On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:41:17 -0800, Juan Buhler wrote: >My gf is ready to upgrade from her 5Mp Optio to a digital SLR. She >wants more control, better lenses and the option to focus manually. >She's not willing to shoot film, having had a digital camera for a >while now.
>The only reason for her to go Pentax are the lenses she could borrow from me. My wife used to shoot with her father's old Topcon and took very nice pictures with it. but carrying around the Topcon and 3 lens kit was very tiring on a long walk. After I refused to carry it one day I commented that modern cameras were lighter and that we could share lenses (i.e. I could carry them as I would take them anyway, and she could use them). About a month later she had bought an MZ-3 and 43 limited lens. We still argue about the ownership of the 77 (but I get to carry it). If she is interested in manual focusing, then she should buy Pentax because it has the best viewfinder for the job. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
