Hang in there Marnie - if you let the naysayers get to you you're lost! Some people are just _never_ satisfied...
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: Re: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Re: Re: Lenses without aperture rings (WAS: Re[2]: Lens co... > >Pentax filled its base class SLR segment too much. They don't have room for > > anything below the *ist, unless they call it "the camera for monkeys" > >Regards > >Artur > > > You know, even in a Pentax list full of Pentax users that seem to constantly > denigrate Pentax, that is a bit over the top. > > Guess it is not surprise I am switching to the Canon Elan 7e. (Like I said, > though, staying on list because may get a MX and/or am still interested in the > *ist D.) > > Sure I can understand how those with a lot invested in M and K lenses are > disappointed. But the *ist has, what? 16 segment metering and 11 auto focus > points? Okay, the manual users are not impressed, and I would need to read reviews > and see it myself, but some of us nearsighted older folks without perfect > vision anymore need auto focus, and some of us also need auto focus for the > things we like to shoot: animals, sports, etc. So that is NOT exactly a step down, > regardless of people's disappointment. > > Sigh. If you want a Canon, buy a Canon. If you want a Nikon, buy a Nikon. > > Sorry, this list is starting to get to me. And I thought that *I* was a good > at b__ching about things that disappointed me. These are CAMERA BRANDS. These > are PRODUCTS made by COMPANIES. No product is perfect, and in a world of > consumerism, brand loyalty is not important. Get the tool you need for whatever you > need to do. > > These are not football teams to root for or something. The *ist is not a > linebacker to read about in the National Inquirer. It's not someone sitting on the > bench who has just been brought in. It's a camera. > > Marnie aka Doe Sorry, for the lousy mood. Never been a big sports fan, > football, or baseball, or battling camera companies. or whatever. > >
