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From: "Glen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
For someone who used to shoot with Nikon film cameras, and just got a
Pentax *istDS, these signs of fumbling around are all a little
disappointing. I want Pentax to be a stable supplier of high-quality
35mm-style DSLRs and quality lenses for a long time to come. I want them
to be able to directly compete with Nikon and Canon. Killing the 50mm f1.4
makes me a little nervous. If they replace it with another f1.4 of better
quality, that would be fine. If they come out with a high quality f1.0
replacement, that would be absolutely fantastic. (To my knowledge, only
Leica has made an f1.0 so far, and it was for their rangefinder.)
Funny, I recently switched (went to the darkside, according to the list)
from the *ist D to a 20D for the reasons you cite above. I have no
confidence whatsoever in Pentax fulfilling my wishes or needs in the future.
I wanted Pentax to be a stable supplier of high-quality 35mm style DSLRs and
lenses too. But their recent products have convinced me they will not
compete with Nikon and Canon in the market segment that interersts me.
BTW, Canon made a 50mm F1.0 (now discontinued).
Christian
