Hi Bruce I have thought of getting out of Pentax anyway for many reasons (lack of AF teleconverters, etc.) anyway, but this may be the straw that breaks the mule's back.
No doubt I will be adding or switching to digital in the future, but Pentax is always slow to the market. Their current digital line-up (SLR based) is composed of an *istD and a single lone DA lens (with a 14mm to come out soon). Anyway, with Canon or Nikon, there are plenty of EOS 1n's, 3's, 1V's, F5's, F100's kicking around (used & new), and Canon just released an Elan 7n/ne. So if my MZ-S broke, can I buy another one? They are very scarce on the used market. Moreoever, Canon/Nikon have a good solid DSLR system (keep in mind system) on the market, so to me this is a no brainer. Anyway, Pentax may release a more high-end DSLR and new lenses soon, but I'm not going to hang my hat on it right now. We'll have to see. I still love using film for many reasons. Though my website is not up yet, I will be selling wildlife/nature/landscape art cards, posters and prints (& sizes bigger than 16x20; yes 35mm can still hold at this magnification), and I love the "look" of film for this application. I also get all my work scanned on a production drum scanner (not a Flextight, but a Heidelberg, oil & all. National Geographic hasn't switched over to digital yet, though some features have been done (e.g. Jim Brandenberg's article; I didn't like the look of it even though be used a D100 & there we some complain letters too regarding the image quality not being up to par). Anyway, just my point of view. For others this may not be a big deal. Cliff --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Cliff, > > Pentax being the first to spell out reality, I would > think that the > others are right behind. On top of that, the film > manufacturers and > labs are rapidly moving in the same direction. Film > will become a > much more expensive proposition barring B&W. > > With that in mind, what is your purpose in selling? > Are you planning > to figure out the last bastion of film camera brands > and rush there > only to encounter the same issue there? Or selling > your film > equipment while it still has value? or ? > > I'm curious...care to elucidate? > > Thanks, > > Bruce > > > Wednesday, June 2, 2004, 2:20:32 PM, you wrote: > > > CN> From PhotoZone: > > CN> > http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1086134375.html > > > CN> If this is true, I will be selling my Pentax > 35mm > CN> equipment (MZ-S, Z1p, F-300mm f4.5, etc) very > soon. I > CN> will keep people posted when I do (though I am > not a > CN> regular contributer to this list). > > CN> Cliff > > CN> ===== > CN> Cliff Nietvelt Photography > CN> PO Box 1142, Station M > CN> Calgary, Alberta > CN> T2P 2K9 > CN> CANADA > CN> www.cliffnietvelt.com > > > > > > > > > > CN> __________________________________ > CN> Do you Yahoo!? > CN> Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! > Messenger. > CN> http://messenger.yahoo.com/ > > ===== Cliff Nietvelt Photography PO Box 1142, Station M Calgary, Alberta T2P 2K9 CANADA www.cliffnietvelt.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
