Jacobs Glasgow
Posted 30/05/2012 - 12:08
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Maybe Pentax/Ricoh are stepping up their marketing. They do not seem to have reached the Jessops in Peterborough yet. They had a Q a few weeks back but nothing since then.
Archie
Posted 30/05/2012 - 12:23
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I was talking to Jacobs by London Bridge, apparently Canon and Nikon reps are in every few weeks, they had never seen a Pentax rep!
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Lenses: DA*16-50, DA18-55WR, DA18-135, DAL35, M50 F2, A50 f1.4, FA50 f1.4, DA*50-135, DA55-300, Tamron 70-300, DFA 100 WR Macro, M135 f3.5, Sigma 120-400 APO DG HSM, Tokina 500 f8.0
Flash: Metz 58, Metz 48
Accessories: BG4, Pentax right angle finder, Pentax mirror adaptor lens, O-ME53 Viewfinder Loupe
Auto 110 System: Auto 110, Winder, 18mm, 24mm, 50mm, 70mm, 20-40mm, AF100P, 1.7x telecon
Posted 30/05/2012 - 14:13
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Jacobs i nEdinburg had a lot of Pentax stuff when they first opened but the last time I was in (christmas) they had a lot less.
By "the new 50mm" do you mean the DAL 50mm f/1.8? I didn't know it was available yet.
By "the new 50mm" do you mean the DAL 50mm f/1.8? I didn't know it was available yet.
Pentax hybrid user - Digital K3, film 645 and 35mm SLR and Pentax (&other) lenses adapted to Fuji X and Panasonic L digital
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
Posted 30/05/2012 - 14:30
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It's on their website as well £250.... Ouch!!!
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Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Posted 30/05/2012 - 14:41
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To be fair, Canon and Nikon are much bigger companies. I doubt they see reps from Sigma, Tamron or Olympus that often. Assuming the entire Olympus staff aren't under house arrest!
Posted 30/05/2012 - 15:10
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I would have thought the Jacobs by London bridge would be one of s number of key stores in London thought over by the big two...
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Posted 30/05/2012 - 15:36
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They must know I live in Glasgow! It is interesting since the alleged pro dealer carries next to nothing.
I've just had this thought,In all honesty, despit them being a five minute drive away with a car park next door, I'd still buy from SRS just from customer loyalty.
I've just had this thought,In all honesty, despit them being a five minute drive away with a car park next door, I'd still buy from SRS just from customer loyalty.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 30/05/2012 - 17:09
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jacobs in Leeds has in the last few days created a display case containing all the current pentax lenses with a few more in the window. i couldn't spot the cameras to go with them
Dave
Dave
Posted 30/05/2012 - 17:34
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davem wrote:
jacobs in Leeds has in the last few days created a display case containing all the current pentax lenses with a few more in the window. i couldn't spot the cameras to go with them
Dave
They must know that all of us in the area have the cameras already - and a serious dose of LBAjacobs in Leeds has in the last few days created a display case containing all the current pentax lenses with a few more in the window. i couldn't spot the cameras to go with them
Dave
Haven't looked in Jacobs for years - must have a nosey next time I am in Leeds - as last time I was in Jessops in Leeds - they had one Pentax lens - the one I had reserved and was there to collect!
Carl
No matter how many lenses I have owned - I have always needed just one more
Posted 01/06/2012 - 10:22
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This is an interesting development (for a window shopper like me at least). Jacobs in Glasgow had no Pentax kit whatsoever last time I looked in. In fact when I bought a K5 from them last December they had to source the last one in the company from a shop 'down South'. that one was returned due to sensor staining and I subsequently bought one (cheaper!) from SRS.
Posted 01/06/2012 - 22:59
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helios wrote:
Maybe Pentax/Ricoh are stepping up their marketing. They do not seem to have reached the Jessops in Peterborough yet. They had a Q a few weeks back but nothing since then.
Jessops on Oxford Street had 3 Qs, 3 K-01s, a K-5, many K-xes in various colours including pink and a selection of lenses including a DA* 60-250 for a shade over £1000... It was a fairly good display, I was pleasantly surprised. I was hoping to handle a K30 but that they didn't have.Maybe Pentax/Ricoh are stepping up their marketing. They do not seem to have reached the Jessops in Peterborough yet. They had a Q a few weeks back but nothing since then.
K.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 01/06/2012 - 23:53
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Still not good enough I'm afraid....come on Pentax marketing bods!
Regards,
Michael
Michael
Posted 02/06/2012 - 03:57
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Jacobs today announced they had gone into administration...
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Currently on a Pentax hiatus until an FF Pentax is released
Posted 02/06/2012 - 05:56
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That is sad. I didn't know the firm was family run.
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