I can identify with that. This summer I purchased a MZ-S rig from a fellow list member instead of picking up the *istD. I wasn't totally comfortable with a first-run product, and the crop factor is a big turn-off (I like my wide angles to be wide angles).
A full-frame digital body from Pentax (affordable or not) seems distant, and I'm happy with shooting film and getting Noritsu scans back from the lab. So MZ-S is working out nicely - it's been a great upgrade from the ZX-M. To top it off, my Zenitar FE arrived in the mail today. While it's not going to be my standard lens, it'll be fun to play with. I wouldn't have that opportunity had I switched to the *istD. Don't get me wrong, though. I see myself picking up a digital body within the next couple of years. There are some obvious benefits to working with digital that I already appreciate with my Canon A70. t On 11/30/04 12:59, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Someone gave me about 50 rolls of Agfa film last week. Since I'm > shooting mostly digital these days, I offered to give much of it to my son. > > While he was at my house, I told him about a woodpecker in the back yard > and asked him if he wanted to try to capture it on film. I also offered > to lend him my MZ-5, since I thought that was quite a bit better than > the cameras he was using. He just smiled, walked back to his car, and > brought back his camera bag. Inside was a new MZ-S he had just > acquired, with the battery grip. He was kind enough to let me play with > it a bit. > > I found it a bit amusing and ironic that my son the computer geek > decided to invest in a (relatively) up-to-date film camera, while his > old geezer of a father walks around with the *ist D. I guess maybe > there's hope for film after all. > > Dan M > > >
