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RichA wrote:
>the Pentax 645 came in at $9999 with an 80mm lens.


I'm mightily relieved that the 645D is coming to the UK, otherwise
what on earth would I do with the Pentax 645 lenses I have been
acquiring over the last few months?

Only last month, I contacted Pentax UK only to be told that they
hadn't yet decided whether to import it. That is because of the cost
of setting up an aftermarket support system for professional shooters
- Pentax UK hasn't supported the pro market for many years now.

Anyway, it's coming in December 2010 and I have already placed a
deposit on one. The UK price is higher than the US price, but it is
still a bargain, at less than half the price of the Hasselblad. I'm a
big fan of Kodak sensors too.
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"Bruce" wrote in message

>>the Pentax 645 came in at $9999 with an 80mm lens.
>
>
> I'm mightily relieved that the 645D is coming to the UK, otherwise
> what on earth would I do with the Pentax 645 lenses I have been
> acquiring over the last few months?
>
> Only last month, I contacted Pentax UK only to be told that they
> hadn't yet decided whether to import it. That is because of the cost
> of setting up an aftermarket support system for professional shooters
> - Pentax UK hasn't supported the pro market for many years now.
>
> Anyway, it's coming in December 2010 and I have already placed a
> deposit on one. The UK price is higher than the US price, but it is
> still a bargain, at less than half the price of the Hasselblad. I'm a
> big fan of Kodak sensors too.


What you shooting? Wraps and banners?
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On Sep 23, 5:37 pm, Bruce wrote:
> RichA wrote:
> >the Pentax 645 came in at $9999 with an 80mm lens.
>
> I'm mightily relieved that the 645D is coming to the UK, otherwise
> what on earth would I do with the Pentax 645 lenses I have been
> acquiring over the last few months?  
>
> Only last month, I contacted Pentax UK only to be told that they
> hadn't yet decided whether to import it.  That is because of the cost
> of setting up an aftermarket support system for professional shooters
> - Pentax UK hasn't supported the pro market for many years now.
>
> Anyway, it's coming in December 2010 and I have already placed a
> deposit on one.  The UK price is higher than the US price, but it is
> still a bargain, at less than half the price of the Hasselblad.  I'm a
> big fan of Kodak sensors too.  

I've tried it out. It is amazing and probably the most well-balanced
camera in hand I've used.
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On Sep 23, 8:33 pm, RichA wrote:
> On Sep 23, 5:37 pm, Bruce wrote:
>
>
>
> > RichA wrote:
> > >the Pentax 645 came in at $9999 with an 80mm lens.
>
> > I'm mightily relieved that the 645D is coming to the UK, otherwise
> > what on earth would I do with the Pentax 645 lenses I have been
> > acquiring over the last few months?  
>
> > Only last month, I contacted Pentax UK only to be told that they
> > hadn't yet decided whether to import it.  That is because of the cost
> > of setting up an aftermarket support system for professional shooters
> > - Pentax UK hasn't supported the pro market for many years now.
>
> > Anyway, it's coming in December 2010 and I have already placed a
> > deposit on one.  The UK price is higher than the US price, but it is
> > still a bargain, at less than half the price of the Hasselblad.  I'm a
> > big fan of Kodak sensors too.  
>
> I've tried it out.

It is amazing and probably the most well-balanced
> camera in hand I've used.

Bui of course you have no sample images or specific comments.

OK.
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RichA wrote:
>On Sep 23, 5:37 pm, Bruce wrote:
>> RichA wrote:
>> >the Pentax 645 came in at $9999 with an 80mm lens.
>>
>> I'm mightily relieved that the 645D is coming to the UK, otherwise
>> what on earth would I do with the Pentax 645 lenses I have been
>> acquiring over the last few months?  
>>
>> Only last month, I contacted Pentax UK only to be told that they
>> hadn't yet decided whether to import it.  That is because of the cost
>> of setting up an aftermarket support system for professional shooters
>> - Pentax UK hasn't supported the pro market for many years now.
>>
>> Anyway, it's coming in December 2010 and I have already placed a
>> deposit on one.  The UK price is higher than the US price, but it is
>> still a bargain, at less than half the price of the Hasselblad.  I'm a
>> big fan of Kodak sensors too.  
>
>I've tried it out. It is amazing and probably the most well-balanced
>camera in hand I've used.


I do hope it wasn't plastic.
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On Sep 23, 9:44 pm, Nervous Nick wrote:
> On Sep 23, 8:33 pm, RichA wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Sep 23, 5:37 pm, Bruce wrote:
>
> > > RichA wrote:
> > > >the Pentax 645 came in at $9999 with an 80mm lens.
>
> > > I'm mightily relieved that the 645D is coming to the UK, otherwise
> > > what on earth would I do with the Pentax 645 lenses I have been
> > > acquiring over the last few months?  
>
> > > Only last month, I contacted Pentax UK only to be told that they
> > > hadn't yet decided whether to import it.  That is because of the cost
> > > of setting up an aftermarket support system for professional shooters
> > > - Pentax UK hasn't supported the pro market for many years now.
>
> > > Anyway, it's coming in December 2010 and I have already placed a
> > > deposit on one.  The UK price is higher than the US price, but it is
> > > still a bargain, at less than half the price of the Hasselblad.  I'm a
> > > big fan of Kodak sensors too.  
>
> > I've tried it out.
>
>  It is amazing and probably the most well-balanced
>
> > camera in hand I've used.
>
> Bui of course you have no sample images or specific comments.
>
> OK.

The camera was pre-production and imaging wasn't allowed, but you
could shoot with it and review on the screen. The screen is nice!
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On Sep 24, 3:54 am, Bruce wrote:
> RichA wrote:
> >On Sep 23, 5:37 pm, Bruce wrote:
> >> RichA wrote:
> >> >the Pentax 645 came in at $9999 with an 80mm lens.
>
> >> I'm mightily relieved that the 645D is coming to the UK, otherwise
> >> what on earth would I do with the Pentax 645 lenses I have been
> >> acquiring over the last few months?  
>
> >> Only last month, I contacted Pentax UK only to be told that they
> >> hadn't yet decided whether to import it.  That is because of the cost
> >> of setting up an aftermarket support system for professional shooters
> >> - Pentax UK hasn't supported the pro market for many years now.
>
> >> Anyway, it's coming in December 2010 and I have already placed a
> >> deposit on one.  The UK price is higher than the US price, but it is
> >> still a bargain, at less than half the price of the Hasselblad.  I'm a
> >> big fan of Kodak sensors too.  
>
> >I've tried it out.  It is amazing and probably the most well-balanced
> >camera in hand I've used.
>
> I do hope it wasn't plastic.  

They aren't insane. You can't sell a $10k camera made out of plastic.
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>
> > I do hope it wasn't plastic.  
>
> They aren't insane.  You can't sell a $10k camera made out of plastic.

But you can if it's made out of wood.

And I bet it couldn't even do HDR !
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In May 2007, a daguerreotype camera dating back to 1839 became the
world’s most expensive camera when it sold at auction for €576,000—
about US $775,000 at the time. The camera, designed by Frenchman Susse
Freres, was housed in a sliding wooden box frame and was also believed
to be the oldest commercially manufactured camera in the world,
heightening its appeal to collectors.
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On 9/24/2010 9:01 AM, RichA wrote:
> On Sep 24, 3:54 am, Bruce wrote:
>> RichA wrote:
>>> On Sep 23, 5:37 pm, Bruce wrote:
>>>> RichA wrote:
>>>>> the Pentax 645 came in at $9999 with an 80mm lens.
>>
>>>> I'm mightily relieved that the 645D is coming to the UK, otherwise
>>>> what on earth would I do with the Pentax 645 lenses I have been
>>>> acquiring over the last few months?
>>
>>>> Only last month, I contacted Pentax UK only to be told that they
>>>> hadn't yet decided whether to import it. That is because of the cost
>>>> of setting up an aftermarket support system for professional shooters
>>>> - Pentax UK hasn't supported the pro market for many years now.
>>
>>>> Anyway, it's coming in December 2010 and I have already placed a
>>>> deposit on one. The UK price is higher than the US price, but it is
>>>> still a bargain, at less than half the price of the Hasselblad. I'm a
>>>> big fan of Kodak sensors too.
>>
>>> I've tried it out. It is amazing and probably the most well-balanced
>>> camera in hand I've used.
>>
>> I do hope it wasn't plastic.
>
> They aren't insane. You can't sell a $10k camera made out of plastic.



No plastic whatsoever?
Me thinks you don't know WTF you are talking about.


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On Sep 24, 9:27 am, peter wrote:
> On 9/24/2010 9:01 AM, RichA wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Sep 24, 3:54 am, Bruce  wrote:
> >> RichA  wrote:
> >>> On Sep 23, 5:37 pm, Bruce  wrote:
> >>>> RichA  wrote:
> >>>>> the Pentax 645 came in at $9999 with an 80mm lens.
>
> >>>> I'm mightily relieved that the 645D is coming to the UK, otherwise
> >>>> what on earth would I do with the Pentax 645 lenses I have been
> >>>> acquiring over the last few months?
>
> >>>> Only last month, I contacted Pentax UK only to be told that they
> >>>> hadn't yet decided whether to import it.  That is because of the cost
> >>>> of setting up an aftermarket support system for professional shooters
> >>>> - Pentax UK hasn't supported the pro market for many years now.
>
> >>>> Anyway, it's coming in December 2010 and I have already placed a
> >>>> deposit on one.  The UK price is higher than the US price, but it is
> >>>> still a bargain, at less than half the price of the Hasselblad.  I'm a
> >>>> big fan of Kodak sensors too.  
>
> >>> I've tried it out.  It is amazing and probably the most well-balanced
> >>> camera in hand I've used.
>
> >> I do hope it wasn't plastic.  
>
> > They aren't insane.  You can't sell a $10k camera made out of plastic..
>
> No plastic whatsoever?
> Me thinks you don't know WTF you are talking about.
>
> --
> Peter

No plastic in substantive areas. I can only relate it to telescopes
where high-end instruments sport ZERO plastic.
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On Sep 24, 10:06 am, Whisky-dave wrote:
> > > I do hope it wasn't plastic.  
>
> > They aren't insane.  You can't sell a $10k camera made out of plastic..
>
> But you can if it's made out of wood.
>
> And I bet it couldn't even do HDR !
> ------------------------------------------------
> In May 2007, a daguerreotype camera dating back to 1839 became the
> world’s most expensive camera when it sold at auction for €576,000—
> about US $775,000 at the time. The camera, designed by Frenchman Susse
> Freres, was housed in a sliding wooden box frame and was also believed
> to be the oldest commercially manufactured camera in the world,
> heightening its appeal to collectors.

Some wooden view cameras today aren't cheap either.
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On 9/24/2010 12:38 PM, RichA wrote:
> On Sep 24, 9:27 am, peter wrote:

>>
>>> They aren't insane. You can't sell a $10k camera made out of plastic.
>>
>> No plastic whatsoever?
>> Me thinks you don't know WTF you are talking about.
>>

>
> No plastic in substantive areas. I can only relate it to telescopes
> where high-end instruments sport ZERO plastic.

Please tell me what you consider a substantive area to be.

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On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:06:51 -0700 (PDT), Whisky-dave
wrote:
: >
: > > I do hope it wasn't plastic.  
: >
: > They aren't insane.  You can't sell a $10k camera made out of plastic.
:
: But you can if it's made out of wood.
:
: And I bet it couldn't even do HDR !
: ------------------------------------------------
: In May 2007, a daguerreotype camera dating back to 1839 became the
: world’s most expensive camera when it sold at auction for €576,000—
: about US $775,000 at the time. The camera, designed by Frenchman Susse
: Freres, was housed in a sliding wooden box frame and was also believed
: to be the oldest commercially manufactured camera in the world,
: heightening its appeal to collectors.

I think you'll find that "Susse Frères" (lit., "Sweet Brothers"?) was a
*company*, not a Frenchman. The "Frenchman" would be Louis Daguerre, from whom
the photographic process got its name.

Bob
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