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Comment by hefty1 posted on Book tips for the long winter nights ? at 20/09/2009 - 11:55
The market outside Japan is different though, we only get the choice of four colours. The same two "standard" colours will be stocked but with the red and blue held in some numbers by Pentax UK to send on to the retailers who get orders for them.
I don't think the red and blue models will linger long - if at all - in shops.
We'll find out soon enough though - there could be a massive influx of new people around these parts in the not-too-distant future
I don't think the red and blue models will linger long - if at all - in shops.
We'll find out soon enough though - there could be a massive influx of new people around these parts in the not-too-distant future
Comment by hefty1 posted on Pentax K-x at 19/09/2009 - 23:43
Oggy wrote:
The one group of people I can see havinga legitimate gripe is the dealers who have to stock the different variations.
They won't have to. They'll stock the two standard colours (black/black, white/black) and probably a display model in an eyecatching scheme (the fuschia pink/yellow would stop an elephant in its tracks); then they'd have some sort of sales aid - either printed brochure/charts or an interactive kiosk solution.The one group of people I can see havinga legitimate gripe is the dealers who have to stock the different variations.
People will be able to select their own combinations and those will be downloaded to the factory database for production. Once built they'll be shipped to the retailer for onward delivery / collection.
Pretty much the same system BMW use down at Cowley to build MINIs and it seems to work quite well - and we must be talking thousands of possible combinations there - not 100
Comment by hefty1 posted on Pentax K-x at 19/09/2009 - 23:22
I wouldn't know to be honest, the K10D only has two presets and fewer options. As I always shoot in RAW I'm not sure I've even looked at them in any depth.
Comment by hefty1 posted on Pentax K20D Custom Image Settings at 19/09/2009 - 23:10
Anvh wrote:
Here are all the combos link
And a more interactive version link
BTW do you also have different colours for the battery grip?
Silver with a black grip looks very good or maybe with a brown grip to be special or else gold with a brown grip might be nice.
I know Stefan, I've already spent far too long going through the possibilities there hefty1 wrote:
Out of the four then I suppose blue (actually anything but black - I am heartily sick of black cameras) but I might have to import one from Japan if I can't get the combo I really want here
Don't forget that you also need that you need to chose 1 of the 5 grip colours as well, so you have 100 different colour patterns.Out of the four then I suppose blue (actually anything but black - I am heartily sick of black cameras) but I might have to import one from Japan if I can't get the combo I really want here
Here are all the combos link
And a more interactive version link
BTW do you also have different colours for the battery grip?
Silver with a black grip looks very good or maybe with a brown grip to be special or else gold with a brown grip might be nice.
I keep changing my mind though; right now it's either silver with brown grip to go with the 43 / 77, or white with black grip (because with a black lens attached it reminds me of an Ilford Film box - especially when the lens has the green strip around it). Probably the latter as the first one won't officially be available here.
But then I keep coming back to the blue on orange and my eyes kinda glaze over and this smile starts twitching...
misiek_knm wrote:
Any hints on these Vivitars (mentioned few times in other posts, but I didn't find which models are recommended - and why) - can be better then Pentax mentioned by George?
You want to be looking for 283 and 285 models (various suffixes - Google will help there).Any hints on these Vivitars (mentioned few times in other posts, but I didn't find which models are recommended - and why) - can be better then Pentax mentioned by George?
Comment by hefty1 posted on Cheap flash for K20D? at 19/09/2009 - 22:38
dylan62 wrote:
...didn't think to try the ..... bundled apps.
We've all been guilty of that one ...didn't think to try the ..... bundled apps.
Comment by hefty1 posted on photo transfer application at 19/09/2009 - 22:29
This page should answer your needs - gives them all in a table: link
Comment by hefty1 posted on Pentax K20D Custom Image Settings at 19/09/2009 - 22:15
What camera do you have and what software came with it? Sounds like the sort of thing Pentax Photo Browser does to me.
Comment by hefty1 posted on photo transfer application at 19/09/2009 - 21:49
One book that i would recommend is John Hedgcoe`s Photographers handbook. It`s 1970`s vintage but there is still enough that is relevant to Digital Photographers . I only acquired a second hand copy a couple of weeks ago for under a fiver. It was my Bible back in the 70`s and i am enjoying getting re acquainted with this brilliant book.
Regards Pete
I've had my copy since I was a kid and I still refer to it regularly to this day. Great book.