Not negative, just so not what today's consumer is looking for.

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Interpretation is a wonderful thing really. I'm still somewhat surprised that we have not had any comments posted here about the show.

I am intrigued to here that a mount smaller than the K mount suffers technically. As it happens, I don't own any old Nikon glass as they offer enough current glass to choose from.

It must sound odd to a customer to be told at the point of sale of a Pentax body that they can troll eBay for used glass to fit their new pride and joy if they can't find anything new or funds won't allow the purchase of modern lenses.

It's just not good sales. Yes, the faithfully are fully supportive and proud of the old glass but then they are a generation that are falling in numbers every year. I doubt very much that gen X or gen Y customers would even consider that route.

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A timely capture of a splendid scene.

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What's your thoughts on the interview with John Carlson link

My favourite pieces are:

"John, Pentax has just released new new models, why should someone choose Pentax over other brands?"

The weather sealing, the image quality, they're the obvious ones, but then there's the heritage of the K-mount, which has been around for almost 30 years. So there's a huge legacy of lenses, whether people own them already or whether they pick them up on Ebay, they can use the lenses on any of our current DSLR bodies, and even the K-01. Or on the Q, with the new adapter. This is a huge advantage that most companies don't have.

Unfortunately one other rather large manufacturer does have that advantage but does not use it as a sales reason to use their equipment.


"Will there be a full-frame K-mount model in the future?"

All I can say is that we're studying the market.


....and counting the sales of the D600's and 6D's as they fly of the shelves.


Otherwise it looks like a great show with some brands attracting large numbers of interested potential customers.

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Just seen your post Algi. Just as well that the Nikon made sensors in the D3, D3s and D700 do perform. That said, until Pentax Ricoh start making sensors, they may lag behind the competition in this area.

As John points out, the processing in the camera is what counts, but Joe Soap has no knowledge of that which does not help sales of Pentax cameras.

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Your too late, most of the complaints were lodged when the K5 was launched. The K5 II will be what the K5 should have been two years ago. At least Pentax will get to sell a box full of K5 II's to the faithful.

I won't be buying a D600 with scene modes but I do believe Nikon will sell more of them than Pentax sell K5 II's. Odd how Joe public looks at cameras in a different way to us Pentax users.

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I agree Mike but Joe Soap out there does not see that difference. Your making a statement as a photographer who knows the difference.

Why does it have to get personal?

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As already said. A sad loss but glad that he was amongst us.

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Wonderful stuff Don. I don't see any motorcycle racing over this side.

Agree 100% that the second image is the pick of the set. Great detail and a good capture.

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A good set Barrie. Been past the place several times yet never managed the time to visit.

It's a tram, as Alan says, a trolley bus has tires. They are both still in use in Russia and Europe. Trams were in use between Stockton and Middlesbrough many years back

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