Pentax's Specialty on Alignment!
 

First see this Pentax official website:-

http://www.pentaxslr.com/lenses

Look! It is really funny that some lens hoods are misaligned, and that
there are some with rear caps and some don't. What a serious piece of
work! And, one can see how serious the working attitude of their staff!

I previously think that I was really unlucky with all kinds of
alignment problems with Pentax DSLRs and lenses (full story told he
http://www.geocities.com/ricehigh/A_...rporation.html).

It now seems that there are even more obvious "alignment" errors shown
at their official Webplace in the Cyberspace. Really funny and
interesting! It is very funny to learn that there is no difference
between the real-world factory and virtual place of theirs afterall.

Pentax's Specialty on Alignment!
 

LOL.

"RiceHigh" wrote in message
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First see this Pentax official website:-

http://www.pentaxslr.com/lenses

Look! It is really funny that some lens hoods are misaligned, and that
there are some with rear caps and some don't. What a serious piece of
work! And, one can see how serious the working attitude of their staff!

I previously think that I was really unlucky with all kinds of
alignment problems with Pentax DSLRs and lenses (full story told he
http://www.geocities.com/ricehigh/A_...rporation.html).

It now seems that there are even more obvious "alignment" errors shown
at their official Webplace in the Cyberspace. Really funny and
interesting! It is very funny to learn that there is no difference
between the real-world factory and virtual place of theirs afterall.

Pentax's Specialty on Alignment!
 

Just curious to know that make you laugh? :-)

Pentax's Specialty on Alignment!
 

"RiceHigh" wrote in message
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Just curious to know that make you laugh? :-)


The only misalignment I see was the photographed failed to orient all the
lenses the same way.

10 Megapixel Pentax * ist D2?
 

PENTAX Corporation is pleased to announce the exhibition of three upcoming
digital SLR camera products, all currently under development, at major trade
shows in the U.S.A. They will be showcased at PMA 2006, America's largest
annual photographic merchandise trade show, to be held from February 26 to
March 1 in Orlando, Florida.
Overview of Upcoming Products

1. Product type: Lens-interchangeable digital SLR camera
Model name: To be announced
Product information:
High-quality digital image reproduction with 10 effective megapixels
Market launch tentatively scheduled for autumn 2006

2. Product type: Interchangeable uni-focal wide-angle lens for exclusive use
with PENTAX digital SLR cameras
Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2AL Limited
Product information:
Compact, lightweight wide-angle lens designed for exclusive use with PENTAX
digital SLR cameras
Wide-perspective coverage with a 68-degree angle of view (equivalent in
focal length to 32mm in the 35mm format, when mounted on a PENTAX
*istD-series digital SLR camera body)
PENTAX-original KAF lens mount
Market launch tentatively scheduled for June 2006

3. Product type: Lens-interchangeable medium-format digital SLR camera
Model name (tentative): PENTAX 645 Digital
Product information:
Professional-quality digital image reproduction with 18 effective megapixels
Kodak-developed extra-large CCD image sensor with 18.6 total megapixels
(tentative)
PENTAX-original 645AF lens mount
Compatibility with existing smc PENTAX 645 interchangeable lenses
Notes:

Model names, designs, specifications and market launch schedules of these
products are all tentative and subject to change without notice.

Pentax's Specialty on Alignment!
 

Not only about that. The lens hood of the 31mm is 90 degrees rotated so
that the longer flower petal is now on the right/left hand side instead
of the top/bottom side. The lens hood of the DA 16-45 is wrongly
positioned as well. It really makes me puzzled especially for the 31
Limited photo as this lens has a built-in lens hood - how could Pentax
do *additional* works to create a wrong photo, afterall?

Also, as said in the OT, the rear lens caps should be consistent too.
They should either put them onto all lenses or vice versa.

RiceHigh
http://www.geocities.com/ricehigh

Pentax's Specialty on Alignment!
 

"Darrell Larose" wrote in message
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"RiceHigh" wrote in message
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Just curious to know that make you laugh? :-)


The only misalignment I see was the photographed failed to orient all the
lenses the same way.



Look again.
The fullstop at the end of the second sentence in the sidebar is obviously
upside-down.

How can they expect to be taken seriously, with such a slovenly attitude to
marketing?

--
Jeff R.

Pentax's Specialty on Alignment!
 

Pardon? What're you talking about? Whilst the mistake you *created* is
non-existent, the errors I told can be obviously seen. The problematic
lens pictures are still there in their official website. End of story.

RiceHigh
http://www.geocities.com/ricehigh

Pentax's Specialty on Alignment!
 

The "problems" are non-existent.

"All" of them.

... *provided* that you're trying to not seeing them! Simple.

RiceHigh
http://www.geocities.com/ricehigh

Pentax's Specialty on Alignment!
 

Oh, everything you point out is really interesting. Maybe your first
conclusion is right! That is, Pentax should not mix up things like that
and she should think again what they should write the names in the
future!

Cheers,
RiceHigh
http://www.geocities.com/ricehigh