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Does anyone else here use a Pentax camera? There seems a mystery in that from being one of the big six (Canon, Fuji, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus & Pentax) when I first bought an SLR in the 1980s, they are now hardly to be seen despite still making a range of cameras from compact (under the Ricoh name) through DSLRs, to a 645 medium format. They are one of only three makers of full frame (ie 24x36mm) professional grade DSLRs (along with Canon and Nikon).
Yet on the Pentax users' forum that I use there is a perpetual thread about how rarely Pentax is seen, with posts like : "On my cruise holiday, I saw thirty Canons, eight Nikons, five Sonys and only my own Pentax!"; or : "Two weeks holiday in Hawaii and mine was the only Pentax I saw!". Conspiracy theories abound, eg review sites being bribed to ignore Pentax or to puff other brands. Pentax seem to have a no-adverts policy, and us Pentaxians worry about its future. It seems you can only buy Pentax kit by ordering it, even from Jessops (Bristol, Cribbs Causeway). But camera sales (as opposed to phone cameras) have fallen drastically and even Nikon are struggling. Only Sony (where did they come from?) seem to be doing well, despite mixed reviews.
Anyway, here are two photos in yesterday's snow, at least one with a caravan interest!
Yet on the Pentax users' forum that I use there is a perpetual thread about how rarely Pentax is seen, with posts like : "On my cruise holiday, I saw thirty Canons, eight Nikons, five Sonys and only my own Pentax!"; or : "Two weeks holiday in Hawaii and mine was the only Pentax I saw!". Conspiracy theories abound, eg review sites being bribed to ignore Pentax or to puff other brands. Pentax seem to have a no-adverts policy, and us Pentaxians worry about its future. It seems you can only buy Pentax kit by ordering it, even from Jessops (Bristol, Cribbs Causeway). But camera sales (as opposed to phone cameras) have fallen drastically and even Nikon are struggling. Only Sony (where did they come from?) seem to be doing well, despite mixed reviews.
Anyway, here are two photos in yesterday's snow, at least one with a caravan interest!

