> But I'm sure you can get Canon lenses that do the job nicely too. > Have you > considered the synergy effect of having the same brand as your > girlfriend?
She used to use universal screw mount given to her by her father before being Canonized. She likes the P Tv Av M dial. Be it a good thing or not, the *ist series has a Canonized user interface. She cannot use my Z-1p at all, it is just way too complex for her. I am a computer guy, to me Z-1p is very natural. The dials of my Contax are like the screw mount stuff she is used to, but she wants zoom lenses. I don't use her Canon because she has no 'L' lenses or fixed-focal length lenses. As you can see, it is very hard for us to agree on photographic equipment...... Thinking of the good side maybe it is a good thing for us not to share gear. If I go Canon, it is going to be 50/1.4 or 50/1.8, 17-40/4L, and maybe 135/2L if surprisingly I still have money left. The 135/2L is more contrasty than the Pentax A*135/1.8, but the latter probably has better three-dimenionality.
