RiceHigh's Pentax Blog: TIPA Awards 2013

Tuesday, May 07, 2013

TIPA Awards 2013

http://www.tipa.com/english/XXIII_tipa_awards_2013.php

"The annual meeting of the Technical Image Press Association to vote for the best photographic and imaging products in 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 in Hong Kong.

This year at the TIPA General Assembly 27 member magazines and the Camera Journal Press Club (CJPC) of Japan voted for the best product in each category. The General Assembly selected the best photo and imaging products in 2013 in 40 categories.

TIPA has member magazines from nine European countries plus Australia, Canada, China, South Africa and the USA."

Amongst those numerous awards, Pentax (and Ricoh) was and is awarded nothing!

This is expected because if you were one of the judges, what Pentax product would you select for the last year? The rather moderately updated K-5II/s? The (Olympus?) OEMed MX-1? A Tamron rebadged "DA"18-270 lens? The new 645 90mm Macro lens? Or actually what is the other real new Pentax stuff that was really produced by Pentax? I just can't recall and remember anything else!

In contrast, at least the Pentax Optio WG-2 was TIPA awarded in 2012, although this was just the only Pentax award last year.

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Mr Big · 618 weeks ago

RH, have you considered what you're going to do if/when the Pentax line goes out of circulation?
You've been trolling this bran for so long that it's disappearance will likely leave a massive void in your life. ;)

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RiceHigh 110p · 618 weeks ago

This news is so true. Every photographic gear brand is TIPA awarded except Pentax and Ricoh. You can't accept this fact and face the reality?

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twil · 618 weeks ago

You also seem to enjoy trolling the troll.

Why are you here anyways ?

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RiceHigh 110p · 618 weeks ago

Then you are trolling the one who trolls the troller! ;-p

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Mr Big · 618 weeks ago

What's wrong with trolling?
I think there's a little troll in all of us. ;)

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Dan Johnson · 618 weeks ago

Even though I love my K-5iis, I always planed to have a DSLR with a FF sensor and one with a C-size sensor as a back-up that uses the same lenses. Just like Pentax, I'll slowly and methodically get rid of my fossils as they fade into being inexpensive alternatives left to age on the shelf, much like an old bottle of wine!

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twil · 618 weeks ago

Not if they adopt a new mount for FF to do a mirrorless camera like the Leica. Instant obsolesence for everything else....

I suppose they would release an adapter - it would depend on how well it's done.

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Dan Johnson · 618 weeks ago

I always liked Nikon and Zeiss wide angle lenses, also I bought my Schneider 28mm f/2.8 PC without a lens mount, besides that somebody will still have a Pentax K-mount DSLR and be willing to buy my Zeiss lenses, 100mm f/2.0 Macro etc.