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Comment by Algernon posted on Pentax FF Dead, Maybe at 16/08/2013 - 14:10
Demand for FF is low though. The Pentax KiiS is now selling well
in Japan at No: 39.. The K30 with the 18-135 is also selling well at
No: 43. Both are ahead of the Nikon D600 at No: 49. The D800
isn't even in the Top 80.
http://bcnranking.jp/category/subcategory_0008.html
The Kiis is below £600... I don't know how much it
was previously.
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Comment by Algernon posted on Pentax FF Dead, Maybe at 16/08/2013 - 13:02
Comment by Algernon posted on It's a good job the WG3 and the K50 are Splashproof! at 16/08/2013 - 09:51
I agree that the 28-100 hasn't stood the test of time, but at launch it had a good range, reasonable quality and a constant aperture.
I have that also the better IQ Kiron branded/made
version, but they aren't very hot by todays standards.
Just tried the Ricoh 28mm f/2.8 not a bad lens probably
as good as the Pentax M or A 28mm f/2.8.
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Comment by Algernon posted on Are we going to get Re-Branded John? at 15/08/2013 - 13:58
If I remember correctly Ricoh produced a 28-100 f4 and a 70-210 f3.9 in their 'P' series range. They were very highly regarded at the time (when 28-100 was a difficult range to make)
In the 1988 version of Which Lens which covers a few hundred lenses
the 70-210mm f/3.9 was as bad as most of the other Ricoh zooms.
Scored only 71.4 the Pentax A 70-210mm scored 78.3 even the cheap
Takumar version scored 77.6.
The Ricoh 70-210mm f/3.9 could be OK at f/11 or f/16 because it
doesn't fall off.
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Comment by Algernon posted on Are we going to get Re-Branded John? at 15/08/2013 - 13:05
definite was the 200mm f/4 which was based on the M 200mm f/4
Most of the 50/55mm's were made by Tomioka (Yashica) but some
could have been Pentax.
The 105mm f/2.8 Macro is the same as the Kiron and Vivitar S1 and
sells for about the same.
If the lens has an ID with R1 at the beginning it's made by
Ricoh.
I don't think they made or sold any decent zoom lenses.
Just remembered I've got a Ricoh K/R 28mm f/2.8 that I've
never tried out
If you want to make a Ricoh camera look better put it
between an MX and an LX
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Comment by Algernon posted on Are we going to get Re-Branded John? at 15/08/2013 - 12:23
.... Put a filter on it!
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Comment by Algernon posted on Are we going to get Re-Branded John? at 15/08/2013 - 11:32
A Ricoh camera for a UV Filter..... Sounds a fair swap to me!
They've gone up in value recently.... I used to give
Ricohs, Chinons Zeniths etc. away when I bought them off ebay
for the lenses. Now they are worth a filter!
Comment by Algernon posted on Are we going to get Re-Branded John? at 15/08/2013 - 11:15
or should I have put that in the Classifieds/Swaps
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Comment by Algernon posted on Are we going to get Re-Branded John? at 15/08/2013 - 11:06
and a Bentley is actually a VW.
When I drove a Skoda I used to say the only difference between me and a Bentley owner was that when I took a wheel off and all the components behind it were stamped VW, that made me happy.
is that You Dream a Lot!
How do you make a Policeman laugh!!
Tell him your Ricoh just got nicked!
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Comment by Algernon posted on Are we going to get Re-Branded John? at 15/08/2013 - 10:41
Pentax have around 5% so sell about 1/8th of the number of
Cameras that either Canon or Nikon sell, but they have the
Pro market 98% sewn up, so sales of a Pentax FF would
officially after rounding be around 0%