow to adopt this' 'slow to adopt that'
Pentax might be a very small player in a field where you have big hitters such as Canon and Nikon, yet at the price point Pentax compete at there is hardly anything better.
read some reports and you'll believe Nikon will go to the wall, yet the D500 and D850 are hugely popular.
Pentax will be around for a long time yet. But if the whole concern goes belly up, our cameras will still work.
Assorted Pentax/Nikon/Mamiya stuff
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Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
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Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
For a little company, they have spread themselves quite wide. With models based on sensors from the tiny Q, to APS-C, to FF and MF.
Plenty of scope to consolidate rather than close, so I doubt it's something you'd see close overnight.
So it's next Saturday's 9th June on sale from tomorrow.
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So, Gajan, how do you know about this?
It would help if you at least said what the date of the edition was?
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It's the new issue, subscribers should have just received it.
So it's next Saturday's 9th June on sale from tomorrow.
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Sorry. It's the Saturday 9th June issue on sale from tomorrow. I received it on Saturday.
What will last longer....Pentax or Amateur Photographer? !
I tried on their site but can't find anything .... What does the article say?
I am not sure if it's available on their website.
It mainly talks about what most of us here have already discussed along this line.
However, the way the writer concluded the article is something quite unexpected, at least for me .
Gajan
Flickr : link
Pentax K-1, D-FA 28-105mm, FA 77mm, D FA 100mm Macro
Pentax K-5, 18-135 mm, 55-300mm
Pentax K100D Super, 18-55mm
Pentax will be around for a long time yet.
I too hope that Pentax will be around for a long time.
But if the whole concern goes belly up, our cameras will still work.
Yes, my K100D Super still works, and so is my K-5
Gajan
Flickr : link
Pentax K-1, D-FA 28-105mm, FA 77mm, D FA 100mm Macro
Pentax K-5, 18-135 mm, 55-300mm
Pentax K100D Super, 18-55mm
So it's next Saturday's 9th June on sale from tomorrow.
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So, Gajan, how do you know about this?
Rob, I received my copy on Saturday. I thought I would share the information without giving much away as some of you may want to grab a copy yourselves.
Gajan
Flickr : link
Pentax K-1, D-FA 28-105mm, FA 77mm, D FA 100mm Macro
Pentax K-5, 18-135 mm, 55-300mm
Pentax K100D Super, 18-55mm
For those who haven't seen it yet.
There is a column on this week's issue of Amateur Photographer on the future of Pentax. This issue also carries a detailed review of K-1 II. The fact that a leading weekly is speculating on this subject is really worrying
Amateur Photographer, are they still publishing that, I thought it had gone out of production years ago
Stuart..
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Amateur Photographer, are they still publishing that, I thought it had gone out of production years ago
Several of these types of magazine are going digital only now. That cuts down on the publication costs, but I expect cuts numbers also.
It's a tricky field, given you can jump on youtube/forums/website for reviews and technique guides etc nowadays.
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There is a column on this week's issue of Amateur Photographer on the future of Pentax. This issue also carries a detailed review of K-1 II. The fact that a leading weekly is speculating on this subject is really worrying
Gajan
Flickr : link
Pentax K-1, D-FA 28-105mm, FA 77mm, D FA 100mm Macro
Pentax K-5, 18-135 mm, 55-300mm
Pentax K100D Super, 18-55mm