Brad, how old are you? I'm 34 and "grew up" with photography in the '80s and '90s. Autofocus was newish when I received my first camera as a gift (Ricoh KR5 Super) in the early '80s. I lusted after Nikon F4's, 5's and N90's when I began to seriously learn photography. Never having actually even held one I cannot comment on them. However, I do know that for me and my type of photography an early '80s vintage manual focus camera is my first choice (LX). It has nothing to do with the available technology during my formative years or whatever as AF and major bells and whistles have always been available to me. It has to do with what I like: Simple, easy, manual focus bodies.
Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Dobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 5:57 PM Subject: Re: Hypothetical Question > Easy for me, the new stuff. I'm different because I didn't grow up with the > stuff many of you did. Next it'll be 'A' flash units vs cube flash, or cube > vs flash powder <g> I think it all depends on the generation, and nothing > to do with the quality (not saying one is better than another). Perhaps the > best photographers were those that didn't have any metering of any sort, > used their brains to figure out what was best, and mixed their own powder to > get the correct flash? <vbg> > > Brad > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4:30 PM > Subject: Hypothetical Question > > > > > If Pentax...would > > > have applied advances in autofocus, image > > > stabilization...how many of you would > > > be still shooting with Pentax (a majority brand)? Or > > > would you be shooting Canon FD and poking jealous fun > > > at Pentax snobs <G>? > > > > > > Hah! Great point. > > > > Canon is so good at being Canon, nobody else has to be Canon.... > > > > So let me ask a hypothetical question here. Asked of everyone. IF you have > > to choose between EITHER the older, metal bodied, manual focus Pentax > family > > (Spotmatics, M series, A series, up to LX) ***OR*** the > > polycarbonate-bodied, AF Pentax family (P series, ZX series, up to > > MZ-S)--and you couldn't mix and match and you couldn't use both--which > would > > it be? > > > > I guess since my main Pentax is an ESII you know which way I lean. > > > > --Mike > > > > > >
