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holly
 Post subject: Hideous Pentax camera..
PostPosted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:56 pm 
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Has anyone seen this Pentax camera posted on Gizmodo? Yikes.

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Are they marketing to 12 year olds?

From here - http://gizmodo.com/5751754/and-you-thought-pentax-cameras-couldnt-get-any-worse
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well I actually am shocked and appalled currently. I was ready for it to be stupid looking but I actually sort of jumped back when the thread opened and I saw the picture of it. wow is all that needs to be said. wow.
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Flickr: www.flickr.com/tauro220
:roll: that is all that I could write about that...
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I guess they are trying to expand on their Harlequin camera:
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As for being made for "children", is that what this car is aimed at?
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Considering I started getting seriously into photography when I was 6 with a fully manual Agfa Isolette and got my first SLR when I was 11, these cameras are aimed to get children into serious photography.
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This is like Pentax's 3rd or 4th mesh up color limited edition run. Obviously there is a market for such a camera somewhere.
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I think they're trying to make the point that their camera bodies are 'customizable'.
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Why does the word "LEGO" keep popping in my head when I look at this?
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Bosscat wrote:
Why does the word "LEGO" keep popping in my head when I look at this?



Sounds like they made one just for you..

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... their marketing department would probably say it's to deter thieves.
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Oops double post.
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here we go again... :lol:

http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/19/li ... inbow-k-r/

[img]http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TOWER-RECORDS
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Car design can be just as awkward. As long as there is a demand, there is a product.
No demand - no product. Plain and simple
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Oh dear g*d. At least you don't have to tell people to smile.
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most likely I will be crying when I see it. talk about tastelessness
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