Hi Vic Your mail makes a lot of sence. I have often thought like this: Camera producers want to sell many cameras. That's the reason they try to make people believe ( and make themselves believe) that the camera is totally automatic and can take into account any possible situation or at least most of them. That's one of the reasons for all the gizmo's. Annother reason is that some (male) buyers really like them. (Before the computers were made, photography was the number one male hobby).
I guess what I'm saying is - or what I hear you're saying is - allmost any camera of today is good. You can make brilliant photographs with all of them. As long as you know what you are doing. Photographing is a craft - like fixing a roof, the plumming or your car! When you build something very nice, you will not say: Wll, I'm lucky to have such a great hammer! But funny enough you often hear people give credit to the camera - for good photographs! Please tell me; would you prefere a MS-S over a *ist D? Regards Jens -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 18. juni 2003 18:38 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Lens Mount Progress-Topic change? at end If you are looking for a professional-grade camera that handles your Pentax lenses there is nothing that is better value than the MZ-S. That's what it is all about. Canon, Nikon and Minolta lenses don't work on Pentax's so what do I care about how many gizmos are on their cameras. I use LXs and PZ1s. And while I love the PZ1s they are often too confusing. The LX has no where near the features of the PZ1 but it is a more useable camera if all you want to do is take pictures. I am not saying the LX is better than the PZ1, just more user friendly. It's not about features in a camera but useability. Does the MZ-S have everything I need? Yes, it has more than I need. Will the guy with the Nikon get better pictures than me? If he is a better photographer he will, but it will have nothing to do with the camera body. You have chosen Pentax. They have given you a professional-quality camera. In many ways it's better than the competition, in other ways the competition is better. Who cares. It's a camera and does its job. It's up to the photographer to get the pictures not the camera... Is it overpriced? Maybe. If you make money with a camera it's not too expensive. A couple of sales and it's paid for. If you're an amateur and make no money through photography maybe it's a little expensive. Chances are, it was never intended for you anyway... But if you want the latest professional camera you'll buy it whether you can afford it or not. I think people are way too hung up on features and gizmos on this list. I know we are here to discuss them and I think that's great, but complaining that Pentax has 2frames a second and Nikon has 5 fps is getting us nowhere. I would rather have discussions about how we can maximize what we do have. For example, what's the best way to do fill flash with a PZ1... Vic In a message dated 6/18/03 9:05:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >That is something beyond any dispute. I do not deny that it's a great camera >overall. However, there are cameras that are better value for money. >Regards >Artur
