Pentax's dumb new camera and videogame

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The camera is a K2000, their low-end DSLR...in WHITE!

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And here's the Pentax videogame, where you have to run around in a safari suit photographing crap and discovering new lenses:

http://www.extremesafarigame.com/

Honestly, this is silliness, but it's nice to see Pentax displaying a few modest signs of life. I like this "be different" ad campaign, and I bet they sell quite a few of these cameras. Which will look awful within two weeks, for anyone who actually uses them.
 
It's certainly distinctive, alright. As a long-time fan, it's always good to see that Pentax is trying something new, but no way am I going to buy that one.

Edit: Okay, that online game is pretty cool.
 
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The white Canon lenses are the height of fashion, white Pentax bodies are "dumb" ????

I don't get it sometimes. I would not buy the Pentax because I don't use Pentax but a white D700 or D300 would be very tempting. Reason is purely practical. I do a lot of work in very hot sunny climates. Black camera in the sun gets HOT as hell!
 
Pablito said:
The white Canon lenses are the height of fashion, white Pentax bodies are "dumb" ????

I don't get it sometimes. I would not buy the Pentax because I don't use Pentax but a white D700 or D300 would be very tempting. Reason is purely practical. I do a lot of work in very hot sunny climates. Black camera in the sun gets HOT as hell!
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It's funny, I actually like the white k2000 but I really really dislike canons white L telephotos. Such an ugly color scheme.
 
Pablito said:
The white Canon lenses are the height of fashion, white Pentax bodies are "dumb" ????

I don't get it sometimes. I would not buy the Pentax because I don't use Pentax but a white D700 or D300 would be very tempting. Reason is purely practical. I do a lot of work in very hot sunny climates. Black camera in the sun gets HOT as hell!
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I hadn't thought of that, actually.

I think it's "dumb" in the way that all the endless Leica special editions are dumb...of no practical value other than as marketing schemes. But you have a point with the hot sunny weather.

I AM a Pentax person and when I heard a new camera was coming I suppose I hoped they'd unleash some interesting new technology...like their own competitor with Micro 4/3ds!
 
Seen a lot of old manual SLRs recovered with WHITE skin recently here in Sapporo ... New trend in Japan !? :D
 
Indeed it would have been until yesterday ! :D But ... last night it got warm, all snow is gone now and we are expecting rain ... RAIN in SAPPORO in DECEMBER :eek::eek:
 
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