Treena, make that two. I was there and I only shoot Pentax. I'm not a
freelancer and I don't work for any enforcement agency. I agree very much
with your point ... it's not the equipment but the person that pushes the
button.
Ken Waller
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From: Treena Harp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: PZ-1pN
> Here's a nice little story: My husband went to the last Evidence
> Photographers International Council workshop this last November. Out of
250
> participants from free-lance and law enforcement organizations, he was the
> ONLY one with a Pentax (a VERY proud owner of a PZ-1p). He works for a
very
> small department, and a lot of the people there came from super-large
> departments like NY city and Chicago and were provided with very fancy
> Canons and Nikons. The only thing they knew about using them was how to
turn
> the body and the flash on, point at something and press the shutter
button.
> During the various exercises, he ended up having to show some of them how
to
> use their own cameras. This story's point (and yes, I do have one) is that
> it's not the camera, it's knowing what to do and then doing it that makes
> good pictures. And, that one can be very much a pro and use any damn
camera
> they want.
>
>
>
> cwo 20995 wrote:
> >
> > I just would like to understand one simple thing: why
> > Pentax didn´t develop a new PZ-1p version? With few
> > improvements (more efficient autofocus, AA battery
> > grip) it could become a professional camera able to
> > face its competitors! Besides, Pentax users that are
> > becoming professionals (like me) could keep their
> > Pentax systems instead of going to another brands...
> > Why Pentax abandoned professionals? Any ideas?
>
> I've got an idea: quite whining and go out a make some photographs.
> Pros don't need all that crap to make good photos. By your
> standards a Leica isn't a pro camera, nor is a MF Nikon, or a
> Hasselblad. Oh, those poor foolish photographers who keep taking
> pictures and making money with those outdated cameras.
>
> --
> Shel Belinkoff
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> There are no rules for good photographs,
> there are only good photographs.
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