On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:25:45 -0700, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 3. With an investent in Pentax lenses, it doesn't really matter what a > reviews says or how much a reviewer says one product is better than > another... I'm don't have the money to dump my current system and start > over, or invest in two systems.
I'm always anticipating the release of the "next" Pentax dSLR, precisely because I have a collection of Pentax glass. However, judging by the *ist-D and *ist-DS, it looks like this is not a good reason anyway. The only lenses I would be able to salvage frrom my collection are the A24/2.8 (which would no longer be a "super wide"), A50/1.4 (hardly "standard" anymore - perhaps a good portrait lens) and the A70-210/4 (but that's not my most used lens). Sadly, I wouldn't be able to use the M35/2 (which I love on the MX, and would make a nice "standard" lens for the istD/S), nor my M85/2 (which despite being previously described as a "dog" on this list, I love anyway). The other glass I wouldn't miss so much (a smattering of 50s, plus a Vivitar 28/2.8 and a Ricoh 135/2.8). So what? Still holding out for the MR-52... (for those who remember back far enough, the full-frame MZ-S-based dSLR). Seriously, for me there's not much reason to stick to Pentax for a non-fullframe dSLR that cannot use M-series lenses. Even if Pentax do eventually release a full-frame dSLR, it'd likely cost so much that it's hardly worth keeping my old glass. Right now, it looks as if I might as well as go for an Olympus E-300 or Nikon D70 (no Canon bleuch bleuch bleuch). Or even a non-SLR, such as the Nikon 8400 (yum, super wide lens). For me, it's almost getting desperate. My collection of Pentax bodies has dwindled to just one working MX - over the years, three MESupers have conked-out on me :( . Fortunately (more like sadly) I'm not taking many photos right now - still adjusting to post-student / married life.... Francis Tang. PDML lurker, one-time hobby photographer.
