> Start saving. Disregarding the good bit (;-PPPP) the Canon is > 5.2KGBP. That's 500 times more than what you paid for your MZ-3
They'll come down a bit in time, besides you pay for the technology etc. > no, it is not recommended that one buy a used digital camera, as > discussed here in the recent past). Fully agree on that point, wouldn't touch one s/h. > It *is* broke, check > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg205063.html > > It's a goner; do other manufacturers support it even in the way > Pentax does? More cost cutting, it's about time Pentax stopped following Canon and Minolta trends, they never where scared of breaking from the norm. John ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:12:19 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, John Whittingham wrote: > > > > What's the big deal? If you buy into a Pentax digital body now, > > > you'll need one wider lens to handle wide field of view needs. > > > > I'd much prefer to save the money and spend it on a good 36mm x 24mm digital > > body. > > Start saving. Disregarding the good bit (;-PPPP) the Canon is > 5.2KGBP. That's 500 times more than what you paid for your MZ-3 (and > no, it is not recommended that one buy a used digital camera, as > discussed here in the recent past). > > > I would need more then one W/A lens or a very good zoom to replace > > 24mm, 28mm and 35mm lenses not to mention 17mm rectilinear and 16mm Fisheye > > that I also use from time to time. > > Just get the 16-45. The 17 you are using may be awful on digital, > full-frame or otherwise, because of CA. Only you can judge if the > fisheye is enough to justify your decision. > > > The current trend for not putting the aperture ring on the lens really isn't > > to my taste either, it worked perfectly on the well for years, it's the > > logical place to control the diaphragm from. If it isn't broke don't fix it! > > It *is* broke, check > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg205063.html > > It's a goner; do other manufacturers support it even in the way > Pentax does? > C> It *is* broke, check > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg205063.html > > It's a goner; do other manufacturers support it even in the way > Pentax does? > > Kostas ------- End of Original Message -------
