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Robert Gonzalez wrote:
Congrats Joe! You've joined the "*hood". :)
I just coined the term since there is already a "Brotherhood" (6x7), and a "Little Brotherhood" (LX).
Have fun.
Cheers,
rg
Joseph Tainter wrote:
After proclaiming on the list that I would not buy a DSLR until Pentax came out with a full-frame model...my *ist D arrived yesterday. I would be chagrined if I were not feeling so enabled. Or as Ron Ziegler (Nixon's press secretary) once said during Watergate, "All previous statements are inoperative."
Whee, I'm an early adopter. I've rarely been one of those.
The manual was clearly written in a hurry. Everyone seems to be ditching their copy editors these days.
I am a bit miffed that the strap does not include pockets. There's nowhere to put the eyepiece cover.
Several factors brought my change of mind. The chatter on the list and the reviews were certainly influential. Some time back Cotty e-mailed me some images that made me realize that one could get quality enlargements from an APS-sized sensor. I think the most important factor, though, was the announcement of the forthcoming DA 16-45. If not for this, my "walking around" kit would have had to include two zooms to cover the range I am used to (24-28 to 80-105 in 35 mm.). As a constant f4, the DA 16-45 looks like Pentax intends it to be a serious lens. It can't appear soon enough. I will again become an early adopter when it is out.
I wanted a full-frame sensor so I would not have to buy new lenses. I now realize that I will have to buy some.
Beyond the DA 16-45, Pentax needs soon to bring out (a) DA 50-200 f4; (b) DA 13-20 f4; and (c) fast primes at 13 and 16 mm. If they don't, Sigma will get my money, although I am very reluctant to buy a consumer zoom from Sigma.
For wide-angle now I will try the F 17-28 fisheye. It is not my sharpest lens, but I have gotten sharp prints from it using digital sharpening. There are also Sigma's 12-24, 15-30, and 14 prime, all of which are serious lenses. They are expensive, though, and none of these can take front filters.
I'm off to Phoenix for a meeting, then will spend at least part of the weekend with the new camera.
I'm still going to call it the starkistdee or Sexist D, though, because I think the name is really, really stupid. Okay, it's not as stupid as naming a camera "Rebel."
Joe the enabled
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"You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
