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Comment by johnjbloomfield posted on Newish Pentax YouTube Channel at 25/02/2020 - 20:04
Hi Guys
I've been a member for a while many of you might know me from the Facebook Groups where I am more active.
I've recently started a YouTube channel mainly to teach myself video editing......it's getting better ...... early ones are a bit ropey.
As a Pentaxian a lot of the content is pentax Related - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoHwljF4mmekYKURLIL9KYFm_UwlbJ8p9 - quick link to the Pentax playlist.
Anyway I was just looking for feedback on what you think i should cover to help raise awareness of Pentax etc in future videos.
I've been a member for a while many of you might know me from the Facebook Groups where I am more active.
I've recently started a YouTube channel mainly to teach myself video editing......it's getting better ...... early ones are a bit ropey.
As a Pentaxian a lot of the content is pentax Related - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoHwljF4mmekYKURLIL9KYFm_UwlbJ8p9 - quick link to the Pentax playlist.
Anyway I was just looking for feedback on what you think i should cover to help raise awareness of Pentax etc in future videos.
Comment by johnjbloomfield posted on Newish Pentax YouTube Channel at 25/02/2020 - 18:53
the HD PENTAX-D FA* 50mm F1.4 SDM AW is a hell of a price ...... I'm tempted and I don't even like 50mm as a FL on FF.........#GAS
Comment by johnjbloomfield posted on SRS Black Friday Offers - Advanced notice! at 27/11/2019 - 09:27
ronniemac wrote:
Good to know it seems to have been trouble free John, and that 'Pentax Ricoh Photography Buy & Sell' now has a substantial group of followers. You do a lot to promote sales of Pentax, both corporate and personal. Good point about being able to see someone's profile when considering a purchase. johnjbloomfield wrote:
Currently the group has about 2,500 members ish.
Obviously I just admin it and I'm not involved in the sales but touch wood not had a single bad sale that's been mentioned so far. What I do like about FB is you can click through and look at someones personal profile, see if they are actually in to photography, look like a genuine person etc. BUT as always buyer beware.
People have faith in the things they like I know many on here feel they know the sellers on here but I've seen things go wrong here too.
I think of FB as a necessary evil, and am using it far less than in bygone times. Despite its assurances I am reluctant to use Ebay. Gumtree is a good hiding place for scoundrels, got my fingers burned there!
So, my first preference by far is to purchase from PentaxUsers here. Thoroughly decent people!
Currently the group has about 2,500 members ish.
Obviously I just admin it and I'm not involved in the sales but touch wood not had a single bad sale that's been mentioned so far. What I do like about FB is you can click through and look at someones personal profile, see if they are actually in to photography, look like a genuine person etc. BUT as always buyer beware.
People have faith in the things they like I know many on here feel they know the sellers on here but I've seen things go wrong here too.
ronniemac wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="johnjbloomfield"]One of the good things about Pentax on Facebook is the small community the majority of sellers are often also active in the many Pentax groups so you sort of have an idea what sort of person they are etc.
It seems to have plenty 'friends' associated with it, more than a 'small community'. You administer the site with care John; do you know how many people have signed up for it?[quote:3496ace15f="johnjbloomfield"]One of the good things about Pentax on Facebook is the small community the majority of sellers are often also active in the many Pentax groups so you sort of have an idea what sort of person they are etc.
I think of FB as a necessary evil, and am using it far less than in bygone times. Despite its assurances I am reluctant to use Ebay. Gumtree is a good hiding place for scoundrels, got my fingers burned there!
So, my first preference by far is to purchase from PentaxUsers here. Thoroughly decent people!
I do avoid first time posters on PU and take note on the very rare instances where there are disputes.
So my problem with FB is how the company conducts itself. There are issues of trust, accountability, etc which have been well documented in media. It's a personal decision for me and probably not appropriate to discuss further on this forum.
I like the not for profit ethos of PentaxUser, it's a friendly and supportive community that fosters trust and promotes my preferred choice of camera system.[/quote]Can't argue with your wider points on Facebook.
The group has swelled since the admin team changed to all 'active pentaxians' who are in all the other Facebook groups and communities I think (may be wrong) the actual group founder only started it because he was selling up and then just left appointing another member admin in the same situation and it continued until Roberto Duran logged on one day and found he'd been made an admin and the person that appointed him had left so he sought out a couple of other committed Pentaxians to help out - we've gone from 650 member at the start of this year to 2,500+ now and the group had been going for two years before that so we are quite pleased with the growth.
Pentaxians generally are quite polite so it's a fairly easy group to police - other than the scandal I created because I used to share 'spotted bargains' and certain members felt I was just helping the lazy at their cost
Comment by johnjbloomfield posted on K1 on Facebook Market place at 23/11/2018 - 14:25
ronniemac wrote:
I think of FB as a necessary evil, and am using it far less than in bygone times. Despite its assurances I am reluctant to use Ebay. Gumtree is a good hiding place for scoundrels, got my fingers burned there!
So, my first preference by far is to purchase from PentaxUsers here. Thoroughly decent people!
P.S. Many people simply use the group to promote their sale listing elsewhere and that is fine with the admins.....so we will get a lot of links back to forums like this one or ebay listings etc.johnjbloomfield wrote:
One of the good things about Pentax on Facebook is the small community the majority of sellers are often also active in the many Pentax groups so you sort of have an idea what sort of person they are etc.
It seems to have plenty 'friends' associated with it, more than a 'small community'. You administer the site with care John; do you know how many people have signed up for it?One of the good things about Pentax on Facebook is the small community the majority of sellers are often also active in the many Pentax groups so you sort of have an idea what sort of person they are etc.
I think of FB as a necessary evil, and am using it far less than in bygone times. Despite its assurances I am reluctant to use Ebay. Gumtree is a good hiding place for scoundrels, got my fingers burned there!
So, my first preference by far is to purchase from PentaxUsers here. Thoroughly decent people!
Comment by johnjbloomfield posted on K1 on Facebook Market place at 22/11/2018 - 11:43
Currently the group has about 2,500 members ish.
Obviously I just admin it and I'm not involved in the sales but touch wood not had a single bad sale that's been mentioned so far. What I do like about FB is you can click through and look at someones personal profile, see if they are actually in to photography, look like a genuine person etc. BUT as always buyer beware.
People have faith in the things they like I know many on here feel they know the sellers on here but I've seen things go wrong here too.
Obviously I just admin it and I'm not involved in the sales but touch wood not had a single bad sale that's been mentioned so far. What I do like about FB is you can click through and look at someones personal profile, see if they are actually in to photography, look like a genuine person etc. BUT as always buyer beware.
People have faith in the things they like I know many on here feel they know the sellers on here but I've seen things go wrong here too.
ronniemac wrote:
I think of FB as a necessary evil, and am using it far less than in bygone times. Despite its assurances I am reluctant to use Ebay. Gumtree is a good hiding place for scoundrels, got my fingers burned there!
So, my first preference by far is to purchase from PentaxUsers here. Thoroughly decent people!
johnjbloomfield wrote:
One of the good things about Pentax on Facebook is the small community the majority of sellers are often also active in the many Pentax groups so you sort of have an idea what sort of person they are etc.
It seems to have plenty 'friends' associated with it, more than a 'small community'. You administer the site with care John; do you know how many people have signed up for it?One of the good things about Pentax on Facebook is the small community the majority of sellers are often also active in the many Pentax groups so you sort of have an idea what sort of person they are etc.
I think of FB as a necessary evil, and am using it far less than in bygone times. Despite its assurances I am reluctant to use Ebay. Gumtree is a good hiding place for scoundrels, got my fingers burned there!
So, my first preference by far is to purchase from PentaxUsers here. Thoroughly decent people!
Comment by johnjbloomfield posted on K1 on Facebook Market place at 22/11/2018 - 11:40
Yeah it's in the specific Pentax sales group - there are at least two more K-1's for similar prices at the moment.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/817525221707226
One of the good things about Pentax on Facebook is the small community the majority of sellers are often also active in the many Pentax groups so you sort of have an idea what sort of person they are etc.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/817525221707226
One of the good things about Pentax on Facebook is the small community the majority of sellers are often also active in the many Pentax groups so you sort of have an idea what sort of person they are etc.
Comment by johnjbloomfield posted on K1 on Facebook Market place at 21/11/2018 - 09:12
HarisF1 wrote:
It went up on HotUKdeals and was shot down pretty quickly after :/
On a positive note, the K-70 I got off eBay isn't a bad deal considering the best price new is £395, and that's only for another week or so.
The £395 is until December 31st on SRSIt went up on HotUKdeals and was shot down pretty quickly after :/
On a positive note, the K-70 I got off eBay isn't a bad deal considering the best price new is £395, and that's only for another week or so.
Comment by johnjbloomfield posted on Pentax K-70 for £160 with Amazon Prime Student at 19/11/2018 - 22:13
Yes I just bought one for £199 (That I don't actually need lol)
It was also working on KP and K-1ii but the K-1ii has been corrected. Obviously an Amazon error so chance they will rescind the deal but worth a punt.
It was also working on KP and K-1ii but the K-1ii has been corrected. Obviously an Amazon error so chance they will rescind the deal but worth a punt.
Comment by johnjbloomfield posted on Pentax K-70 for £160 with Amazon Prime Student at 19/11/2018 - 09:35
Any idea when you'll be making your deals know - my cash is starting to burn my leg
Chris@SRSWATFORD wrote:
Hi all.
As has been mentioned above, the instant cashback has doubled today.
£200 instant discount on the K-1 II, KP and K-70.
£100 instant discount on the Ricoh GR II
£50 instant discount on the Theta V
There is also 10% discount on lenses, BUT, please wait until Black Friday as the discounts will be greater! This is why we haven't promoted this.
As in previous years, I will give forum members early access to these deals, and stock is very limited at these prices.
As a taster, we can offer the following prices on the following. These are in stock and can be ordered now.....
Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA 24-70mm F2.8 ED SDM WR Lens at £799 - use code pentax2470
Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA 15-30mm F2.8 ED SDM WR Lens at £999 - use code pentax1530
More to follow....
Any questions then please ask.
Hi all.
As has been mentioned above, the instant cashback has doubled today.
£200 instant discount on the K-1 II, KP and K-70.
£100 instant discount on the Ricoh GR II
£50 instant discount on the Theta V
There is also 10% discount on lenses, BUT, please wait until Black Friday as the discounts will be greater! This is why we haven't promoted this.
As in previous years, I will give forum members early access to these deals, and stock is very limited at these prices.
As a taster, we can offer the following prices on the following. These are in stock and can be ordered now.....
Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA 24-70mm F2.8 ED SDM WR Lens at £799 - use code pentax2470
Pentax HD PENTAX-D FA 15-30mm F2.8 ED SDM WR Lens at £999 - use code pentax1530
More to follow....
Any questions then please ask.
Comment by johnjbloomfield posted on Black Friday 2018 at 19/11/2018 - 09:19
Subscribed. I’ll let you know if I think of anything after watching a few later.